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Event Date(s): 03/08/2002 | Event Location(s): New York City, New York;Today New York Studio; | Description: Live interview with New York City Firefighters Peter Schnall and Jerry Murtha in Today New York Studio as they discuss the upcoming documentary on the 2001-09-11 terrorist attack. (EJ=:23) CLIP: Documentary "New York Firefighters: The Brotherhood of September 11th." INT TODAY NEW YORK STUDIO MS: In live interview with New York City Firefighters Peter Schnall and Jerry Murtha; Schnall says, "Ten years ago, I produced a documentary about Rescue 3. And after September 11th, as a New Yorker, as someone very much affected by the event, the first thing I did was get in touch with the company to see how they had fared... And like most of the fire companies, they lost an entire squad. So the first thing we did was contact the house and see if they would be interested in allowing us to come back and produce a show with them. As you can imagine, most of the fire houses in New York were a little hesitant about letting film makers in, letting media in. And I think because of who we were and what we had done before and because of Discovery's commitment to this project, they let us back in." MS: Murtha says, "Well, at first, it was a wait-and-see type thing. And then we had discussed it with the other members, and we had mentioned it to the families. And as time went on, I think a lot of the wives and children wanted to tell the story of their brave fathers who were lost on 2001-09-11." (EJ=:14) CLIP: Documentary "New York Firefighters: The Brotherhood of September 11th." INT TODAY NEW YORK CITY MS: Schnall says, "I think our object in the show was to show what was happening within the house itself. As you mentioned, after September 11th, a lot of people who lost loved ones in the towers had no place to return to. There was no office to go back to, there were no belongings to retrieve. The fire houses still stand. And--and the house itself spoke to the family of firefighters. And so the families could go back to a place where they felt comfortable, a place where they had support. There probably is no other--no other work force like the firefighter family for support, for bringing the families, for allowing them to come back." MS: Murtha says, "Well, first, I asked the families if they would be interested in it. And again, a few weeks had gone by. And very tight-knit families in Rescue 3. And I think the wives and the children were honored to talk about their fathers the way they died as heroes on that day." (EJ=:07) CLIP: Documentary "New York Firefighters: The Brotherhood of September 11th."