What does 343 mean for firefighters?

Official statistics show that 343 firefighters lost their lives on that day, but there were really 344.
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What does 343 mean in firefighting?

FDNY Engine 343, honoring the members who died on 9/11, is pictured in front of the Tribute in Lights memorial at Ground Zero.
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What does 343 Never Forget mean?

To never forget is to honor and respect the 343 firefighters who made the ultimate sacrifice in an effort to carry out the mission of every sworn firefighter: to save lives and protect property.
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Why is it called 343 feet back?

Ever wonder why "Keep Back 343 Feet" is painted on the back of each San Marcos apparatus? It is because 343 brave firefighters died doing their best to save those in the Twin Towers on America's most tragic day, September 11, 2001.
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What is a 343?

It's the chirping of the integrated motion alarms built into firefighters breathing apparatus. They're designed to alarm when there is no motion for more than 20 seconds; to alert fellow firefighters that one of their own isn't moving and is injured. That sound was heard too many times that morning.
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Where is 343 based?

343 Industries is an American video game developer located in Redmond, Washington, part of Xbox Game Studios. Headed by Bonnie Ross, the studio is responsible for the Halo series of military science fiction games, originally created and produced by Bungie, and is the developer of the Slipspace Engine.
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How many employees does 343 have?

According to the listing on LinkedIn, 343 Industries currently have over 550 employees which is a pretty big number.
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Why do we say never forget 9 11?

Never Forget is a call to honor the most enduring message left for us by those who perished in the attacks. When faced with certain death, again and again the innocent victims of 9/11 used whatever means they could to send a message to the ones that they loved.
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What does #never Forget mean?

You will probably roll your eyes at this, because "Never Forget" now seems to mean: Never forget what a terrible thing they did to us. Never forget to get revenge.
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Where did never forget originate?

History of the term. Though the exact phrase 'never forget' originated after the Holocaust, similar terms have been used in times before, including "lest we forget" at the end of the "Ode of Remembrance". From the late 1940s to 2001, the phrase was used to protest genocide.
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What are the names of the firefighters that died on 9 11?

Firefighters killed in action
  • Peter J Ganci Jr., 54 (FDNY chief)
  • William M Feehan, 71 (FDNY commissioner)
  • Ronald Paul Bucca, 47 (FDNY marshal)
  • Mychal Judge, 68 (FDNY chaplain)
  • Chief Gerard A Barbara, 53.
  • Chief Donald J Burns‚ 61.
  • Chief Matthew Lancelot Ryan, 54.
  • Lt. Paul Thomas Mitchell, 46.
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What do you mean by 9 11?

“9/11” is shorthand for four coordinated terrorist attacks carried out by al-Qaeda, an Islamist extremist group, that occurred on the morning of September 11, 2001.
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What is the 911 slogan?

"America on Alert", "America under Attack" (MSNBC)
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What were the twin towers called?

North and South Towers

One World Trade Center and Two World Trade Center, commonly referred to as the Twin Towers, were designed by architect Minoru Yamasaki as framed tube structures, which provided tenants with open floor plans, uninterrupted by columns or walls.
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Who said we will never forget?

Share All sharing options for: Remembering September 11, Twenty Years Later. “None of us will ever forget this day,” George W. Bush pledged on the evening of September 11, 2001, during his first address to the nation after the terrorist attacks that destroyed the World Trade Center.
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What's it like working at 343?

Good team and product, horrible tools and management.

Working on this franchise was a dream come true. High levels of "non-mandatory" crunch, toxic and incompetent management, and awful and outdated tools and engine. 343 has ruined this franchise for me with its horrible workflow and toxic management.
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What is it like to work at 343 Industries?

Working at 343 was an extremely fulfilling experience. Everyday was fast-paced, getting work done and implementing features in the game industry that are emulated today. The culture there is one of making the highest quality game possible and delivering to the fans the things they desire.
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Who started 343 Industries?

343 Industries is an American video game developer owned by Microsoft. Following the split between Microsoft and Bungie in 2007, 343 was established to oversee the Halo franchise.
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How did 343 survive guilty?

Though he was originally believed to have been destroyed in the Raid on Installation 08, smoldering pieces of 343 Guilty Spark survived, badly damaged and were recovered by the UNSC Rubicon.
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Who bought 343?

But the developer split from Microsoft in 2007 and stopped making Halo three years later. Since 2011, Halo has been developed by 343 Industries, a company owned by Microsoft. Now, Bungie will be acquired by Microsoft's biggest rival in the game console market: Sony.
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Does 343 own Halo?

Halo is a military science fiction media franchise. The franchise is currently managed and developed by 343 Industries, and owned and published by Xbox Game Studios.
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