Batt. Chf. Orio Palmer

Orio Joseph Palmer (March 2, 1956 – September 11, 2001) was a Battalion Chief of the New York City Fire Department who died while rescuing occupants of the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001. Palmer led the team of firefighters that reached the 78th floor of the South Tower, the floor where the plane had struck the building.

Palmer was born on March 2, 1956 in Bronx, New York to Agnes L. and Orio Alanson Palmer. He was the third of six children. Palmer and his wife Debbie had three children, Dana, Keith, and Alyssa. He was of English and Irish descent.