Panelists
James Broderick—Patrol Trooper, Pennsylvania State Police
James Broderick was working the 7:00am-3:00pm shift at the Somerset station of the PA State Police. When Flight 93 crashed, Broderick was the first state trooper to arrive on the scene. He retired from the PSP after 25 years and is currently the police officer for Salisbury-Elk Lick School District, as well as a part-time Somerset County Sheriff’s Deputy.
Kevin Huzsek—Paramedic, Somerset Area Ambulance Association
On the morning of September 11, 2001, Kevin Huzsek and his ambulance crew responded to reports that a commercial airliner had crashed near Shanksville. Huzsek was the first paramedic on to arrive at the crash site and quickly determined that there had been no survivors. Today, Huzsek is a paramedic with Boswell Fire Department and is also a police officer for Somerset Borough Police Department.
Rick King—Assistant Chief, Shanksville Volunteer Fire Company
On September 11, 2001, Rick King was at his home in Shanksville when he heard Flight 93 approaching and felt his front porch shake from the impact. King ran to the fire station and drove a fire engine to the crash site; he was the first fire officer to arrive on location. Today, King still lives in Shanksville and is employed at Snyder of Berlin.
