here's scott mcfarrland and the news 4 i-team. >> reporter: we all remember where we were that day. phil remembers what he saw. >> it won't leave me. >> reporter: the wreckage. >> seeing the devastate. >> reporter: which torpedoed to walls of his desk. a piece of the wall and plaque at his home. >> i was underneath the rubble. >> reporter: dan remembers seeing the rescues. >> and the time is of the essence when you're in fire fighting. >> reporter: among the first to respond to the 9/11 disaster, the fire rescuers decided to protect the pentagon's their site was also destroyed. >> it was greatly inspiring to see how everybody came together and at risk of their own lives. >> reporter: in the year since, the pentagon reopened so much of it's complex and a glimmering memorial to 184 killed. by a review found the fire station itself had yet to be rebuilt. >> it feels like it's going to just fall apart one day. >> reporter: and today it's a little more of a stead of temporary trailers. >> subpar. it's a construction trailer. >> it's been god knows how old. >> reporter: the firefighters w