Daniel Thomas Suhr (August 21, 1964 – September 11, 2001)[2] was an American New York City Fire Department (FDNY) firefighter who was killed when a victim falling from the South Tower landed on him during the September 11 attacks.

[3] He was the first firefighter to be killed while responding to the attacks on the Twin Towers.

He grew up in Brooklyn, where he was the captain of both the baseball and football teams at James Madison High School.

The 9/11 Commission wrote in its report that "The first FDNY fatality of the day occurred at approximately 9:30 when a civilian landed on and killed a fireman near the intersection of West and Liberty streets.

"[9] The South Shore High School football team‚ which Suhr helped to coach‚ dedicated its 2001 season to him.