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That's funny. I ran a search on this page, and the word "family" (or "families", for that matter), can't be found anywhere on this page. However, I'm pretty sure that first responders were not invited because the event is for the families of the victims to remember the ones they lost on that day, and that the area cannot physically accommodate more people. Period. If you think the "lack of room" excuse is lame, do the math: 2500+ victims... All of these people probably had husbands, wives, daughters, sons, boyfriends, girlfriends, mothers, fathers, sisters, brothers... How many people is that? Is the site really big enough to accommodate thousands more people? And then why not invite the survivors as well? And the victims' friends, who sometimes almost count as family? Choices have to be made sometimes, and I believe it's selfish to not respect that. As far as I know, there are other ceremonies planned to honor emergency workers. It's not like they're completely forgotten. Does it hurt that much to let the families mourn their lost ones in peace, on the anniversary of their death, on the site where they disappeared? /my two cents