25 Years Later, Knowlton Continues to Remember Bruce Reynolds

Knowlton Township, N.J. — September 11, 2026 — On September 11, members of Knowlton Township Fire and Rescue Company 1 paused to honor Bruce A. Reynolds, a longtime member and Port Authority Police Officer who died while responding to the 9/11 attacks on the World Trade Center in New York City. 

Reynolds, who was 41 years old, had been with the Port Authority Police Department since 1986. He was assigned to the George Washington Bridge and later dispatched to the World Trade Center once the attacks commenced. The Port Authority Police Benevolent Association counts him as a 16-year veteran, whereas other records list him as a 15-year veteran, indicating discrepancies in how his tenure was calculated. 

According to the 9/11 Memorial & Museum and Port Authority police records, Reynolds was traveling from his assignment at the George Washington Bridge toward Lower Manhattan. He joined the rescue effort at the World Trade Center but did not survive. Another account from the 9/11 Memorial Museum lists him among the 37 Port Authority police officers who died that day. 

Reynolds was also a member of the Knowlton Township Fire and Rescue. Warren County records have consistently listed him as both a Knowlton firefighter and a Port Authority patrolman. Reynolds was once again included among the four Warren County residents killed at the World Trade Center in the county’s 2026 25th-anniversary ceremony. 

After graduating from the Fashion Institute of Technology, Reynolds worked as an Urban Park Ranger before joining the Port Authority Police. He was recognized in New York City’s Inwood neighborhood for his involvement in a community garden that eventually turned into Bruce’s Garden in Isham Park. In 2002, the garden was officially dedicated in his memory. 

Reynolds and his wife, Marian, resided in Knowlton Township and were parents to two children, Brianna and Michael. He enjoyed gardening, fishing, and visiting his wife’s family in County Donegal, Ireland. His biography in the Port Authority Police records details his family and community connections, as well as his work at the George Washington Bridge.