Glory-Hungry Firefighter Admits to Lying About 9/11 Involvement

Jordan Lifander, a South Carolina resident and former Cedarhurst, Long Island volunteer firefighter, wanted 15 minutes of fame. Instead, he's likely to get a news cycle of infamy.

Lifander had previously claimed to be the Captain of FDNY Ladder 133, which lost 12 men on 9/11. He admitted today that this, and every other part of his story, was a fabrication. Not only was Lifander not Captain of Ladder 133, but he didn't even serve on that ladder. In the words of one commentator, he "did not survive the disaster any more than those of us who watched it on television." Watch Lifander's confession below:

Needless to say, the actual captain of Ladder 133 -- Bill Youngson -- takes a dim view of the whole thing. "I'm sick and tired of people standing up and telling people these stories for a little bit of glory," Youngson said. "People have cancer, I have asthma and we paid our dues. In six months, we buried more people than you've ever seen and to read this story—this lie—it has to stop. Put that guy on the wall of shame."

This is Lifander speaking in his (fake) capacity:

(h/t: Yahoo! News)