WTC firefighters find a place at Tussaud’s

Three firefighters who raised the American flag over the debris of the World Trade Center joined Gov George Pataki to unveil a Madame Tussaud wax exhibit celebrating the moment.

‘‘The image of firefighters George Johnson, Dan McWilliams and Billy Eisengrein raising the flag from the rubble of the WTC symbolized the strength and courage of New Yorkers and Americans nationwide during our darkest hours,’’ said Pataki.

The three appeared in person — and in wax, amid rubble — at Madame Tussaud’s New York on West 42nd Street.