Thursday, Sept. 11 marks the twenty fourth anniversary of the terrorist assaults in opposition to america, which claimed the lives of two,996 individuals and injured greater than 6,000 others on the twin towers of the World Commerce Middle in New York Metropolis, the Pentagon, and United Airways Flight 93 in Pennsylvania.
On Sept. 11, 2001, along with regulation enforcement officers, medical service suppliers, and different public servants, 343 firefighters made the final word sacrifice to assist others.
“On September 11, we pause to recollect the lives misplaced and the heroes who answered the decision,” mentioned Chief RL Colina. “We’re honored to proceed to ask our neighborhood to affix us at our hearth stations as we keep in mind their legacy and replicate on the significance of service, sacrifice, and unity.”
Monroe County Hearth Rescue invitations the general public to any of the Monroe County Hearth Rescue stations on Sept. 11 to replicate on the lives misplaced.
- 9:50 a.m. – Major equipment introduced out of the station bay.
- 9:59 – (Time of the South Tower WTC collapse), sound equipment air horn in three units of 5 blasts adopted by one minute of silence.
- 10:00 to 10:28 – Time for private remembrance and reflection.
- 10:28 – (Time of the North Tower WTC collapse), sound equipment air horn in three units of 5 blasts adopted by one minute of silence.
- 10:29 – Flag raised after which returned to half-staff.
- 10:30 – Return equipment to station and resume regular duties.
In the course of the remembrance, regular emergency response actions can be noticed if wanted.
Stations are positioned at:
- Station 8 – Inventory Island, 5655 MacDonald Avenue, MM 5
- Station 9 – Huge Coppitt, 28 Emerald Drive, MM 10
- Station 11 – Cudjoe, 22352 Abroad Freeway, MM 22
- Station 13 – Huge Pine Key, 390 Key Deer Boulevard, MM 30.5
- Station 17 – Conch Key, 10 S Conch Avenue, MM 63
- Station 18 – Layton, 68260 Abroad Freeway, MM 68.5
- Station 22 – Tavernier, 151 Marine Avenue, MM 92
Tunnels To Towers Basis and Gerrard/Thomas household host 5k Nov. 8
Tunnels to Towers Basis helps our nation’s fallen and catastrophically injured first responders, navy heroes, and their households, created within the wake of Sept. 11, 2001. Nicole Gerrard and Naima Thomas (spouse and daughter of late Monroe County Hearth Rescue Firefighter Herve Thomas) and Tunnels to Towers are internet hosting a 5K on Saturday, Nov. 8, at 8:30 a.m. on the Huge Pine Key Neighborhood Park. To register for the 5K, donate, and volunteer, go to https://runsignup.com/Race/FL/BigPineKey/TunneltoTowers5KRunWalkBigPineKeyFL or www.t2t.org. E-mail bigpinekeyrun@t2t.org for extra info.
