Tag: 9/11

SMFD Holding Remembrance For 9/11

September 10, 2024 ·

Photo courtesy of the Santa Monica Fire Department Facebook page.

SANTA MONICA—The Santa Monica Fire Department is holding a remembrance on Wednesday, September 11 in honor the attacks in New York City on September 11, 2001.

Each year the Santa Monica Fire Department conducts a brief and solemn ceremony to commemorate National Day of Service and Remembrance. The public is invited to join in honoring the lives that were lost, the bravery of first responders, and the resilience of communities across the country.

“National Day of Service and Remembrance serves as a powerful reminder of our shared humanity and the strength we find in coming together as a community. As we remember the events of Sept. 11, let us also honor the enduring spirit of service and commitment that emerged from that day,” the SMFD indicated I a statement.

The public and neighbors of Santa Monica’s fire stations, are asked to attend at any of the three fire stations listed below, promptly at 6:45 a.m. The ceremony is approximately 20 minutes. The remembrance will take place on Wednesday, September 11. At Station 1, 1337 7th St.; Station 2, 222 Hollister Avenue and Station 3, 1302 19th St.

An artifact from the Ground Zero site resides in Fire Station 1 (1337 7th St.), just outside the Santa Monica Fire Department’s community room and is open for viewing by the public during normal business hours. For more information, visit www.santamonica.gov/events/9-11-remembrance-ceremony.

By Trevor

City Of Beverly Hills Holding 9/11 Memorial Event

August 20, 2024 ·

Photo courtesy of the city of Beverly Hills Facebook page.

BEVERLY HILLS—The city of Beverly Hills posted on its Facebook page that it will be holding its annual 9/11 memorial on Wednesday, September 11.

The event will take place at the Beverly Hills Fire Department located at 445 N. Rexford Drive. from 5:30 p.m. to 6 p.m. To attend the event virtually participants can go to: BEVERLYHILLS.ORG/LIVE.

There will be an informal morning ceremony at 6:45 a.m. at the Fire Department headquarters. There will be free two-hour parking in the structure next to the library.

The terrorist attacks on the World Trade Centers in New York City on September 11, 2001, resulted in the deaths of more than 2,900 Americans. Two planes crashed into each tower in 2001 resulting in the collapse of both towers in Lower Manhattan.

The group Al-Qaeda took credit for the attacks at the hands of Osama Bin Laden who was later killed by American soldiers in 2011.

By Trevor