This Is The 24th Annual 9/11 Memorial Observance Held By Las Vegas Fire & Rescue
The public is invited to a remembrance event Thursday morning, Sept. 11, in tribute to all those who lost their lives Sept. 11, 2001, in the World Trade Center tragedy. A longtime tradition in the fire service known as the “Tolling of the Bells” will be a part of the remembrance that begins at 6:45 a.m. (the approximate time of the South Tower collapse at the World Trade Center) at Fire Station 5, located at 1020 Hinson St. A bell will toll in front of the station. The tribute will be transmitted over the Las Vegas Fire & Rescue's communications channel and on the Las Vegas Fire and Rescue Facebook page in remembrance of all those who lost their lives that day.
In addition, to the ringing of the bells, a special United States flag that once flew over the World Trade Center will be hoisted to half-staff on the flagpole in front of Fire Station Five. On display in front of the station is a piece of steel from the World Trade Center. The city of New York has requested that the special flag be flown over the piece of steel at half-staff Sept. 11 each year. It has been done every year since the city received the flag in 2004. Visitors also can see the Callery pear tree at Fire Station 5, one of two seedling gifts from New York from the only surviving tree at the World Trade Center after the buildings collapsed. The original tree still lives at the National September 11 Memorial & Museum site in New York. The second tree was planted at Police Memorial Park and is thriving there.
After the bell ringing and flag raising, a retired New York City firefighter is scheduled to sing the National Anthem. Frank Pizarro was a firefighter assigned to FDNY Engine 76 and was off duty when the first plane struck the World Trade Center. Pizarro saw the incident unfolding on his television. He, like many other off-duty firefighters, got into their cars and drove to their assigned fire stations to see if they could help. When Pizarro got to his station, a number of other off-duty firefighters were arriving and they loaded into a fire hydrant maintenance vehicle parked at the station and headed off to the World Trade Center. When they arrived, the first tower had already fallen. They started helping as best they could in the rubble. As they were searching for victims, the second tower started to come down atop them. The firefighters retreated into a parking garage, saving their lives. Pizarro, like many other firefighters, stayed on scene working the collapse for several consecutive days. Now a Las Vegas resident, Pizzaro is a professional singer; he was lead singer with The Platters for several years.
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