LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — Firefighters, police, and neighborhood members gathered Thursday morning at Las Vegas Hearth Station 5 for a shifting ceremony marking the twenty fourth anniversary of September 11.
Highly effective tributes had been on show, together with a bit of metal recovered from Floor Zero and a flag that after flew over the World Commerce Heart, which was gifted to Las Vegas Hearth Station 5 for its dedication.
“That flag is only supposed to fly on 9/11 of each year,” retired Las Vegas Hearth & Rescue Officer Tim Szymanski mentioned.
A Callery pear tree in entrance of the station is a reminder of lives misplaced. The tree was grown from a seedling of the one tree to outlive on the World Commerce Heart website; it is a dwelling reminder of resilience and hope.
Highly effective tributes had been on show, together with a bit of metal recovered from Floor Zero and a flag that after flew over the World Commerce Heart, which was gifted to Las Vegas Hearth Station 5 for its dedication.
Highly effective tributes had been on show, together with a bit of metal recovered from Floor Zero and a flag that after flew over the World Commerce Heart, which was gifted to Las Vegas Hearth Station 5 for its dedication.
Highly effective tributes had been on show, together with a bit of metal recovered from Floor Zero and a flag that after flew over the World Commerce Heart, which was gifted to Las Vegas Hearth Station 5 for its dedication.
Highly effective tributes had been on show, together with a bit of metal recovered from Floor Zero and a flag that after flew over the World Commerce Heart, which was gifted to Las Vegas Hearth Station 5 for its dedication.
The tolling of the bells befell at 6:45 a.m. (PT) which is the approximate time the South Tower fell. Szymanski, who retired in 2022 after serving 51 years, continues to steer the tribute.
The ceremony is marked by Szymanski doing the tolling of the bells.
“The bell is how firefighters communicated in the old days. We didn’t have radios yet. So, different codes would go out over the bell, and that would tell us what’s going on. The set of three fives that we’re doing today was the code that a firefighter had fallen in the line of duty,” he mentioned.
“It is a heartfelt morning of remembrance, reflection, and unity,” he mentioned.
Retired Public Info Officer Tim Szymanski shared the historical past of Hearth Station 5. Devoted on September 11, 2004, the station has hosted this remembrance every year since. Szymanski retired in 2022 however continues to personally lead this tribute to make sure the victims of September 11 are by no means forgotten.
