Portland Fire & Rescue to Honor Memory of Those Lost on the 23rd anniversary of the 9/11 Attacks.

September 09, 2024 08:15

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Portland Fire & Rescue to Honor Memory of Those Lost on the 23rd anniversary of the 9/11 Attacks.

• Wednesday September 11, 2024
• 0659 and 0728 at all Portland Fire & Rescue Stations – a moment of silence
• 1000 Ceremony - Portland Fire & Rescue Station 1 – 55 SW Ash St.
• Red Cross Blood Drive - Portland Fire & Rescue Station 1 – 55 SW Ash St. 
  • 8 AM - 2 PM
  • Registration available at www.RedCrossBlood.org - Use code PortlandFire 

Portland Fire & Rescue will honor the memory of those lost on the 23rd anniversary of the 9/11 attacks with moments of silence at PF&R stations city-wide, along with a ceremony to share in the remembrance of this significant event that affected the lives of many across our nation and the world. 

To mark the falling of each tower of the World Trade Center, where 343 members of the FDNY lost their lives along with countless civilians, each Portland Fire Station will bring their fire apparatus out onto the aprons of the stations and stand at attention to honor those lost twenty-three years ago with a moment of silence. At 6:58 AM PST and 7:28 AM PST, the times, respectively, when the South and North Towers collapsed, the Bureau of Emergency Communications will transmit information regarding the tragedy of 23 years ago to be followed by a moment of silence. We share this information as this is the time many are commuting along our roadways and will see these moments of silence occurring as they take place.

At 10 AM, we would like to invite the media and all other interested community members to attend a solemn remembrance ceremony at Portland Fire & Rescue Station 1 – located at 55 SW Ash St. The ceremony will include speakers from Portland City Council, Portland Fire & Rescue along with the Portland Firefighters Association IAFF – Local 43. The ceremony will conclude with a bagpiper and fire boat water display in the Willamette River, directly across the street from Portland Fire Station 1 in Waterfront Park.

In addition to the ceremonial events above, Portland Fire & Rescue will be hosting a blood drive at Station 1 for the eleventh year in a row. The blood drive begins at 8 AM and runs until 2 PM. Walk in blood donors are welcome but to ensure your time is well spent, online registration is available at www.RedCrossBlood.org">http://www.RedCrossBlood.org">www.RedCrossBlood.org – be certain to use the sponsor code PortlandFire when registering. Please help us alert the community of this event as the blood goes to many local individuals in need.

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