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9/11 remembrance ceremony – Lincolnshire-Riverwoods FPD

Sep 12

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On Saturday, September 10th, The Lincolnshire-Riverwoods FPD held a ceremony recognizing the 10th anniversary of the terrorist attacks that took place in New York, Washington, and Pennsylvania. As part of the event, the fire district unveiled a memorial in front of the headquarters station which includes a piece of steel from ground zero at the World Trade Center in lower Manhattan.

Larry Shapiro was at the ceremony and submitted several images.

Lincolnshire-Riverwodds FPD 9/11 Memorial Ceremony

Several speakers addressed the gathering at the Lincolnshire-Riverwoods FPD headquarters station on Saturday to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the terrorist attacks. Larry Shapiro photo

Many residents and family members attended the 9/11 ceremony on Saturday as a large flag suspended from the aerial flew overhead. Larry Shapiro photo

Members of the honor guard lowered the flag to half mast at the exact time that each of the towers collapsed 10 years ago. Larry Shapiro photo

A bell ringing ceremony was part of the remembrance. Larry Shapiro photo

The memorial incorporating steel from ground zero was unveiled towards the end of the ceremony. Larry Shapiro photo

Lincolnshire-Riverwodds FPD 9/11 Memorial Ceremony 9/11 artifact

The beam rests on a brick pedestal with a commemorative plaque. Larry Shapiro

The bronze plaque depicts all three of the sites where Americans were killed on 9/11/01. Larry Shapiro photo

On the opposite side a custom brick honors the 343 members of the FDNY that died at ground zero. Larry Shapiro photo

A gallery with more images can be viewed HERE.

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Elgin firefighter restores keepsake for FDNY

Sep 8

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John Tobin, a firefighter in Elgin, was one of many local area firefighters who went to New York after the 9/11 attacks to dig through the rubble searching for the remains of those who perished. Some time ago, after he found an FDNY ladder in a junkyard in Wisconsin, he decided to create a keepsake for the Queens company (Ladder 125) that had used that rig. The Daily Herald has a story HERE about the project with several photos.

When Elgin firefighter John Tobin noticed an old New York Fire Department firetruck sitting in a junkyard in New London, Wis., he knew he could transform it into something special.

For the past few months — with help from friends, local companies and fellow firefighters — Tobin has restored the front section (known as the “nose”) of the firetruck.

He had it professionally repainted, got its lights and siren to work again, and made it into a special keepsake for the New York Fire Department firehouse in Queens where it had been used.

New York firefighter Louis Nicolisi, who works in the Queens firehouse where Tobin’s project is headed, said they plan to use it as a display piece in the TV room, next to other historic items they’ve collected over the years.

“The guys are excited that some of our history is coming back,” Nicolisi said. “It’s fabulous what John’s done. He’s definitely a man with a big heart. As we get farther and farther away from 9/11, it’s a touching thing to see that another brother, halfway across the country, thinks about us enough to remember everyone who lost their lives on 9/11.”

Tags: 9/11 artifact, 9/11 attack at the World Trade Center, 9/11 memorial, 9/11 remembrance, Elgin Fire Department, Elgin Firefighter john Tobin

9/11 Anniversary – reminders

Sep 7

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Lincolnshire Riverwoods 9/11 remembrance

The fire department will be unveiling their WTC memorial as well. LRFPD acquired a steel beam from the WTC and will be unveiling their memorial to those who perished that day.

Tags: 9/11 anniversary, 9/11 artifact, 9/11 attack at the World Trade Center, 9/11 memorial, 9/11 Memorial Stair Climb, 9/11 remembrance, 9/11 stair climb, 9/11 steel I-beams, Chicago Fire Department, Lincolnshire-Riverwoods Fire Protection District

FDNY Rescue 4 in Des Plaines – update

Sep 4

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Karl Klotz visited Denny G’s Automotive Repair in Des Plaines and took several shots showing the current state of X-FDNY Rescue 4. Evidently, they are working around the clock to meet deadlines to show the rig next week on 9/11/11. Previous posts about this rig can be found HERE, HERE, and HERE which includes a photo showing what the rescue looked like a week ago.

X-FDNY Rescue 4 (Queens) was assigned to Rescue 3 (Bronx) after 9/11/01. The decals on the body depict Rescue 4 and the faint outline of a number '3' can be seen as well. Karl Klotz photo

The door to the body enclosure lists names of several members who lost their lives on 9/11/01. Karl Klotz photo

Names of the deceased were also placed on the cab below the windshield. Karl Klotz photo

The stripes and decals were covered with primer prior to releasing the unit. The primer has been removed and the decals and stripes are all clearly visible now. Karl Klotz photo

more photos of the work being done can be seen HERE.

Tags: 9/11 anniversary, 9/11 attack at the World Trade Center, 9/11 memorial, 9/11 remembrance, FDNY Rescue 4, HME 1871, Karl Klotz, Remembrance Rescue Project, Saulsbury Heavy Rescue

Frankfort FPD gets World Trade Center steel

Sep 1

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The Chicago Tribune has an article about a piece of World Trade Center steel being received by the Frankfort FPD.

A steel beam from the World Trade Center is on display at the Frankfort Fire Station No 1. The beam, mangled and twisted from the attacks, is nearly seven feet long.

When Fire Chief Jim Grady learned pieces of the wreckage were being made available to fire departments across the country Grady said he wrote the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey to request a portion for a memorial in Frankfort.

The Tribune article is HERE and a TribLocal article is HERE.

Tags: 9/11 artifact, 9/11 attack at the World Trade Center, 9/11 memorial, 9/11 remembrance, 9/11 steel I-beams, Frankfort Fire Protection District

FDNY Rescue 4 in Prospect Heights

Aug 13

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Drew Smith passed along this message from Matthew Gray:

With the 10 year anniversary of 9/11 right around the corner … it is a pretty cool thing that a piece of history from that day is here in Prospect Heights. The original rig of FDNY Res4cue is at Fries Automotive. Little history on that day Res4cue responded with 8 members and returned with none. So of course Fries would love anyone to come by and take a look. It is in rough shape but still a piece of fire history none the less.

Tags: 9/11, 9/11 artifact, 9/11 attack at the World Trade Center, Deputy Chief Drew Smith, FDNY Rescue 3

Park Ridge to get 9/11 steel

Jun 11

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An article in the Niles Herald Spectator mentions that the Park Ridge Fire Department has been selected to receive a piece of steel that has been salvaged from the 9/11 attack at the World Trade Towers.

The Park Ridge Fire Department is set to receive its own piece of the World Trade Center.

With the unwrapping of the North Maine Fire Department’s 6-foot-long steel artifact this week comes word that Park Ridge has also been selected as a recipient of a piece of steel salvaged from the wreckage of the Twin Towers.

Deputy Fire Chief Jeff Sorensen said the Park Ridge Fire Department has been approved for an artifact, and members of the department are working through the necessary steps required to actually obtain it.

The piece of steel is believed to weigh between 200 and 300 pounds. and measures 6 or 7 feet long, Sorensen said.

The complete article can be found HERE.

Thanks to Dennis McGuire, Jr. for finding the article.

Tags: 9/11 artifact, 9/11 attack at the World Trade Center, 9/11 memorial, 9/11 steel I-beams, Dennis McGuire Jr., Deputy Chief Jeff Sorensen, Park Ridge Fire Department, World Trade Center

North Maine FPD receives 9/11 steel

Jun 11

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The Daily Herald has an article today about the North Maine Fire Protection District receiving a six-foot steel I-beam from the 9/11 attacks on the World Trade Center in New York. North Maine and Des Plaines were both awarded 9/11 artifacts to be used in local memorials as mentioned HERE. Excerpts from today’s article:

The North Maine Fire Protection District this week unveiled a 6-foot-long, 4-inch-wide steel remnant of the World Trade Center towers in New York City that collapsed on Sept. 11, 2001.

North Maine fire officials opened the sealed box bearing the artifact during a public ceremony Monday night at the fire headquarters on Potter Road.

The beam will become part of an existing Sept. 11 memorial at nearby Ridgewood Cemetery in Des Plaines, Fire Marshal Arnie Witzke said.

“The artifact itself is the perfect size and we couldn’t have asked for anything better,” Witzke said. “All that remains is to incorporate this artifact into the existing memorial at Ridgewood Cemetery and we all hope it will be ready for display this coming 10th anniversary of Sept. 11, 2011. It will truly add to the meaning of the annual moment of reflection that we all seem to hold every year since 2001.”

North Maine Fire District, which serves unincorporated Maine Township, applied for a piece of the wreckage to the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, which maintains an archive of materials salvaged from the World Trade Center ruins.

More than 900,000 applicants sought a remnant of the towers, including fire departments in Carpentersville and Mundelein that are awaiting their artifacts.

Des Plaines recently received a similar Sept. 11 artifact — a 114-pound steel girder standing 33 inches high and 11 inches deep and wide that was among the supports holding up the Twin Towers. The rusted beam will be memorialized, likely outside city hall, on the 10th anniversary of the attacks.

The complete article can be found HERE.

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