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09/11  Never Forget

Uniformed officers salute a U.S. flag at half-staff near a wreath and decorative mailbox, with a car and trees in the background.

September 11, 2025 marks the 24th year since the tragedy that shook the United States of America and the whole world.  Interim Chief Purtill and Orland Firefighters Local 2754 Honor Guard led the Remembrance Ceremony at the OFPD Firefighter Memorial, as we paused to remember those terrorist attacks 24 years ago and  to pay tribute to those first responders whose actions saved countless others and honor those who made the ultimate sacrifice with their lives. 

The Memorial concluded with a bell ceremony and moment of silence.  A bell ceremony in a fire district honors fallen firefighters with a traditional bell toll, most often three sets of three rings, followed by "Taps" or "The Last Alarm," symbolizing the end of their watch and their final return home. These ceremonies are a solemn tradition and a powerful symbol of respect for firefighters who died in the line of duty, also called the "last alarm".  

 

September 11, 2025 program schedule, includes welcome, flag installation, Pledge, reflection, bell ceremony, moment of silence, and dismissal.
Two people in dress uniforms stand in front of an American flag and a wreath, outdoors on a sunny day.
Three uniformed individuals stand outdoors near a vehicle and trees.
A uniformed person stands at a podium outdoors. A red van and another person are in the background.
Uniformed individuals standing in formation in a parking lot with parked cars and trees in the background.
Uniformed personnel in a ceremony with a U.S. flag and a wreath, standing near a decorated mailbox.
Uniformed officers salute a U.S. flag at half-staff near a wreath and decorative mailbox, with a car and trees in the background.
Two uniformed individuals stand by flags and a floral wreath in a ceremonial setting outdoors.
May contain: officer, person, military, military officer, clothing, glove, adult, male, and man
Four uniformed individuals stand around a flagpole with a U.S. flag and a floral wreath.
Four uniformed individuals stand by a flagpole with an American flag and a wreath in a park setting.
Uniformed individuals in a ceremony by a flagpole with the US flag and a patriotic wreath.
Uniformed individuals holding a U.S. flag at a flagpole with a wreath, near a decorative mailbox.
Three uniformed firefighters stand in front of a pickup truck in a parking lot.
May contain: clothing, glove, people, person, adult, male, man, officer, coat, car, transportation, and vehicle
A group of uniformed people, likely firefighters, standing in a parking lot with a podium and vehicles in the background.
Two uniformed fire officials stand in a parking lot, one by a podium with a bell and flags, the other reading from a lectern.
A uniformed officer stands beside a podium with an axe, bell, and flags at an outdoor ceremony.
Four uniformed firefighters stand in a row, posing for a photo in an outdoor setting.
September 11, 2025 program schedule, includes welcome, flag installation, Pledge, reflection, bell ceremony, moment of silence, and dismissal.
Two people in dress uniforms stand in front of an American flag and a wreath, outdoors on a sunny day.
Three uniformed individuals stand outdoors near a vehicle and trees.
A uniformed person stands at a podium outdoors. A red van and another person are in the background.
Uniformed individuals standing in formation in a parking lot with parked cars and trees in the background.
Uniformed personnel in a ceremony with a U.S. flag and a wreath, standing near a decorated mailbox.
Uniformed officers salute a U.S. flag at half-staff near a wreath and decorative mailbox, with a car and trees in the background.
Two uniformed individuals stand by flags and a floral wreath in a ceremonial setting outdoors.
May contain: officer, person, military, military officer, clothing, glove, adult, male, and man
Four uniformed individuals stand around a flagpole with a U.S. flag and a floral wreath.
Four uniformed individuals stand by a flagpole with an American flag and a wreath in a park setting.
Uniformed individuals in a ceremony by a flagpole with the US flag and a patriotic wreath.
Uniformed individuals holding a U.S. flag at a flagpole with a wreath, near a decorative mailbox.
Three uniformed firefighters stand in front of a pickup truck in a parking lot.
May contain: clothing, glove, people, person, adult, male, man, officer, coat, car, transportation, and vehicle
A group of uniformed people, likely firefighters, standing in a parking lot with a podium and vehicles in the background.
Two uniformed fire officials stand in a parking lot, one by a podium with a bell and flags, the other reading from a lectern.
A uniformed officer stands beside a podium with an axe, bell, and flags at an outdoor ceremony.
Four uniformed firefighters stand in a row, posing for a photo in an outdoor setting.

 

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