09/11/2026
25 years later, we remember.
There are moments when instinct tells you to run away.
And then there are those who choose to run toward the breach.
On September 11, 2001, we watched firefighters climb stairwells while others were coming down.
We watched police officers, paramedics, first responders, and ordinary people move toward danger because someone on the other side needed help.
They didn't know what waited for them.
They went anyway.
For those of us with roots in the fire service, there is something about that kind of courage that is hard to put into words.
It is service before self.
Courage in the face of fear.
And a willingness to answer the call, no matter the cost.
Today, we remember those who never came home.
We remember the families who have carried their loss for 25 years.
And we honor the courage of those who went in when others needed to get out.
May we never forget.
