The public is invited to join firefighters in Snohomish County Fire District 1 as they remember those who lost their lives on Sept. 11, 2001.

On-duty firefighters at the station listed below will gather at the flag pole at 6:55 a.m. and will observe a minute of silence at 6:58 a.m. Dispatchers will broadcast a memorial tone and announcement at 6:59 a.m., the time of the collapse of the World Trade Center’s south tower, to conclude the brief ceremony. The remembrance will honor the 343 firefighters and paramedics killed in the line of duty at the World Trade Center attacks.

Participating stations in Edmonds are:
§  Edmonds Fire Station 16, 8429 196th St. S.W.
§  Edmonds Fire Station 20, 23009, 88th Ave. W.
Note that ceremonies may be delayed or canceled if in-service firefighters are responding to emergency calls.

In addition, firefighters from Edmonds Fire Station 17 will be joining Edmonds police officers for the September 11 Memorial Taps ceremony beginning at 7:03 a.m. at the fountain at 5th Avenue and Main Street in downtown Edmonds.

At 9:11 a.m., firefighters will gather at the Edmonds Fallen Firefighter Memorial at 6th Avenue and Sprague Street outside Fire Station 17 for a flag ceremony with bag pipes and a word from a fire department chaplain. Also in attendance will be retired Fire District 1 Capt. Andy Speier, who worked for New York Fire Department and returned following the Sept. 11, 2001 attack to assist with the rescue efforts. The event is free and open to the public.

A one-ton steel beam recovered from the World Trade Center will be on display during the ceremony. The beam will become the focal point of a memorial that will be built at the park. Funds are being to pay for the construction of the memorial. More information is available at www.edmonds911memorial.org.