September 11, 2011 – At 2:00 pm on Sunday September 11, 2011 the Providence Volunteer members were joined by over 100 friends, family, neighbors, and elected officials to make two very special dedications. I was honored to participate in these dedications. The first was in the “Memorial Garden” to the rear of the station. In this garden rests a 10 foot piece of steel from the World Trade Center in New York City that was retrieved from “Ground Zero” after the attacks on 9/11/01. This steel serves as the center piece to the ‘Garden’ and serves as a reminder to the 343 NYC firefighters/EMT’s/Paramedics that were killed on 9/11. The monument was dedicated with words from Captain Bon Murray of the Baltimore County Fire Department, who served on teams that responded to Ground Zero.

The second dedication was for the Company’s brand new Truck 297. This is the Company’s first brand new ladder truck and will serve the company for the next 15-20 years! The vehicle was dedicated and put in service by Life Member Steven Lancaster. The Truck took its first emergency response approximately 3 hours after being put in service.

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