Towson Fire Company Receives Piece Of World Trade Center
TOWSON, Md. (WJZ) -- A Towson fire company received a piece of the World Trade Center this weekend. It's in honor of the tenth anniversary of the 9/11 attacks.
Gigi Barnett reports firefighters hope it inspires future generations of first responders.
A 10-foot section of steel was hand-delivered from New York, directly from the World Trade Center. Firefighters from Providence Volunteer Company in Towson asked for it and got it.
"We're really honored that it is this kind of beam because it will be a lot easier for us to display," said Providence Volunteer Fire Company Vice President Garry Zour.
Zour worked for a year and a half negotiating with federal officials for the beam. Approval finally came in February.
The Providence Volunteer Fire company was one of hundreds nationwide trying to get a piece of the World Trade Center.
"When we picked up the beam, there were fire departments from Virginia, New York State and Ohio," Zour said.
It's a piece of history Providence firefighters hope will shape their future.
"For the future generations that are going to be fighting fires long after I'm gone---that's what it's about," Zour said.
Nearly 350 firefighters and paramedics died on Sept. 11. The beam still has small signs of the attack. Zour says it's just a hint of the dangers firefighters see every day.
"It's about the brotherhood. It's about saving people. You don't think about what you're going to do, what you're going to run up against. You just answer the call," Zour said.
Now that the beam is here, there's still some work that needs to be done. It has to be prepped and mounted, all for a special dedication of this year, the tenth anniversary of the attacks.
The fire company also plans to dedicate a new $750,000 truck at that ceremony.
