Richmond marks 25th anniversary of Sept. 11 with bell ringing, stair climb and moment of silence
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City Hall hosted a remembrance ceremony that combined formal tributes, a ceremonial stair climb and a community invitation to mark the 25th anniversary of Sept. 11.
Organizers read numbers and names honoring the fallen — including a reading of the 343 members of the New York City Fire Department who died on that day — and explained the fire‑service tradition of tolling the bell (the “last alarm”) during memorials. Attendees observed a minute of silence at 8:46 a.m., timed to the first plane impact that morning in 2001.
Recruits and units from multiple agencies were called forward to complete a staged stair climb intended to symbolize the climbs made by firefighters at Ground Zero. Ceremony leaders invited Sergeant Michael Middleton and others to ring a ceremonial bell and directed participants to a 10 a.m. community blood drive and the memorial wall for notes of remembrance.
The program was commemorative and ceremonial; no legislative or budget actions were proposed during the event.
Organizers read numbers and names honoring the fallen — including a reading of the 343 members of the New York City Fire Department who died on that day — and explained the fire‑service tradition of tolling the bell (the “last alarm”) during memorials. Attendees observed a minute of silence at 8:46 a.m., timed to the first plane impact that morning in 2001.
Recruits and units from multiple agencies were called forward to complete a staged stair climb intended to symbolize the climbs made by firefighters at Ground Zero. Ceremony leaders invited Sergeant Michael Middleton and others to ring a ceremonial bell and directed participants to a 10 a.m. community blood drive and the memorial wall for notes of remembrance.
The program was commemorative and ceremonial; no legislative or budget actions were proposed during the event.
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