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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 9, 2007
CONTACT: Firefighter/PIO Daniel Valenzuela
Glendale Fire Department, (623) 695-7668

Glendale Firefighters Gather To Remember
First Responders Lost To 9-11

On the sixth anniversary of the 9/11 tragedy, Glendale Firefighters will come together to remember the first responders and citizens who lost their lives due to terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001. “We’ll gather to honor 343 firefighters, several police officers, port authority workers and EMS workers who answered the call the morning of 9-11 and put themselves between danger and total strangers. They gave the ultimate sacrifice in what we now know as the largest rescue in the Nation’s history,” said Glendale Fire Chief Mark Burdick. “We not only mourn the first responders who lost their lives but the citizens who lost their lives as well,” added Chief Burdick.

The event will take place at 3:00 PM, on Monday, September 10, 2007 at the Renaissance Glendale Hotel and Spa located at 9495 W. Coyotes Boulevard (Westgate) in Glendale.

This event also gives the opportunity to acknowledge our first responders who work everyday to serve and protect our communities. Those in attendance and will be speaking include Glendale Mayor Elaine Scruggs, Glendale Fire Chief Mark Burdick and Glendale Police Chief Steven Conrad.