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Following Liberty High School Patriot Day stair climb event, the crew from Osceola Fire Rescue & EMS Ladder 64 posed for a photo with students and faculty of the school, and also allowed them to inspect their vehicle and firefighting equipment.
By Andrew Sullivan
On Friday, Sept. 11, the crew of Osceola County Fire Rescue’s Ladder 64 completed a stair climb event to honor the memory of the first responders killed in the 9/11 terrorist attacks.
Hardest hit on that dark day were the men and women of the NYFD, losing 343 firefighters in the collapse of the World Trade Center twin towers.
The Patriot Day event was held at Liberty High School in Poinciana, Florida, and was coordinated by School Resource Officer Ethan Fornier of the Osceola County Sheriff’s Office. The event featured a presentation of colors and moment of silence by the school’s JROTC unit and a singing of the national anthem by a member of the school’s chorus.
To symbolize the heroic efforts of first responders that day, Lt. Brad Shaffer, Engineer Clayton Boston and Firefighter Carlos Rodriguez with OSCFR’s Ladder 64 A Shift completed 28 trips up the four flights of external stairs at the school’s Thunder Hall in full turnout gear, until 110 floors had been climbed. The height of the twin towers.
The event was open to students and faculty as well, and our crew was able to display their ladder truck in the school’s courtyard area during the event to provide educational opportunities for the students of the school as well.
