OCFA Dedicates Twin Towers Steel Beam On Sept. 11, 2019

IRVINE, CA — On the 18th anniversary of the September 11 attacks, Orange County Fire Authority is dedicating a steel beam from the World Trade Center towers.

"The beam was donated to OCFA, and will sit prominently in the lobby of the Regional Fire Operations Training Center," Capt. Jon Muir said.

The beam serves as a reminder of the 2,977 men, women and children who were killed in the attacks on the World Trade Center, the Pentagon and aboard Flight 93 that crashed in a Pennsylvania field.

"343 firefighters perished while trying to save the lives of others," Muir said. "That is close to the heart of the Orange County Fire Authority."

The dedication was to consist of a brief ceremony, and will be followed by the annual remembrance ceremony, attended by Fire Chief Brian Fennessy, OCFA Board of Directors Chair Joseph Muller, and New York City Firefighter, Jerry Bresnan.

Join them in Irvine at 1 Fire Road, Irvine, CA 92602.

8:15 a.m. Steel Beam Dedication

8:46 a.m. Annual Remembrance Ceremony

"The tragic events of September 11, 2001, should never be forgotten," he said.