Fire Co. To Host 9/11 Memorial In Warminster

WARMINSTER, PA — Hartsville Fire Company in Warminster will be holding a 9/11 memorial service next month.

On Wednesday, Sept. 11, the memorial will consist of a display of 403 U.S. flags on the front lawn of the fire station, at 1195 York Rd.

The flags will represent the 343 NewYork City firefighters, 37 New York Port Authority officers and 23 New York Police Department officers who died responding to the World Trade Center on Sept. 11, 2001.

Two additional flags will represent volunteer firefighters John Kulick and Tristan Smith, who were killed in action in Iraq.

The station will be open from sunup to sundown for visitors who wish to "stop, reflect and remember."

"Although emergency responders are foremost in our thoughts and prayers, we wish to remember everyone who lost their lives in New York City, Washington, D.C. and in Shanksville, Pennsylvania on September 11, 2001," the department said in a news release.

A memorial service will be held at 7 p.m. It will include a reading of the names of the fallen firefighters and police officers. The public is invited and attendees may participate in reading the names and retrieving the flags.

Additional parking is available in the Face-Off Circle parking lot. For more information Contact Ed Pfeiffer at 215-768-5214.