Jana DeCamilla

The Post-Star, Glens Falls, N.Y.

(MCT)

Sep. 9—Several area memorial ceremonies are scheduled on Sunday to remember the victims of the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, 2001.

Glens Falls

The Glens Falls Fire Department will remember the lives lost in a remembrance ceremony at the fire station at 134 Ridge St. at 9 a.m.

The Glens Falls Fire Department chaplain will open with a nondenominational prayer and remarks. Glens Falls Councilman at-Large Jim Clark will also speak. Kenny T. Fuller and D.C. Steve will perform a couple of songs honoring the lives lost and Glens Falls firefighters will hold an official honor guard.

The ceremony includes guest speaker Jack Tims, a retired member of the FDNY who now teaches EMS courses in Warren County and volunteers as a firefighter with Bay Ridge Volunteer Fire Company.

Tims began his EMS career in 1987, when he joined a volunteer fire department in Suffolk County and subsequently was hired by New York City EMS, prior to the FDNY/NYC EMS merger, as an emergency medical technician.

He became a paramedic in 1991 and worked at NYC EMS Station 34 in East New York, Brooklyn.

He spent many years with the FDNY EMS Academy as an instructor and as a paramedic at FDNY EMS Station 46 in Elmhurst, Queens. In 2008, he was promoted to the rank of FDNY EMS lieutenant. He was assigned to the FDNY EMS Academy and then to the FDNY EMS HazTac Battalion on Randall’s Island.

He retired from FDNY EMS in 2017 and then moved to the town of Queensbury with his family.

The ceremony, held at the 9/11 memorial outside the firehouse, will conclude with the last alarm bell ringing ceremony performed by a member of the Glens Falls Fire Department. It is the 5-5-5-5 last alarm to honor the 343 firefighters killed on Sept. 11, 2001 and the over 200 who have died since then from 9/11-related illnesses and cancer.

Hudson Falls

The Hudson Falls American Legion at 72 Pearl St. has a ceremony planned for noon Sunday, which follows a breakfast from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m.

The breakfast is $9 per person or $30 for a family of four. The menu includes sausage gravy with biscuits, scrambled eggs, home fries, pancakes, bacon, sausage and French toast. The event is open to the public with tickets available at the door.

Saratoga Springs

The city of Saratoga Springs will hold a ceremony on Sunday in the High Rock Park at 112 High Rock Ave. at 8:30 a.m.

Jana DeCamilla is a staff writer who covers Moreau, Queensbury, and Lake George. She can be reached at 518-742-3272 or jdecamilla@poststar.com.

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Two fire truck purchases, totaling more than $1.3 million, for a new fire station in the proposed Lower Lagoon Valley development are on the docket for Tuesday’s Vacaville City Council meeting, according to TheReporter.com.

The council will consider a resolution authorizing the fire department to enter into two contracts with Golden State Fire Apparatus, one for a $1,020,783.87 purchase of a Pierce 1 Type engine and another for a $340,757.80 purchase of a of a Pierce Type 5 engine, the report said.

The trucks would be utilized at a newly staffed Station 76 in the Lower Lagoon Valley development, which is currently under construction outside Lagoon Valley Park.

To provide emergency services to Lower Lagoon Valley within the next year, a fire official wrote that the station will need to be equipped with Type 1 and 5 engines. The Type 1 engine would work to mitigate incidents such as vehicle accidents, medical aides, structure and nuisance fires and other hazardous incidents. The Type 5 engine would be designed like a pickup truck with 4-wheel drive capability and enhanced maneuverability for suburban settings and along hillsides, where it would work to extinguish wildfires, the report said.

The Cameron (MO) Historical Society recently received word about a 1939 fire truck that once operated in the city, MyCameronNews.com reported. The historical society is requesting donations from the public to bring the fire truck back to its original home.

A fund has been established through Bank Northwest in Cameron. Those wishing to make a donation can visit Bank Northwest at 814 North Walnut in Cameron, or call the bank at (816) 632-7000.

A Tennessee man bought the fire truck intending to restore it as a pickup truck. But when he saw the lettering, which said Cameron, Truck #2, he reached out to the Cameron Historical Society to gauge their interest, the report said.

Originally asking $7,500 for the old fire truck, the Tennessee man quoted the historical society a price of $6,000. A local resident who will be traveling to Tennessee offered to take a flatbed and transport the fire truck home to Cameron. The truck is included in the 1939 Cameron film when it was brand new, the report said.

The historical society is excited about the find, the report said, but lacks the funds to buy it. The society feels the truck (pictured above) should belong to the people of Cameron for the enjoyment of the community, the report said.

The city of Victoria (MN) recently agreed to buy land for construction of a new fire station, SWNewsMedia.com reported.

The City Council at its August 22 meeting approved a final purchase agreement calling for the city to buy about six acres of land at 8101 Kochia Lane, which is property owned by Holy Family Catholic High School, the report said.

The city agreed to pay $664,000 for the land, with other fees and costs raising the total amount to about $699,000, according to a fire official.

The current fire station on 80th Street is 40 years old and has several deficiencies. It would no longer be used as a fire station if/when a new one is built, according to a fire official.

Construction is expected to begin in 2025. The new station would serve the city’s 2040 growth area expectations. Once that growth area expands, a second fire station would be necessary, the report said.