FOREST CITY FIRE DEPARTMENT
SEPTEMBER 11th TRIBUTE - We Will Never Forget
8:30 am, September 11, 2008 at Forest City Fire Department, 186 South Church Street, Forest City, NC
When a man becomes a fireman his greatest act of bravery has been accomplished. What he does after that is all in the line of work.
-- Chief Edward F. Croker
SERVICE Posting of the Colors ........................Honor Guard Opening ................................................Chief Mark McCurry Invocation ............................................Rev. Jerry Ruppe Time Line of Events............................Firefighters Tribute...................................................Chief McCurry/ Assist. Chief Hamrick Tolling of the Bell*...............................Honor Guard The Pledge of Allegiance ..................TJCG 5th Grade Bagpipes................................................Chuck Watson Refreshments |
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TOLLING OF THE BELL
* Long before telephones and radios, fire departments used the telegraph to communicate. When the handle was pulled on the once-familiar red fire alarm boxes found on nearly every street corner of America, a special code was transmitted to every fire station.
When a firefighter died in the line of duty, the fire alarm office would tap out a special signal. That signal was five measured dashes, than a pulse, than five measured dashes, another pause...then five more dashes.
This became universally known as the Tolling of the Bell and was broadcast over all telegraph fire alarm circuits.
"Time is passing. Yet, for the United State of America, there will be no forgetting September the 11th. We will remember every rescuer who died in honor. We will remember every family that lives in grief. We will remember the fire and ash, the last phone calls, the funerals of the children."
-- President George W. Bush, November 11, 2001
Since September 11th, 2007 we have lost 10 North Calorina FIREFIGHTERS IN THE LINE OF DUTY.
| James Arthur February 11, 2008 |
Rufus Brinson June 8, 2008 |
George Crocker June 22, 2008 |
Paul Ellington January 1, 2008 |
Victor Isler March 7, 2008 |
| Herman Jones January 22, 2008 |
Walter Michl March 18, 2008 |
Justin Monroe March 7, 2008 |
Nemeth Sanders July 27, 2008 |
Colin Gene June 14, 2008 |
PHOTO GALLERY, September 11, 2008
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