September 11th Memorial Dedicated at Station 21

A 9/11 memorial that includes steel from the World Trade Center was formally dedicated on November 9 at a ceremony at Fire Station 21 in Pacific Beach. The unveiling ceremony, originally scheduled for September 9, was postponed due to the countywide power outage.

Firefighter Tim Swanson who works at Fire Station 21 designed the memorial that includes two columns inscribed with the names of the first responders who died in the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001. It also incorporates a piece of steel from the World Trade Center Towers. The other materials and labor were donated by Barnhart Balfour Beatty, Industrial Metal Supply, KMA Architecture, and La Jolla Stone Etching. The San Diego Fire-Rescue Foundation funded the project.

Video of the dedication ceremony can be seen here.

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