'We Remember': Southampton Town Employees Place 343 Flags In Memory Of Lives Lost On 9/11

HAMPTON BAYS, NY — They will never be forgotten: On Monday, the Southampton Town Department of Public Safety and Emergency Management placed 343 flags in the ground in front of their facility in Hampton Bays in remembrance of lives lost on September 11, 2001.

Staff placed the flags on the lawn in front of their facility to recognize and remember those who died in the attack on the World Trade Center. On September 11, 2001, 343 FDNY firefighters, 63 law enforcement officers and thousands of civilians lost their lives in the attack, town officials reminded.

"Since September 11, 2001, countless more individuals have suffered and perished from 9/11 related illnesses as well," officials said.

Many of the fire departments in the Town of Southampton, and throughout the region, will also
be sounding their horns and sirens between 8:46 a.m. and 10:28 a.m. on September 11 to mark the times at which the towers were struck and fell, as well as the times that the Pentagon was struck and the time that Flight 93 crashed in Shanksville, Pennsylvania, officials said.

The effort across Southampton Town to sound the horns and sirens is being coordinated locally through the Southampton Town Fire Chiefs Council.

"The Department of Public Safety and Emergency Management asks everyone to take a moment to remember all of those who lost their lives on September 11, 2001," said Town Code Compliance and Emergency Management Administrator Ryan Murphy. “We remember all those who lost their lives that day just going to work as normal and all those who gave their lives in an attempt to help and rescue individuals in the Towers. It is also important to reflect and renew the spirit of our country and our communities when we recall how we pulled together in response to this horrible event in our history," Murphy said.

This is the fourth year that the department has placed the flags in remembrance of September 11, 2001.