9/11 Ceremony Slated at Lakewood Fire Department

To remember and honor the 343 firefighters who died on 9/11 — along with the four Lakewood firefighters who have died in the line of duty — the city of Lakewood is hosting a special ceremony on Sept. 11.

The is set to be unveiled to the community. Using , the city has erected a permanent memorial to fallen firefighters.

The program is set to begin at at 14601 Madison Avenue at 9 a.m.

Madison Avenue will be closed from Warren Road to Belle Avenue, as attendance is expected to spill out onto the street.

Here's the schedule of events:

• 9 a.m. - Assembly of all on-duty fire department personell
• 9:05 a.m. - Band, Boy Scouts, Color Guards, Honor Guards and Red Hackle Pipes and Drums take position on the driveway of the fire station
• 9:11 a.m. - All fire department personell march from the bays to the monument
• 9:15 a.m. - Posting of colors and lowering of flag to half-staff
• 9:20 a.m. - Opening song by Lakewood High School band
• 9:25 a.m. - Opening remarks by Fire Marshal Tim Dunphy
• 9:30 a.m. - Benediction
• 9:35 a.m. - Second song, LHS
• 9:40 a.m. - Remarks regarding the falling of the south tower
• 9:45 a.m. - Amazing Grace, Red Hackle Pipes and Drums
• 9:50 a.m. - Unveiling of the Fallen Firefighters Memorial (silence); placement of wreath by Fire Chief Scott Gilman and Mayor Michael Summers
• 9:55 a.m. - Taps, Boy Scouts of America; 21-gun salute by the Fraternal Order of Police
• 10 a.m. - Remarks by Chief Gilman
• 10:05 a.m. - Remarks by Mayor Summers
• 10:10 a.m. - Closing song by LHS
• 10:15 a.m. - Closing remarks and invitation to the open house, by Fire Marshal Dunphy; collecting of colors