Bellevue Police and Fire to Lower Flags in Memory of 9/11 Terrorist Attacks

In observation of the 10th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks, the City of Bellevue will lower its flags on Sunday. Firefighters and will participate in a small ceremony in front of .

A fire ladder truck and its crew will assemble with a small detachment from the police department by City Hall’s flag shortly before 10 a.m. The flag will be lowered at 9:59 a.m., and at 10 a minute of silence will be maintained.

The flags at all of Bellevue’s nine fire stations will be lowered, with a minute of silence at each at 10 a.m. to honor the nearly 3,000 people who lost their lives on Sept. 11, 2001. Flags will be raised at 5 p.m. at the fire stations, and at City Hall at 8 a.m., Monday.

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