Crime & Safety

Swampscott Fire Memorial For September 11 Victims

It was the deadliest incident for firefighters in United States history.


At 9:55 a.m. Wednesday, the Swampscott Fire Department will remember the victims of the attacks of September 11, 2001, in a ceremony by the station flag pole.
The ceremony will include a 5-5-5-5 bell ringing, an address by Fire Chief Kevin Breen and a benediction by Rev. Mark Templeman of Swampscott's Holy Name Church.
Almost 3,000 people died in the attacks. It was the deadliest incident for firefighters in United States history.
It's been 12 years since the four planes crashed but, to many people, including the Swampscott fire chief, it does not seem as if that much time has passed.
The day has special meaning in Swampscott.
On September 11, 2001, Robert Jalbert, 61, was aboard United Airlines Flight 175 in New York.
Robert, a salesman, was flying to California on that day. 


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