CTI YouthBuild Lowell Honors Firefighters for 9/11 Remembrance

The students of YouthBuild Lowell decided that a way that they could remember September 11th would be to honor first responders by meeting with members of the city’s fire department and learn more about the job that they do. They first met with the Captain and Lieutenant who discussed the role of first responders and what the firefighters who were called to the World Trade Center might have experienced on that fateful day.  They gave students a tour of the fire station and took the time to explain the uses of several pieces of apparatus.  Because of the relationship that was developed that day, these students are now undertaking a community service project by helping with maintenance at the fire station.  One of their first tasks is to clear some overgrown brush that hinders the operation of some of the larger trucks. The events of 9/11 may have been the start of this work, but it will continue because of that day.