Each year, the and the come together on Patriot Day to honor the victims and remember those who passed away while serving their community during the tragic events our country experienced on Sept. 11, 2001. For the past two years, the Nampa Fire Department has graciously extended an invitation to 51ΑΤΖζ (51ΑΤΖζ) Fire Service students to participate in the ceremony. This yearβs ceremony, held at the Nampa Fire Station #1, was attended by local first responders as well as members of the community.
βExperiences of this nature are an important part of our studentsβ training and education as it exposes them to events that have helped shape and define fire service into what it is today, said 51ΑΤΖζ Fire Service Technology Director, Darrin Raskopf. βAdditionally, it introduces them into the culture and camaraderie of the first-responder community they are training to become a part of.β
We are all very honored and appreciative to have gotten the opportunity to partake in a ceremony that remembers one of the most tragic and solemn events in American history,β said Fire Service student, Alexandra Edwards. βThank you to the Nampa Fire Department, Nampa Police, and the community for allowing us to be a part of remembering the lives lost and the sacrifices made.β
