SAN MARCOS FIRE DEPARTMENT
The San Marcos Fire Department paid homage to New York firefighters Thursday at the SMFD Fire Training Facility with a series of workouts designed to reflect the hurdles faced by the FDNY on 9/11.
At 8:46 a.m., the time American Airlines Flight 11 crashed into the World Trade Center’s North Tower, the firefighters observed a moment of silence before dividing into two teams of four to begin the Last Alarm Challenge. “We are completing events that the folks on 9/11 couldn’t finish,” said Firefighter Firefighter Jacob Hanks, who designed the Challenge. “We’re trying to simulate things that they did that day. … They would have not only climbed stairs, they would also have been moving rubble and forcing entry to rescue victims.”
