On Sunday September 11th fire and emergency workers gathered to
commemorate the events of September 11, 2001 and to honor those
who gave the ultimate sacrifice on that fateful day. As part of
a regional ceremony, personnel from Blue Ridge Volunteer Fire
Department, Botetourt County Emergency Services, and Troutville
Volunteer Fire Department attended the ceremony on the streets
of downtown Roanoke. Personnel were on hand to display
apparatus, as well as to participate in the ceremony honoring
the brave men and women that laid their lives down that historic
day as well as to recognize those who serve today. Dignitaries
attending the event included Secretary of Public Safety-Marla
Decker, and Congressman Bob Goodlatte. In recent weeks
firefighters all across the country have been participating in
memorial stair climbs in honor of their fallen comrades from the
attacks of September 11, 2001. On Sunday September 11th, local
firefighters Jeff Elmore and Jacob Newton from Botetourt County
Emergency Services travele