Effingham Fire Department Will Recognize 9/11 Day

The Effingham Fire Department will be visiting select neighborhoods this Wednesday, September 11th from 9 AM to 11 AM to install free smoke detectors and provide fire-life safety information to recognize 9/11 Day as a day of service in honor of those lost and injured on September 11, 2001.

The tragic events of 9/11 have been transformed into this nation’s largest day of charitable engagement through the efforts of organizations such as 911day.org and others. 9/11 Day is recognized as a day of doing good deeds of any kind to help someone else. According to 911day.org, the goal of 9/11 day is to forever remember and keep alive the spirit of unity that arose in the aftermath of the 9/11 attacks and pay tribute to the victims of that day.

Chief Bob Tutko said that fire crews will visit various neighborhoods in the city to install free smoke detectors and provide residents with fire and life safety information as the Effingham Fire Department's part of service on 9/11 day. The firefighters will be out in the neighborhoods starting at 9 AM after beginning the day with 9/11 remembrance. They look forward to meeting area residents and being part of a national day of remembrance through this program.

The fire department also encourages residents to help their neighbors, especially the elderly and less fortunate, by performing a random act of kindness on 9/11 day.

The Effingham Fire Department’s 9/11 Day activity is also coordinated by Public Education Coordinator Firefighter Ken Hayes who is responsible for the Department’s Public Education Safety and Community Risk Reduction efforts.