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Remembering 911 Tolling of the Reily Bell on September 11 to honor the fallen firefighters and emergency responders In a fitting tribute to those who perished on 9/11/01, the bell at the Pennsylvania National Fire Museum will be tolled on September 11, of each year. This tribute is designed to mark and remember all the tragic events of that fateful day. The Reily Hose Fire Co. No.10 bell, which has hung in the bell tower for over 110 years and is now part of the Pennsylvania National Fire Museum, will be tolled for one minute for each of the six major events of the day. Following these one minute tolls the bell will ring out 343 times at five second intervals to honor the 343 Firefighters of FDNY that perished. 1. 0847 hours, Flight #11 strikes the North Tower of the World Trade Center. 2. 0903 hours, Flight #175 strikes the South Tower of the World Trade Center. 3. 0938 hours, Flight #77 strikes the Pentagon. 4. 0959 hours, the South Tower of the World Trade Center collapses. 5. 1003 hours, Flight #93 crashes in Shanksville, PA 6. 1028 hours, the North Tower of the World Trade Center collapses At 1030 hours the solemn tolling of the bell will begin every five seconds for 343 FDNY firefighters. After the tolling of the bell 343 times for the FDNY firefighters there will be a one minute pause in the tolling of the bell, the bell will then be tolled for these additional first responders that lost their lives at the World Trade Center: 37 Port Authority Police Officers 23 NYPD Officers 10 EMS Responders 1 Fire Patrol Officer 1 Secret Service Officer Total of 72 additional strikes on the bell at five second intervals. 2749 civilians perished at the World Trade Center 2973 civilians perished at the World Trade Center, the Pentagon and Shanksville, PA
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John Wagner Respectfully tolls the Reily bell John is a charter member of the museum and the current vice president of the board of directors. John has been an active active volunteer firefighter for over 20 years. As a young child he would parade with the Reily Hose Company wearing the authentic high eagle helmet, white belt and red parade shirts . Both Within the fire service and at the Reily Hose Fire, Company, tolling the station bell is one of the oldest and most honored traditions, Museum volunteers have continued since 2002 to toll the Reily Bell each year on September 11, to Honor the fallen heroes.
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