09/11/2026
🔥 NEVER FORGET 🔥
Twenty-five years ago today, 343 members of the FDNY made the ultimate sacrifice, running into the towers as everyone else ran out. They were joined by 37 Port Authority officers and 23 NYPD officers — 403 first responders who gave everything trying to save others.
Today, that number tells only part of the story. In the years since, the FDNY has lost hundreds more members to cancers and respiratory illness tied to their exposure at Ground Zero — a toll that continues to grow and now rivals the losses from that morning itself.
This year, that connection came right to our door. A group of bicycle riders — active duty and retired firefighters — took on the Bay to Brooklyn ride, pedaling 90 to 100 miles a day from San Francisco all the way to New York City, carrying pieces of steel from the Twin Towers with them the entire route. On their way across the country, they stopped here in Casper and honored our department with a piece of that beam. Today, our crews are carrying that steel with them on shift — a physical link between what happened in Lower Manhattan 25 years ago and the work we do here in Wyoming every day.
For those of us in the fire service, September 11th isn't just history. It reshaped how we train, how we plan for high-rise and mass-casualty incidents, how we track accountability on scene, and how seriously we take long-term health monitoring for our people.
To the 343, and to every responder we've lost since — your sacrifice is not forgotten. To their families, and to the members of the FDNY still carrying that weight today: we stand with you.
As a reminder, we will be hosting our 9/11 Memorial Stair Climb tomorrow 09/12/2026 at the Ford Wyoming Center.
Registration will begin at 8:00 a.m. and remain open until 12:00 p.m. The event will conclude at 1:00 p.m.
We look forward to honoring and remembering the heroes of September 11 alongside our community.
