At 2:30 p.m., Israeli Consul General David Siegel will visit LAFD station 88, where a 6 p.m. ceremony is also planned, to pay tribute to first responders and victims of the 2001 terrorist attacks.
The Sherman Oaks station, whose search-and-rescue firefighters were the first in Los Angeles deployed in the wake of the attacks, is home to a 9/11 memorial fountain made with a piece of structural steel from the ruins of the twin towers and a limestone block from the Pentagon.
Station 88 is t 5101 N. Sepulveda Blvd.
The event is opened to the public.
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