{"id":397319,"date":"2026-09-11T22:24:08","date_gmt":"2026-09-11T22:24:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/397319\/"},"modified":"2026-09-11T22:24:08","modified_gmt":"2026-09-11T22:24:08","slug":"tallahassee-fire-department-police-honor-9-11-victims-in-symbolic-mile-long-walk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/397319\/","title":{"rendered":"Tallahassee Fire Department, Police honor 9\/11 victims in symbolic mile-long walk"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"text | article-text\">TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WCTV) &#8211; The Tallahassee Fire Department gathered at Station 1 downtown on Friday for a moving tribute to mark Sept. 11. <\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">A solemn ceremony was followed by a memorial walk to the state capitol and back. <\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Tallahassee Police, Leon County deputies and paramedics, city leaders and others joined the firefighters to walk exactly 1.1 miles, symbolically honoring the 110 floors of the World Trade Center towers. <\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Some firefighters even walked the route in their full, heavy bunker gear to simulate the physical burden carried by the firefighters who rushed into the Twin Towers.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text text-center\">More Tallahassee news:<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">A storm opened up overhead as the walk began, but that didn\u2019t stop anyone from completing the walk. <\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">\u201cYou\u2019re walking in the rain, and you think, \u2018I don\u2019t want to be walking in this,\u2019 then you think about what they went through 25 years ago, and there\u2019s no way you can just dishonor them by not finishing this walk,\u201d said Tallahassee Police Chief Lawrence Revell. \u201cIt\u2019s just a very small price to pay to honor the men and women who lost their lives 25 years ago.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">To keep up with the latest news as it develops, follow WCTV on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/WCTV.tv\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/wctvnews\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Instagram<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@WCTVEyewitnessNews\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">YouTube<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/nextdoor.com\/page\/wctv\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/nextdoor.com\/page\/wctv\/\" target=\"_blank\">Nextdoor<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/nextdoor.com\/page\/wctv\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/nextdoor.com\/page\/wctv\/\" target=\"_blank\"> <\/a>and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WCTV\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">X<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WCTV\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Twitter<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Have a news tip or see an error? <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wctv.tv\/2026\/09\/11\/tallahassee-fire-department-police-honor-911-victims-symbolic-mile-long-walk\/mailto:news@wctv.tv?subject=Correction%20Needed\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Write to us here<\/a>. 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