Remembering 9/11: Reflections from a Retired Fire Chief

Kristine Probst, left, and Zachary Adams, an engaged couple from the South Schodack Fire District, join other firefighters, police and others in a benefit memorial stair climb on Sunday, Sept. 7, 2025, at the Empire State Plaza in Albany, N.Y., to remember first responders who died responding to the World Trade Center attacks on Sept. 11, 2001 Courtesy Photo
Kristine Probst, left, and Zachary Adams, an engaged couple from the South Schodack Fire District, join other firefighters, police and others in a benefit memorial stair climb on Sunday, Sept. 7, 2025, at the Empire State Plaza in Albany, N.Y., to remember first responders who died responding to the World Trade Center attacks on Sept. 11, 2001 Courtesy Photo

Today marks the 24th Anniversary of the tragedy of 9/11. Most of us can recall that day vividly. Those terrorist attacks were the deadliest in human h…