In 2010 the Prague 1 Municipal District planned to inaugurate its first-ever volunteer firefighters brigade. To complement this inauguration event, the 9/11 Firefighters Memorial was commissioned by the Volunteer Firefighter’s Brigade of Prague 1 to commemorate the 343 firefighters who died in the 9/11 attack on New York.
The memorial is located on Kampa island in central Prague on the side of Malá Strana. The memorial consists of a stone mounted with a metal plaque, which is a fragment from the structure of the World Trade Center, and a metal firefighter hat on top of a podium-shaped stone and dedicated on September 11, 2010.
The 9/11 Firefighters Memorial symbolizes the heroism and selflessness of the firefighters who risked and sacrificed their lives to save others. It is a powerful reminder of the sacrifice and bravery of the firefighters who responded to the attacks on the World Trade Center in New York City. The monument serves as a tribute not only to the firefighters who lost their lives but to all first responders who risk their lives to keep their communities safe.
The plaque reads:
A firefighter is a person who lives two lives, one for themselves and one for others.
Therefore the life of a firefighter holds a true understanding of all that is human.
Dedicated to the memory of the 343 New York firefighters who lost their lives
on the 11th September 2001.
We shall never forget.
11.9.2010 DOBROVOLNÍ HASIČI PRAHY 1”