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Steel from World Trade Center North Tower donated to Pasco County Fire Rescue

9/11 donation
Posted at 8:05 PM, Sep 13, 2022

PASCO COUNTY, Fla. — A piece of New York history has been donated to the Pasco County Fire Rescue (PCFR) during a ceremony on Tuesday, thanks to The Tunnel to Towers Foundation.

Steel from the 9/11 attacks on the World Trade Center North Tower will be displayed at PCFR headquarters.

The gift will be held inside a custom wooden case built by Vick Brown using materials donated by Firefighters Charities of Pasco. PCFR stated that the donation "honors the victims of the 9/11 terrorist attacks."

9/11 donation ceremony

The ceremony was held at the "Let Us Do Good Village" in Land O' Lakes, which is a neighborhood that reserves mortgage-free homes for severely injured members of the military or first responders, as well as Gold Star and Fallen First Responder families.