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Merrick Fire Department volunteers gathered at a firefighters' memorial at Merrick Avenue and Sunrise Highway, in downtown Merrick, to remember their brothers lost in the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, 2001, along with all of the nearly 3,000 victims who perished that terrible day.

Ronnie Gies Sr., a New York City firefighter who served as a Merrick Fire Department chief in the early 1990s, used to bring his three boys –– Tommy, Ronnie and Bobby –– with him wherever he went, recalled Mike Abrams, a former Merrick F.D. chief, who was deputy chief under Gies. more

By Scott Brinton | 9/12/15

Merrick Fire Department members removed their caps during the service.

Merrick F.D. pays tribute to fallen firefighters

Merrick firefighters and community members gathered at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 11, at the memorial on the northwest corner of Merrick Avenue and Sunrise Highway for a ceremony commemorating the lives of 9/11’s victims. more

By Brian Racow | 9/19/13

A ceremony, scheduled for 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 11, at the firefighters’ memorial on Merrick Avenue between Sunrise Highway and the Merrick Long Island Rail Road station, will commemorate local victims of the 9/11 terrorist attacks.

Wednesday ceremony in Merrick to commemorate 9/11 victims

On Wednesday, Sept. 11, the Merrick Fire Department will hold a brief ceremony to honor the lives of two of its members, Ex-Chief Ronnie Gies and Ex-Capt. Brian Sweeney, who died in the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attack on the World Trade Center, as well as those of all other 9/11 victims. The observance will take place at 7 p.m. at the firefighters’ memorial on Merrick Avenue between Sunrise Highway and the Merrick Long Island Rail Road station. more

9/5/13

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