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Friday, September 11, 2009

9/11 Memorial Ceremony

Birmingham Fire & Rescue

As ceremonies to remember the tragic events of September 11, 2001 were held around the world today, firefighters in the Birmingham area took time to remember, as well. Below are a few pictures from the ceremony at Birmingham Fire & Rescue Station 1. If you have pictures you would like to share, please send them in.

A special thank you to Chief Mardis for the following pictures...


Birmingham Fire & Rescue


Birmingham Fire & Rescue


Birmingham Fire & Rescue


Birmingham Fire & Rescue


Birmingham Fire & Rescue


Birmingham Fire & Rescue

From the Birmingham News:
Eight years after terrorist attacks killed nearly 3,000 Americans, observances were held throughout the Birmingham area, Alabama and the nation to commemorate that tragic day.

The state's official ceremony will be at 5:30 p.m. at the U.S. Space and Rocket Center in Huntsville.

Birmingham firefighters this morning pulled trucks from their stations, turned on their lights and observed a moment of silence at the exact moments planes struck the two towers of the World Trade Center and the Pentagon, and crashed in a Pennsylvania field.

President Barack Obama spoke about the events of Sept. 11 at a ceremony in Virginia.

He said, in part:

"We remember with reverence the lives we lost. We read their names. We press their photos to our hearts. And on this day that marks their death, we recall the beauty and meaning of their lives; men and women and children of every color and every creed, from across our nation and from more than 100 others. They were innocent. Harming no one, they went about their daily lives. Gone in a horrible instant, they now "dwell in the House of the Lord forever."

Shelby Announces $815,021 for Alabama Law Enforcement

U.S. Senator Richard Shelby (R-Ala.)

Shelby Announces $815,021 for Alabama Law Enforcement

WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Senator Richard Shelby (R-Ala.), ranking member of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice and Science, today announced that the Department of Justice will award a total of $815,021 to law enforcement agencies in four Alabama counties. These grants are awarded through the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program, which provides funding for law enforcement agencies to implement programs that prevent and control crime based on their own identified needs. Senator Shelby was instrumental in securing this funding.

"In many of my 67 county visits each year, district attorneys and law enforcement officers stressed the importance of the Byrne grants," said Shelby. "This underscores my strong belief that the individuals serving on the front lines of our communities each day know best what their departments need to successfully do their jobs. Providing funds directly to our law enforcement officers allows them to control crime based on their own established priorities and is one of the best ways we can support our crime fighters."

Of the $815,021 awarded, the following counties and cities will receive funding:


* Chilton County's sheriff's office will receive $52,199 to purchase a new vehicle to enhance their capability of conducting undercover and surveillance operations to investigate and arrest criminal offenders.


* Cullman County will receive $16,288 to purchase equipment to assist its sheriff's office in covert operations, primarily in the area of narcotics.


* Jefferson County will share $731,334 with the cities of Tarrant, Hoover, Homewood, Fairfield, Birmingham, and Bessemer for technology improvements.


* Monroe County and the City of Monroeville will share $15,200 to purchase a crime scene vehicle and present an education resource vehicle program that will target the growing number of youth drawn to at-risk behavior.

Thursday, September 10, 2009

Officer Jon Bargerhuff

Birmingham Police Department

BARGERHUFF, JONATHAN "JON" LEE, age 25, residence of Vestavia, passed away on Sunday, September 6, 2009. Jon was born on September 28, 1983 in Huntington, WV. Jon was a graduate of Vestavia High School and was a Police Officer for the City of Birmingham. His life earnest, his actions kind, A loving son, brother, and faithful friend.

Jon is survived by his Mother, Jean Bargerhuff; Father and Stepmother, John and Mona Bargerhuff; Brothers, Jared and Jay Bargerhuff; Grandfather, Hobert Dunlap; Aunt's and Uncle's, Maggie and Randy Hutchinson and Jeff and Vicki Bargerhuff; Cousins, Tiffani and Tony Hutchinson and Joe and Jessica Bargerhuff.

Visitation for Jon will be held on September 10, 2009 from 5:00 until 7:00 p.m. at Ridout's Valley Chapel in Homewood.

The Memorial Service will be held on September 11, 2009 at Shades Mountain Baptist in Vestavia at 1:00 pm.

Memorial donations in memory of Jonathan Lee Bargerhuff can be made to The Foundry, PO Box 824, Bessemer, AL 35021.

Sunday, September 06, 2009

Center Point MVA

Center Point Fire & Rescue

Center Point Fire & Rescue responded to Brewster Road at Celinda on an MVA with a car in the ditch and entrapment. Two patients were transported to the hospital.

Thank you, Chuck, for sharing the great pictures!


Center Point Fire & Rescue


Center Point Fire & Rescue


Center Point Fire & Rescue


Center Point Fire & Rescue