Emphasis Preaching Journal

Firefighters have a tradition that when one of them dies, especially in the line of duty, not only that person's squad and department, but also firefighters from the region show up for the funeral, out of respect for the deceased and in support of the grieving family. But with so many fire-fighters' funerals in New York City following the terrorists attack of September 11, 2001, and with so many emergency personnel occupied on the disaster site, it put a strain to keep that tradition going.