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The Enterprise — Michael Koff

Crisp salutes: In the rain on Tuesday morning, firefighters from Westmere and Guilderland stand next to the Helderberg Legion Riders outside Altamont’s firehouse as an empty chair holds fire gear in remembrance of the firefighters who died 17 years ago. A siren sounded at 8:46 a.m., signaling the first plane striking one of the Twin Towers in New York city on Sept. 11, 2001. Also participating in the annual remembrance were the Altamont, Guilderland Center, and Fort Hunter fire departments along with Altamont and Guilderland police and members of the Altamont Rescue Squad.