Firefighter monument
Description:
The Firefighter Monument is a monument dedicated to the 343 New York City firefighters who died in a rescue effort in New York City on September 11, 2001, in a terrorist attack. This monument was opened on the island of Campa in Prague. The monument is a granite monument that depicts a fireman’s helmet with number 114.
The words on the pedestal read: “A firefighter is a person who lives in the world twice: for himself and for others.” That is why the life of a firefighter is a real example of a true understanding of human life.”
The opening of the monument was attended by the mayor of the capital Boguslav Liberty and representatives of the US Embassy. After the national anthem ended, members of the Prague Volunteer Fire Corps laid wreaths on the granite monument.