PHOTOS: Firefighters remember 20th anniversary of Sept. 11

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September 10, 2021 Stone Mountain: Gwinnett County firefighter, Dezmond Sherrod gets ready to climb. Wearing a full turnout firefighting gear, some 200 metro Atlanta area firefighters honored the 343 firefighters and paramedics, and 72 law enforcement officers who lost their lives on Sept. 11, 2001 by ascending Stone Mountain on Friday, September 10, 2021. The City of Fayetteville Fire Department who sponsors the annual event for the one-mile climb that is equivalent to 160 flights of stairs has seen the event grow every year that also includes police and military participants. Numerous events are scheduled Saturday around the metro area to observe the 20th anniversary of the terror attacks on Sept. 11, 2001. (John Spink / John.Spink@ajc.com)

September 10, 2021 Stone Mountain: Wearing a full turnout firefighting gear, some 200 metro Atlanta area firefighters honored the 343 firefighters and paramedics, and 72 law enforcement officers who lost their lives on Sept. 11, 2001 by ascending Stone Mountain on Friday, September 10, 2021. The City of Fayetteville Fire Department who sponsors the annual event for the one-mile climb that is equivalent to 160 flights of stairs has seen the event grow every year that also includes police and military participants. Numerous events are scheduled Saturday around the metro area to observe the 20th anniversary of the terror attacks on Sept. 11, 2001. (John Spink / John.Spink@ajc.com)

September 10, 2021 Stone Mountain: Firefighters joined in prayer before the ascent. Wearing a full turnout firefighting gear, some 200 metro Atlanta area firefighters honored the 343 firefighters and paramedics, and 72 law enforcement officers who lost their lives on Sept. 11, 2001 by ascending Stone Mountain on Friday, September 10, 2021. The City of Fayetteville Fire Department who sponsors the annual event for the one-mile climb that is equivalent to 160 flights of stairs has seen the event grow every year that also includes police and military participants. Numerous events are scheduled Saturday around the metro area to observe the 20th anniversary of the terror attacks on Sept. 11, 2001. (John Spink / John.Spink@ajc.com)

September 10, 2021 Stone Mountain: Union City firefighter, Donnie Moore sports a fire memorial bandana before ascending the mountain. Wearing a full turnout firefighting gear, some 200 metro Atlanta area firefighters honored the 343 firefighters and paramedics, and 72 law enforcement officers who lost their lives on Sept. 11, 2001 by ascending Stone Mountain on Friday, September 10, 2021. The City of Fayetteville Fire Department who sponsors the annual event for the one-mile climb that is equivalent to 160 flights of stairs has seen the event grow every year that also includes police and military participants. Numerous events are scheduled Saturday around the metro area to observe the 20th anniversary of the terror attacks on Sept. 11, 2001. (John Spink / John.Spink@ajc.com)

September 10, 2021 Stone Mountain: Jones County Firefighter, Brandon Griswell parked a flag next to his air bottle for the climb. Wearing a full turnout firefighting gear, some 200 metro Atlanta area firefighters honored the 343 firefighters and paramedics, and 72 law enforcement officers who lost their lives on Sept. 11, 2001 by ascending Stone Mountain on Friday, September 10, 2021. The City of Fayetteville Fire Department who sponsors the annual event for the one-mile climb that is equivalent to 160 flights of stairs has seen the event grow every year that also includes police and military participants. Numerous events are scheduled Saturday around the metro area to observe the 20th anniversary of the terror attacks on Sept. 11, 2001. (John Spink / John.Spink@ajc.com)

September 10, 2021 Stone Mountain: DeKalb County Fire recruits in full gear arrive back down at the bottom. Wearing a full turnout firefighting gear, some 200 metro Atlanta area firefighters honored the 343 firefighters and paramedics, and 72 law enforcement officers who lost their lives on Sept. 11, 2001 by ascending Stone Mountain on Friday, September 10, 2021. The City of Fayetteville Fire Department who sponsors the annual event for the one-mile climb that is equivalent to 160 flights of stairs has seen the event grow every year that also includes police and military participants. Numerous events are scheduled Saturday around the metro area to observe the 20th anniversary of the terror attacks on Sept. 11, 2001. (John Spink / John.Spink@ajc.com)

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September 10, 2021 Stone Mountain: Gwinnett County firefighter, Dezmond Sherrod gets ready to climb. Wearing a full turnout firefighting gear, some 200 metro Atlanta area firefighters honored the 343 firefighters and paramedics, and 72 law enforcement officers who lost their lives on Sept. 11, 2001 by ascending Stone Mountain on Friday, September 10, 2021. The City of Fayetteville Fire Department who sponsors the annual event for the one-mile climb that is equivalent to 160 flights of stairs has seen the event grow every year that also includes police and military participants. Numerous events are scheduled Saturday around the metro area to observe the 20th anniversary of the terror attacks on Sept. 11, 2001. (John Spink / John.Spink@ajc.com)

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