Arlington Fire Department receives Pentagon limestone

A piece of limestone from the wall destroyed at the Pentagon during the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks was given to the Arlington County Fire Department Thursday to commemorate its rescue efforts immediately following the attack. Fire Station No. 5, where the ceremony was held, was home to the first emergency response team to be activated that day. It remains the first responder for the Pentagon.

The Joint Force Headquarters National Capital Region and U.S. Army Military District of Washington presented the department with an 800-pound piece of the Pentagon’s wall.