Share your thoughts with us as we prepare to honor all those lost during the 25th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks next week. We want to know how 9/11 impacted your time in the fire service. Did you join because of the events on 9/11; were you a firefighter at the time and responded to the World Trade Center, Pentagon, or Shanksville; did the events of 9/11 impact how you train or respond; what impact did 9/11 have most on the fire service?

Please send up to a 250-word response, along with your name, rank, department and state to [email protected].