Smithfield Twp. Vol. Fire Dept.

Please remember a moment of silence this morning! 7:59 a.m.: American Airlines Flight 11, a Boeing 767 carrying 81 passengers and 11 crew members, departs 14 minutes late from Logan International Airport in Boston, bound for Los Angeles International Airport. Five hijackers are aboard. 8:14: United Airlines Flight 175, a Boeing 767, carrying 56 passengers and 9 crew members, departs 14 minutes late from Logan International Airport in Boston, bound for Los Angeles Internationa...l Airport. Five hijackers are aboard. 8:14: Flight 11 is hijacked over central Massachusetts, turning first northwest, then south. 8:20: American Airlines Flight 77, a Boeing 757 with 58 passengers and 6 crew members, departs 10 minutes late from Washington Dulles International Airport, for Los Angeles International Airport. Five hijackers are aboard. 8:42: United Airlines Flight 93, a Boeing 757 with 37 passengers and 7 crew members, departs 42 minutes late from Newark International Airport, bound for San Francisco International Airport. Four hijackers are aboard. 8:428:46 (approx.): Flight 175 is hijacked above northwest New Jersey, about 60 miles northwest of New York City, continuing southwest briefly before turning back to the northeast. 8:46:40: Flight 11 crashes into the north face of the North Tower (1 WTC) of the World Trade Center, between floors 93 and 99. The aircraft enters the tower intact. 8:508:54 (approx.): Flight 77 is hijacked above southern Ohio, turning to the southeast. 9:02:57: Flight 175 crashes into the south face of the South Tower (2 WTC) of the World Trade Center, between floors 77 and 85. Parts of the plane, including the starboard engine, leave the building from its east and north sides, falling to the ground six blocks away. 9:28: Flight 93 is hijacked above northern Ohio, turning to the southeast. 9:37:46: Flight 77 crashes into the western side of The Pentagon and starts a violent fire. 9:45: United States airspace is shut down. 9:59:00: The South Tower of the World Trade Center collapses, 56 minutes after the impact of Flight 175. 10:03:11: Flight 93 is crashed by its hijackers as a result of fighting in the cockpit 80 miles (129 km) southeast of Pittsburgh in Somerset County, Pennsylvania. Later reports indicate that passengers had learned about the World Trade Center and Pentagon crashes and were resisting the hijackers. The 9/11 Commission believed that Flight 93's target was either the United States Capitol building or the White House in Washington, D.C. 10:28:22: The North Tower of the World Trade Center collapses, 1 hour and 42 minutes after the impact of Flight 11. The Marriott Hotel, located at the base of the two towers, is also destroyed. 10:50:19: Five stories of part of the Pentagon collapse due to the fire. 5:20:33 p.m.: 7 World Trade Center, a 47-story building, collapses.

Hang on to your hats folks, we may be in for a wild ride later on this afternoon. National Weather Service (NWS) says we are going to get rain, heavy winds and... lightning, possible hail and possibly a tornado. Bradford County is currently in the "Enhanced" section for this weather, and we have included the definition of what that means. Please stay safe and get prepared in the event you lose electricity. Put some water into jugs or containers so that you have something to drink. If you lose electric, limit the number of times you go into your refrigerator or freezer. A refrigerator only stays cold for a few hours and a freezer is about 1 day. If you are outside and see lightning, go indoors. Keep a watch on the sky if you are outside doing sports training (especially our kids now that they are able to practice) or if you are doing yard work. Our chance of ligtning, damaging winds and hail are at the significant level, tornadoes are at the elevated level and flash flooding is at the limited level. So as you can see, this could be trouble. Stay safe and keep aware of what is happening around you. See more

Please pay attention to the weather for this afternoon and evening!! The talk is that we could see 75 mph winds and hail up to 2" in size along with significant cloud to ground lightning.Please pay attention to the weather for this afternoon and evening!! The talk is that we could see 75 mph winds and hail up to 2" in size along with significant cloud to ground lightning.

It's not over!!! They have 1 more day to go. Thank you to all who have visited the Firehouse food trailer in East Smithfield!! Tuesday was a little tough with the rain (not complaining as we need rain) but the crew had some sit down time. With tomorrow (Thursday) being the last day for them, let's make them work. 10% of the proceeds go directly to the Smithfield Twp. Vol. Fire Dept. We invite all of our friends from all of our neighboring municipalities to come and enjoy a wonderful meal. We thank all of you for your support to help us help you in time of need.