9/11 Memorial Statue Fundraising Campaign

Great news — the community support for our 9/11 Memorial project has been outstanding! Thanks to generous donations, funding for the life-sized firefighter statue that will sit on the bench at our memorial has been fully secured.

On September 11, 2026, the 25th anniversary of 9/11, we will proudly unveil the firefighter statue as part of our memorial tribute. As part of our annual 9/11 memorial program ceremony, we honor all of those who were killed on 9/11, not just firefighters. We honor the EMTs, Police, Military and of course the citizens who were just going about their day when the terrorists struck.

Our vision has grown after securing funding for our bronze fire fighter statue. Our overall goal is to honor all groups affected by the tragic events of September 11, 2001, through five life-sized statues representing:

• Firefighters

• EMS

• Civilians

• Law Enforcement

• Military

Phase 1 of the project focused on raising funds for the firefighter statue. Depending on the success of that campaign, we hoped to expand the memorial to include additional statues.

Because of the tremendous support from our community, we are excited to announce that funding has now been secured for two additional statues — one representing a civilian and one representing EMS. We plan on unveiling the two additional statues on 9/11/27 at our ceremony.

With three of the five statues now funded, we are actively working to complete the project by raising funds for the final two statues representing Law Enforcement and the Military. If fundraising efforts continue successfully, our hope is to unveil the remaining statues as part of the 9/11 Memorial program in future years.

We are currently seeking donations to help complete this meaningful tribute of the law enforcement and military statues. If you wish to donate to the final additions or our memorial and honor the law enforcement and military members killed on 9/11 please consider a donation. Donations may be sent to:

Clear Lake Fire Association
711 2nd Ave North
Clear Lake, IA 50428

Your support will help us continue honoring the heroes, victims, and sacrifices of September 11, 2001, for generations to come.