Public safety agencies and communities across the Southland will commemorate the 24th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks Thursday, including an annual remembrance ceremony featuring a bagpipers, a helicopter flyover and the ringing of "10-Bells" in downtown Los Angeles.

Interim Chief Ronnie Villanueva of the Los Angeles Fire Department will join Mayor Karen Bass, LAPD Chief Jim McDonnell, County Fire Chief Anthony Marrone and Sheriff Robert Luna, among other elected officials and distinguished guests, for the annual 9/11 Remembrance Ceremony at 9 a.m. at the LAFD's Frank Hotchkin Memorial Training Center, 1700 Stadium Way.

Villanueva and McDonnell are expected to ring "10-Bells," a solemn tribute to the bravery and sacrifice of the first responders on that day.

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