9/11 Ceremony of Remembrance

Join us for the City of St. Augustine’s annual 9/11 Ceremony of Remembrance – Thursday, September 11, 2025 at 8:30am at the St. Augustine Fire Department’s main station.   Held in honor of those who died in the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001.

The 15-minute program includes a Presentation of Colors by a multi-agency honor guard – including St. Augustine Fire Department, St. Augustine Police Department, St. Johns County Fire Rescue, and St. Johns Sheriff’s Office.  The invocation will be led by Pastor Matt Marino from Trinity Parish.   That will be followed by remarks by St. Augustine Fire Chief Carlos Avilés and St. Johns County Sheriff Rob Hardwick.

There a minute of silence at 8:45am — timed to coincide with the time the first plane hit the first tower of the World Trade Center in 2001, followed by the attack on the second tower, The Pentagon, and United Airlines Flight 93.

Then, the Fire Department will conduct the “Striking the Four 5’s” by ringing its historic 1900 Fire Bell in four intervals of five rings each.  This is a time-honored tradition signifying the last alarm of a firefighter.   It is performed in honor of the firefighters, law enforcement officers, military personnel and civilians who died on 9/11.

The ceremony will conclude with pipes and drums playing “Amazing Grace”.

For additional information, call 904-825-1098.