San Francisco Fire Department September 11th Remembrance Ceremony
Where

Members of the media wishing to observe/film the ceremony may do so at Fire Station 4, located at 2449 Mission Rock at 3rd. Street

Release Date

Sunday, September 11, 2022, marks the twenty-first year since the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center. Each year on this date, the San Francisco Fire Department holds a remembrance ceremony for the Emergency Responders and civilians who perished in the tragic events of 9/11. This ceremony takes place at all SFFD Facilities.

Members of the public wishing to observe the ceremony and honor the fallen of the World Trade Center, New York City, the Pentagon, Arlington, Virginia, and the crash site in Shanksville, Pennsylvania, may do so on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/yoursffd/live_videos/. Each Station in San Francisco will also hold a smaller remembrance ceremony. You can locate your station here.

  1. 0645 Hours PST – Apparatus roll out of bays, flanking the driveways on both sides.
  2. 0658 Hours PST – Fire Department personnel assemble at attention in front of individual Station flagpole (or central location in front of the station). 
  3. 0659 Hours PST – Time of South Tower Collapse – Apparatus bell rings 3-3-3- (3 sets of 3 chimes each). The ringing of bells signifies “The Last Alarm.” 
  4. 0700 Hours PST – Lower Station flag to half-staff; observe one minute of silence. 
  5. 0702 Hours PST – Recognition Service – Read names aloud of each of the 343 Firefighters and 8 EMS Providers from FDNY. 
  6. Flags will remain at half-staff for the remainder of the day.