The monument was dedicated on September 5 , 1913 . Every autumn , a ceremony is held at the memorial to honor the memory of firefighters who have died protecting the city . Attended by the mayor , the fire commissioner and thousands of firefighters , the ceremony gained even greater significance after the September 11 attacks of 2001 . 343 New York firefighters died responding to the attacks on the two towers of the World Trade Center . In the weeks that followed , the memorial became a shrine for those firefighters , an annual ceremony at the memorial is now also held on September 11 each year
September 11 attacks
September 11 attacks
Firemen's Memorial (Manhattan)