9/11 Ceremony in Toms River Set To Honor Fallen First Responders

TOMS RIVER, NJ — Toms River firefighters and officials will honor the firefighters and other first responders killed in the 2001 terrorist attacks at the 22nd annual 9/11 remembrance ceremony in Toms River.

There were 343 firefighters, police officers and first responders among the nearly 3,000 people killed in the attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon on Sept. 11, 2001.

The attacks were carried out by 19 militants associated with the Islamic extremist group al-Qaida, who hijacked four planes that day. Two planes were crashed into the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center. One hit the Pentagon. A fourth plane, which appeared to be headed to Washington, D.C., was brought down in a field in Shanksville, Pennsylvania, by passengers who foiled its planned attack.

The ceremony on Monday, Sept. 11, 2023, is set for 9:30 a.m. at the Firefighter statue at the corner of Washington Street and Robbins Street in downtown Toms River.

The ceremony is led by Toms River Volunteer Fire Company 1 in conjunction with Toms River Township District 1 and 2 Fire Officers Association.