First Responders Park Rededication Ceremony
Schedule
Thu, 11 Sep, 2025 at 09:00 am
UTC-04:00Location
Hilliard's Station Park | Hilliard, OH
The Hilliard community is invited to gather on Sept. 11 to rededicate a sacred place in our city, First Responders Park.A rededication and remembrance ceremony will be held at 9 a.m. at Hilliard’s Station Park, located just across the street at 4021 Main St., at the community’s built-in amphitheater.
Located in the center of Downtown Hilliard at the corner of Center and Main streets, First Responders Park is local monument built for a national impact. The park contains original artifacts from sites in New York City including a portion of subway rail and twisted beams of steel from ground zero.
The park is meant to be a place to visit, to mourn, and to remember those who give their lives to protect those in their community.
Ohio Lt. Governor Jim Tressel will provide the keynote address.
The ceremony will also include remarks by Hilliard Chief of Police Michael Woods, Norwich Township Fire Battalion Chief Heith Good, and former State Sen. Stephanie Kunze.
Students from Hilliard Darby High School Polyphonix Choir will perform the singing of the National Anthem, and the Norwich Township Bagpipe Band will provide a prelude.
The ceremony will conclude with a wreath laying at First Responders Park by the joint Hilliard Police-Norwich Fire Honor Guard.
The event is free and open to the public.
Note: The ceremony will pause for a ceremonial ringing of the bell to commemorate the times of the attack: 8:46 a.m., 9:03 a.m., 9:37 a.m., and 10:07 a.m.
🚧 Road closures 🚧
For the safety of those in attendance, road closures will be in effect Thursday, Sept. 11 from 8:30 to 11 a.m. The road closure includes Main Street from Norwich to Franklin streets, and Center Street from Main to Columbia streets.
Wayne and Columbia streets will remain open for detours.
💙 About First Responders Park 💙
First Responders Park features granite walls inscribed with the names of those who lost their lives, a reflecting pool, personalized pavers, a monument honoring fallen officers, and a metal sculpture made from the steel of the World Trade Center.
In 2010, a delegation of 20 individuals representing the City of Hilliard Division of Police, Norwich Township Fire Department, and the Hilliard community made the two-day round-trip from Hilliard to New York City to escort home seven tons of steel from the World Trade Center for the site.
The park was originally dedicated on Sept. 11, 2010.
More details on our website: https://hilliardohio.gov/restored-first-responders-park-to-be-rededicated-sept-11/
