In the years following the September 11 attacks, the members of the department began having discussions about building a memorial dedicated to the two members of the Hauppauge Fire Department who perished in the attacks. There were discussions about how big it should be, where it should be placed and what the design should be. During the discussion phase, Chief Ray Germaine made arrangements with the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey to acquire a piece of steel from the towers. Around the same time a 9/11 Committee was formed and planning went into high gear. There were meetings  about placement and the members of the Department voted to place the memorial at the rear of the Main Firehouse property. The necessary permission from the Board of Fire Commissioners was obtained, with the following caveat: the memorial had to be built using Department funds. Taxpayer funds could not be spent.

Thus began the largest fund raising effort in the department's history. It was estimated that building the monument would cost between $75,000 and $90,000.

Joe Graziano of Boulder Way Landscaping was chosen as the contractor for the project. Joe worked closely with the Committee on the design aspect. Meanwhile the fund raising effort went into high gear. Donations were solicited from vendors, local business and members of the Hauppauge community. The department voted to allocate $10,000 of it's funds to the project. Members of the department and the public began buying bricks for loved ones. 

During the design phase, the Committee decided to create a memorial unique to Long Island and perhaps New York State. While memorials with pieces of steel were common, there was no memorial dedicated to all three attack sites. Letters were written to The Pentagon requesting a piece of the damaged building as well as to the Flight 93 Memorial Foundation requesting a piece of shale from the crash site of Flight 93 in Shanksville, PA. Both requests were approved and trips were made by members of the Department to pick up the donated artifacts.

With a final design and funding for the project in place, construction began in August, 2013. Mr. Graziano guaranteed completion of the project in time for a formal dedication on September 11. True to his word, on September 11, 2013 the Hauppauge Fire Department 9/11 Memorial was complete and ready for dedication.

On September 11, 2013 there were two services. At 8:30 AM the members gathered for the morning memorial service that has been held  every year since the attacks. This was the first morning service held at the new memorial.

At 7:30 PM the dedication of our new memorial began. The program for the dedication was as follows:

• Master of Ceremonies - Ex-Captain Louis Marcus
• Presentation of Colors - The Hauppauge Fire Dept. Color Guard and the Siol Na Heireann Pipe Band.
• ​Raising of the American Flag by Ex-Chief Walter Mayer and Commissioner Michael Mooney. NOTE: The flag used to dedicate the Memorial had originally flown over Ground Zero during the recovery effort. That same flag was later taken to Iraq where it was flown in Kickback 54, a UH-60A Blackhawk Helicopter, on March 30, 2009 during a combat mission. The flag was later returned to its owner, Donato Panico of Panico's Community Market in Smithtown. The Panico family graciously allowed us to use this significant piece of WTC history for our Dedication.
• Playing of the National Anthem
• Invocation by Rev. Ben Burns
• "Amazing Grace" - Siol Na Heireann Pipe Band
• Remarks - Chief Kenneth Furuno
• Remarks - Commissioner Michael Mooney
• Remarks - Ex-Chief Louis Zara
• Remarks - Legis. John Kennedy
• "Going Home" - Sol Na Heireann Pipe Band
• Closing Prayer - Rev Burns
• Final Remarks - Chief Furuno
• Recessional - "God Bless America" - Siol Na Heireann Pipe Band