Showing posts with label Fire Memorial. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Fire Memorial. Show all posts

Saturday, July 04, 2026

9/11 Fallen Heroes Memorial








9/11 Fallen Heroes Memorial, 1900 North 20th Street, Tampa (Ybor City), Florida. Located behind the Hillsborough County Sheriffs Department. Stainless steel memorial by the ART Design Group includes an I-beam from the World Trade Center.  "A reminder of the courage and selflessness that defines our nations first responders."

Saturday, August 09, 2025

City of Santee Fire Department









City of Santee Fire Department, Station 4, 8950 Cottonwood Avenue, Santee, California, San Diego County. Santee Fire Department was established in 1956 as a county fire protection district. When  Santee was incorporated as a city the fire department became a municipal city department. The SFD run out of two stations , as well as an administration building, with two paramedic engines, a paramedic truck two paramedic ambulances and a battalion chief. Local 4373 joined the International Association of Firefighters in 2004. 

Saturday, March 01, 2025

California Wildland Firefighters Memorial









California Wildland Firefighters Memorial, South Main Drive, CA-74, (California Wildland Firefighters Memorial Highway), Lake Elsinore, Riverside County, Cleveland National Forest, California. Located along CA-74 between Lake Elsinore and San Juan Capistrano, California. Ground was broken October 10, 1996 and the memorial was dedicated in 2011. 
The El Cariso Memorial is dedicated to the Stewart Fire 12/14/1958, the Decker Fire 8/8/1959 and the Loop Fire 11/1/1966.

"It's sole purpose is to honor anyone who perished fighting wildland fires in California, regardless of agency or position".

Saturday, February 15, 2025

Worcester Fire Department, Burncoat Street Station, Engine 8





Worcester Fire Department, Burncoat Street Station, Engine 8, 19 Burncoat Street, Worcester, Massachusetts. Worcester County Company 50 (MA District 7). The Worcester Fire Society began in Worcester in the late 1780's and purchased their first hand engine in 1783. Worcester Fire Department began February 25, 1835. WFD operate out of 10 stations. 
The W6 plague is a tribute/memorial to the six firefighters who lost their lives fighting a 5-alarm fire at the Worcester Cold Storage and Warehouse Company, December 3, 1999. Lost were Lt. Timothy Jackson, Lt. James Lyons, Lt. Thomas Spencer, FF Paul Brotherton, FF Jeremiah Lucey and FF Joseph McGuirk. There is a memorial at the Franklin Street Station. That station was built at the site of the former Worcester Cold Storage. I will need to visit it sometime.

Saturday, September 07, 2024

2016 Tennessee Wildfires Memorial and Tribute Plaza












2016 Wildfires Memorial and Tribute Plaza, 622 Historic Nature Trail (intersection of Airport Road and Cherokee Orchard Road), Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee. This memorial, located at Mynatt Park, was dedicated on June 9, 2023 by the City of Gatlinburg and Sevier County. It includes two separate plazas, one on either side of LeConte Creek. One side is a tribute to all the first responders and emergency organizations that were involved and the other is a memorial to the 14 civilians who lost their lives in the wildfires. "On the evening of November 28, 2016 the Chimney Tops 2 wildfire swept out of the Great Smoky Mountain National Park and into Gatlinburg and Sevier County." The fire burnt approximately 10,000 acres inside the park and 6,000 acres outside of the park.

Saturday, May 18, 2024

North Hampton Volunteer Fire Department, Station 1







North Hampton Volunteer Fire Department, Station 1, 5149 North Pioneer Road, Gibsonia (Hampton Township), Pennsylvania. Allegheny County Station 165. Founded in 1956 they operate out of 2 stations, Station 2 is located in Allison Park. Originally housed in garage at a local motel, their first station was a wooden shed on Pioneer Road. Now they respond with two engines, a quint, an air unit, squad (pickup), fire police units and command units to between 400 and 450 calls per year.
Assistant Chief William H. Goodrich died in the line of duty on August 16, 2002 of natural causes while at an attic fire.

Saturday, January 13, 2024

North Beaver Township Volunteer Fire Department, Station 1







North Beaver Township Volunteer Fire Department, Station 1, 969 Mount Jackson Road, New Castle, Pennsylvania, Lawrence County Station 700. Established in 1947, apparatus originally was housed in a local barn in Mount Jackson, in 1950 they purchased the old Prison Inn on Bessemer Road. In 1964 the current Station 1 was built with additional bays and meeting room added in 1974. Named Winger Memorial Hall in honor of Assistant Chief Richard Y. Winger who died in the line of duty. He was electrocuted  July 3, 1957 while fighting a fire in a chicken coop.