Gainesville Firemen's Memorial Statue

The Gainesville Firemen Memorial Sculpture was placed at the Gainesville Fire Rescue Headquarters to honor all fallen firefighters.  While the initial drawing called for the piece to be filled with chert, we wanted to preserve the monument’s longevity and built it using horizontal joint reinforcement, vertical rebar, and grout.  A sand blasted brick plaque was added to the base of the sculpture with emblem and mission statement.

It quotes designer, Charles Partin, explaining his thought process as follows:   “ Stairway”……. Is “An obelisk shape creates a false perspective, giving a visual cue that the four ladders climb far into the sky. Each fireman has a firehose leading down to the base, which maintains a metaphoric tie to earth.  At the same time the individual firemen are focused on their climb upward, which refers both to ascent into afterlife and to the department’s ‘relentless pursuit’ of their mission.’

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