The Firefighter

The Firefighter
Successive images of The Firefighter who points to the names of the fallen. These photographs were taken between September 2012 and August 2013.

Viewing the Photographs

This blog features many photographs. These are shown on the page in a small size. They can be viewed in a larger size by clicking on them. When you do that you will get a large size photograph with a series of thumbnails below it. Clicking on any of those will bring it up in a larger size. To go back to the view of the blog, click the area outside the photograph.

Other Firefighter Memorials and Commemorations in the Ottawa Region

By other, I mean aside from the Canadian Firefighters Memorial and the Ottawa Fire Fighters Memorial. I have found some other commemorations to firefighters within the Ottawa/Gatineau area and 50 kilometres of their borders.

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"This sculpture by artist Michael Kinghorn reminds us of the dangerous conditions regularly faced by rescue workers."




Overhaul

"This sculpture by artist Michael Kinghorn engages with the word "overhaul" in two ways. A term frequently used by firefighters, overhaul refers to the stripping of walls and floors in order to search for trapped heat. Similarly, the layers of this sculpture gradually dissolve to reveal differnt textures
and metals."



Manotick Fire Service Memorial Oak

Outside fire station 94 in Manotick there is a red oak tree dedicated to the memory of two firefighters, Chief Wayne Martin, and Lieutenant Brian Brady.


Navan Town Clock Plaza

The town clock plaza in Navan includes two benches memorializing firefighters, Kevin Stenfert and Ralph Edwards.




Renfrew Firefighters Tree of Lights

In Renfrew, Ontario, across the street from their fire hall stands a large evergreen tree covered with lights. A plaque nearby says, "Tree of lights, dedicated 1997 to honour Renfrew's deceased firefighters."



Captain Howard L. Greer Flag Pole

A flag pole and plaque, in North Gower, Ontario commemorate Captain Howard L. Greer's line of duty death.




Wellington Marbles

On Wellington Street West stand 18 marble sculptures based on the theme of fire hydrants. The one on the south side of Wellington Street West at the junction of Garland Street, specifically commemorates firefighters with a pair of boots and a coiled hose atop a hydrant.




Firefighters Wall of Memories

The Firefighters Wall of Memories, unveiled on September 16, 2018 occupies a location in the southwest of the Capital Funeral Home & Cemetery grounds.


Leo David Driscoll Memorial Fire Station

The Leo David Driscoll memorial fire station stands on the west side of Old Richmond Road south of Robertson Road. Formerly the Bells Corners Fire Station, it is now Ottawa Fire Services Station 43. A plaque on the wall, to the right of the main entrance beneath the bell tower, commemorates Fire Chief Leo David Driscoll, with the Nepean Fire Department from 1952 to 1974.