Plaques at the Wisconsin Firefighters Memorial in Ben Hanson Park in Wisconsin Rapids list the firefighters who have given their lives in the line of duty. County Materials donated the Heritage Collection™ Designer Concrete Brick that comprises the wall to which the plaques are attached.

WISCONSIN RAPIDS, Wis. (Dec. 7, 2006) - The Badger State became the final one to have a memorial to its fallen firefighters when it opened the Wisconsin State Firefighters Memorial recently in Ben Hanson Park along the Wisconsin River.

The memorial plaza includes a 30-foot by 30-foot open concrete area in the shape of a Maltese cross, the traditional symbol of firefighters. Atop this cross stands a life-size bronze sculpture depicting two firefighters attempting to pull a comrade to safety.

Bordering the back of this plaza is a wall consisting of 4,500 units of Heritage CollectionT Designer Concrete Brick in Coffee Blend with a smooth face. These units, donated by County Materials, form square pillars and connecting walls that support a series of six marble plates containing the names of all 198 Wisconsin firefighters who have fallen in the line of duty.

A bronze sculpture serves as the centerpiece of the Wisconsin Firefighters Memorial in Ben Hanson Park in Wisconsin Rapids. County Materials donated the Heritage Collection™ Designer Concrete Brick that comprises the wall at the back of the memorial, to which plaques are attached that list the Wisconsin firefighters who have given their lives in the line of duty.

Heritage Collection brick also comprises a sign at the entrance of the park, as well as the Final Alarm Bell Tower that supports a bell from 1892 donated by the Superior Fire Department.

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