Hamilton County Honors Fallen Firefighters with a Statute

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The fire department of Hamilton County, Indiana wanted to honor the loss of three of their firefighters. The project that took almost a decade to create was finalized in 2016. It features a bronze statue of two life-sized firefighters with a dog on top of a limestone base, as well as three firefighter hats.

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Backstory and Context

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The three firefighters who have died while on duty in Hamilton County were Byron Galbreath, a firefighter from Noblesville who died in 1951, Cyrus Clark, an assistant chief from Carmel who died in 1960, and Raymond Moulder, an assistant chief from Fishers who died in 1967. Their names are written below each firefighter helmet to memorialize them. Across from the statue is a steel beam from one of the Twin Towers that fell on 9/11 in order to memorialize the 345 firefighters who sacrificed themselves then. These monuments not only honor the firefighters who died, but also their families who had to live on without them.

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“Firefighters Statue Departs for Noblesville.” The Times, 28 Apr. 2016, thetimes24-7.com/Content/News/Local-News/Article/Firefighters-statue-departs-for-Noblesville/1/1/51105.

“Hamilton Co. Fallen Firefighters Memorial.” Hamilton Co Fallen Firefighters Memorial Atom, 2015, hcfallenfirefightersmemorial.org/.