- In this design, fallen firefighters are represented by poles supporting lanterns. Walls beneath each pole vary in length, denoting the time the firefighter spent in the bureau.
If residents' generosity meets expectations, Portland could have a handsome new riverside remembrance of its fallen firefighters by summer 2011.
Tucked by the east end of the Hawthorne Bridge, the monument will give people a scenic setting to reflect on the lives and service of dozens of men who have died in the line of duty, advocates say.
But not everyone is happy to see the city's existing memorial abandoned to memory.
A small online group is rallying to save the old memorial -- the anchor of an unassuming wedge of parkland near West Burnside Street and 19th Avenue for more than 80 years. Read more...
