911 First Responders Memorial

The Park offers many uniquely beautiful settings, one of which is an area specifically designed for first responders – police, fire, EMS, and emergency room personnel are crucial to everyday safety and deserve special recognition for their service.

The beam structure is fastened to an octagonal 70-yard reinforced concrete base which stands 9 1/2 feet tall and is designed in the shape of a bolt to symbolize the American spirit. The beam points one degree south from due east directly at the World Trade Center site. The 911 First Responders Last Call Memorial is an everlasting gift from the Park in honor of all First Responders everywhere. The monument’s name is taken from the Last Call ritual, which is observed during the service of a fallen police officer or firefighter.

The memorial was dedicated on September 10, 2016, it arrived via motorcade escorted by the city of Sylvania police and fire, Sylvania Township police and fire, and Toledo police and fire personnel from downtown Toledo to its final resting place at the First Responders Section at the Park in Sylvania, OH.

In 2017 the final piece, a bell, of the memorial was poured, molded, polished, and rang signifying the most touching tribute done at firefighter funerals. This one-of-a-kind bell was made on site by the Verdin Bell Company with the world’s only bell foundry on wheels. 500 pounds of metal consisting of 12 bronze ingots weighing 40 pounds each were melted into molten liquid in just three hours. Once the furnace reached 2,200 degrees the molten bronze was poured into the custom bell mold where it cooled and hardened overnight. The custom-made mold was contained in a box called a flask. The flask is made of steel and weighs more than 500 pounds. The mold was then released using a large bronze sledgehammer which exposed the cast bronze bell. The bell was then polished for more than four hours to ensure no detail was lost. Each bell weighs 250 pounds, stands about two-feet-tall and rings in the musical note of E. This process was accomplished in just two days and allowed the community an up-close and personal experience in the passing of the ingots and breaking of the mold.

The inaugural ringing of the bell took place on September 11, 2017, by the Sylvania Fire Department during the city of Sylvania’s September 11 ceremony.

Burial Details

Ground Burial

1,046 graves encompass the memorial area providing first responders and immediate family members traditional and cremation burial options with personalized marker and monument choices.

• Cremation burial

• Traditional burial

• Save $400 on cremation when purchasing with grave(s)

• Personalized urn(s), casket(s), vault(s), urn vault(s)

• Save 40% on personalized marker and/or monument

• Family and single lots available

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