Firefighter - Fletcher, OK
Posted by: hamquilter
N 34° 49.585 W 098° 14.784
14S E 568912 N 3854052
This sculpture of a firefighter stands in front of the Fletcher Fire & Rescue building.
Waymark Code: WM117CB
Location: Oklahoma, United States
Date Posted: 08/30/2019
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This is a metal casting of a firefighter. He is dressed in full uniform with his hat, and is holding a fire axe over his right shoulder. The sculpture is approximately five feet high.
It is standing on the concrete sidewalk in front of the Fire & Rescue building in Fletcher. The casting was created in 2006, and purchased in 2017 by TDS Telecom and placed to honor one of its long-time employees Doug Cottrell, who was killed in a traffic accident in 2017. Doug Cottrell was a long-time resident of Fletcher, a former City Councilman, and a volunteer fireman.
Alongside the sculpture is a plaque honoring Cottrell, which reads:
In honor of
Doug Cottrell
1961 - 2017
Forever in our hearts