# A Tribute to Firefighters Sculpture by Graham Bennett Steel, a plaque of Christchurch Central

A plaque of the city, standing at Tribute To Firefighters in Christchurch Central, one record on the council’s plaque register for the public estate.

## The words it carries

> A Tribute to Firefighters Sculpture by Graham Bennett Steel from the New York World Trade Center site Gifted 26 October 2002

The surveyor’s transcription, casing, spelling and typos as read off the plaque. The register does not say who the name belonged to; the dedication is the whole of the record.

- The ground: Tribute To Firefighters
- The suburb: [Christchurch Central](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city)
- The year the register carries: 2009
- Status: in service

The register’s photograph: https://gis.ccc.govt.nz/Image/ManMade/ParkAsset/20090821/00377/R0067384.jpg

## In the archive

- [Documents naming A Tribute to Firefighters Sculpture by Graham Bennett Steel](https://www.chch.live/documents?q=A%20Tribute%20to%20Firefighters%20Sculpture%20by%20Graham%20Bennett%20Steel)
- [The record’s own search for it](https://www.chch.live/search?q=A%20Tribute%20to%20Firefighters%20Sculpture%20by%20Graham%20Bennett%20Steel)
- [Christchurch Central](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city), the suburb it stands in

A name read off an inscription is a lead, not a verified identity, the search is where verification starts.

## The ground under it

- [On the plan’s flood map](https://www.chch.live/flood-hazard), Avon River, the managed reach
- [The liquefaction model grades it “High Liquefaction Vulnerability”](https://www.chch.live/vulnerability), the 2019 screening study
- [On scheduled Ngāi Tahu ground](https://www.chch.live/cultural), Tautahi Pā
- [Inside a kept landscape, SF8.2 - Significant Feature](https://www.chch.live/landscape), the landscape schedule
- [The plan zones this ground Avon River Precinct (Te Papa Otakaro)](https://www.chch.live/zones), ARP
- [The nearest recorded shake: M3.8](https://www.chch.live/sequence), 25 September 2010 · ~250 m from the pin · 140 logged within 5 km
The whole stack, answered live: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.52675&lon=172.64312&radius=250

## Around it

- [A Tribute To Firefighters](https://www.chch.live/memorial/a-tribute-to-firefighters), the memorial it stands on, its pin sits 27 m away
- [Fire Fighters Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/949-fire-fighters-reserve), the community park it’s inside
- [Cambridge Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1495-cambridge-reserve), community park · under 150 m
- [Walk and bike track through Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-524-christchurch-central-city), track · under 150 m
- [Walk and bike track through Linwood](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-534-linwood), track · ~250 m
- [Lion Foundation a Gaming Machine Charitable Trust Belfast](https://www.chch.live/plaque/61639-fire-fighters-reserve), plaque · under 150 m
- [Scenic Circle Hotels New Zealand Wide 0800 NZ Owned](https://www.chch.live/plaque/61678-fire-fighters-reserve), plaque · under 150 m
- [Christchurch City Council Acknowledges Generous Support](https://www.chch.live/plaque/61630-fire-fighters-reserve), plaque · under 150 m
- [John Rhind Funeral Directors Since 1881](https://www.chch.live/plaque/61679-fire-fighters-reserve), plaque · under 150 m


## The reports nearby
3,486 reports pinned within 250 m of the point, a pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place.
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/9071538), Madras St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand
- [Playground Equipment](https://www.chch.live/report/9069386), [177 Armagh St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/177-armagh-street)
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9061177), [82 Chester Street East, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/82-chester-street-east)
- [Graffiti on a playground or in a park](https://www.chch.live/report/9059105), [177 Armagh Street, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/177-armagh-street)
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9049407), [100 Chester Street East, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/100-chester-street-east)
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9049397), [98 Chester Street East, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/98-chester-street-east)
- [Graffiti on a sign, mural or public art](https://www.chch.live/report/9049388), [100 Chester Street East, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/100-chester-street-east)
- [Rubbish and Bins - General](https://www.chch.live/report/9039769), [360 Barbadoes St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/360-barbadoes-street)
- [Rubbish and Bins - General](https://www.chch.live/report/9039750), [228 Kilmore St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/228-kilmore-street)
- [Accessibility](https://www.chch.live/report/9039417), [377 Barbadoes St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/377-barbadoes-street)
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/9038699), [258 Armagh St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/258-armagh-street)
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9036760), [140 Chester Street East, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/140-chester-street-east)

## Questions, answered briefly

**What is this?**

A plaque of Christchurch, standing at Tribute To Firefighters in [Christchurch Central](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city), one record on the council’s plaque register for the public estate.

**What does it say?**

The words above, verbatim, the surveyor’s transcription, casing, spelling and typos as they were read off the plaque. The register does not say who the name belonged to; the dedication is the whole of the record.

**Is the plaque still standing?**

The register marks it in service, commissioned 2009. The books' word, though, a plaque may have weathered since the survey, and the pin is the record’s position.


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Christchurch City Council open data, the Furniture service’s Plaque layer. The inscription is the surveyor’s transcription; "In Service" is the books, not a promise the plaque still reads clean. The pin is the record’s position.
The roll: https://www.chch.live/plaques · the record as data: https://www.chch.live/plaques.json · this plaque’s page: https://www.chch.live/plaque/61642-tribute-to-firefighters
