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Fire Station Dedication Ceremony

Custom Bronze Plaques & Metal Letters — Made in the USA

Below is an aluminum plaque we created that was used in the dedication ceremony. The plaque was attached to the front of the new fire startion.

Our plaques can be affixed to the exterior or interior of a firehouse.34maller replicas of the actual plaque can be given away as gifts or keepsakes. We also offer aluminum and bronze metal lettering dedicating a new fire stations or for renaming an existing firehouse.

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Standard Production | 3 Weeks

Rush Production | 7–14 Days

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Planning a Fire Station Dedication Ceremony

A station dedication is a point of pride for a department and its community, often paired with a ribbon-cutting, an open house, and remarks from local officials. A bronze plaque is the centerpiece that remains long after the ceremony ends.

Mounting it near the main entrance gives every visitor and crew member a daily reminder of the day the station opened and the people who made it possible.

Bronze fire house dedication plaque listing the mayor, chief, and firefighters

Maltese cross shaped station dedication plaque listing the mayor, council, chief, and firefighters

What the Plaque Should Say

Dedication plaques typically include the station name and number, the dedication date, and the names of the commissioner, chief, captain, and board members who served at the time.

Many departments add a line of traditional dedication wording or a blessing for the firefighters who will serve from the station.

A Firefighter’s Prayer in Bronze

If you want something read aloud at the ceremony that will also live on the wall afterward, A Firefighter’s Prayer is the traditional choice. It opens:

When I am called to duty, God
Wherever flames may race,
Give me the strength to save some life
Whatever be its age.

Author Unknown

Some departments read the verse at the unveiling and hang a separate prayer plaque inside the day room; others work a stanza into the dedication plaque itself. See the full prayer plaque.

Bronze A Firefighter’s Prayer plaque with a Maltese cross marked Service, Valor, Honor, and Dedication

Dedication Plaques for Every Occasion

The same shop that makes your station plaque makes the rest of the department’s bronze: groundbreaking markers, apparatus in-service plaques, anniversary panels, memorial tributes, and donor recognition for equipment the community funded.

Ordering them together keeps the finish, border, and lettering consistent, so pieces added five years apart still look like they belong to the same department.

Delivered in Time for the Ceremony

Because dedication dates are set well in advance, we plan production around your ceremony and confirm delivery timing up front.

If plans move up, our 7- and 14-day rush options keep you on schedule.

Fire station dedication ceremony plaques start at $500, include the department emblem and photos at no extra charge, and are made in the USA.

A fire chief standing in front of the new fire station dedication plaque

A fire station dedicated in honor of the fire chief

Sample Wording for a Fire Station Dedication Ceremony Plaque

__________ Fire Station
Dedication Ceremony — __________ , 20____

This station is dedicated to the citizens of __________ and to the firefighters who will serve here with the best of heart, skill, and knowledge to help those in need.

Commissioner __________ • Chief __________ • Captain __________

A starting point — we will help you tailor the wording, layout, and artwork for your project.