The figure stands on broken ground and holds a red-hafted axe against his shoulder, head lifted and gaze turned upward. The turnout gear is painted in deep olive with yellow-grey reflective bands across the sleeves and legs, and the belt carries a lamp, a radio and a coiled line. Helmet number 3 is pushed back on his brow with the chin strap left hanging. Splintered beams, a framed photograph and a stone slab reading American Hero lie at his feet.