A painting inside Parque de Bombas commemorates the heroic acts of seven valiant "bomberos" and one civilian who fought bravely against the voracious fire that threatened the region.

Disobeying orders from the American troops that had recently taken control of Puerto Rico, the group was able to appease the flames that had started inside the U.S. Army’s gunpowder reserves.

[1] For their heroic valor and success, the group was honored many times both in Ponce and the rest of Puerto Rico.

This monument is different from the obelisk unveiled in 1948 and erected at Plaza Las Delicias, which is also dedicated to the same group of men.

These surrounding columns and chain segments have a total length of some 40 feet on each side and form a square that measures 40-feet x 40-feet.

It reads as follows: All Ponce firefighters with five or more years of service are eligible to be buried in this mausoleum, and 60 rest in it so far, in addition to the initial eight.