VIDEO: A new fire station was dedicated to the life of a fallen firefighter in Pompano Beach.
Pompano Beach Fire Station 61, a new state-of-the-art facility, was rededicated on Wednesday in memory of William "Bill" Elliot, who died in the line of duty during a training incident.
Elliot’s brothers and fellow firefighters took it a step further.
“They even carved a table up in the kitchen with moments of Bill on it, it’s just incredible, so we’re grateful,” said Joann Elliot, William’s mother.
The table took hundreds of hours to complete, with the words “fine American” written across. It was one of Elliot’s catchphrases.
Also written on the table was his nickname.
“The firefighters gave him the name Jumbo because, I believe, there was a football named Jumbo Elliot, so that name kind of stuck with him, they called him Jumbo,” said a loved one. “They just loved him so much and he loved his brothers.”