The Fireboy character was said to have a height of  and hands as big as Virginia hams, able to lift trolley cars over his head and rescue babies inside a stovepipe hat, as his own beaver hat was two foot across the brim.
The Fireboy character was portrayed as an exceptionally tall individual with enormous hands, able to accomplish remarkable feats, much like a larger-than-life persona in a unique headgear, whose own beaver hat had an unusually wide rim.