Fallen Firefighters Memorial (Wu) Explained

Fallen Firefighters Memorial
Artist:Hai Ying Wu
Year:1998[1]
Type:Bronze
Metric Unit:cm
Imperial Unit:in
City:Seattle
Coordinates:47.6002°N -141.975°W
Mapframe:yes
Mapframe-Zoom:13
Owner:City of Seattle

Fallen Firefighters Memorial is a bronze sculpture group by Hai Ying Wu.[2]

It is located in Occidental Park, Seattle, near the intersection of Occidental Avenue and Main Street.[3] It was inspired by the deaths of four Seattle firefighters who died January 5, 1995[4] fighting a fire in the Mary Pang warehouse in Seattle's International District.[5]

See also

Notes and References

  1. News: New Memorial A Tribute To Fallen Firefighters . The Seattle Times . Charles E. . Brown . 1998-06-04 . 2012-04-02 . 2016-03-03 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160303234957/http://community.seattletimes.nwsource.com/archive/?date=19980604&slug=2754352 . live .
  2. Web site: Fire Station Tours . Seattle.gov . 2012-01-22 . 2008-05-13 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080513222503/http://www.seattle.gov/fire/firefighting/fallenFFMemorial.htm . live .
  3. Web site: Fallen Firefighters' Memorial - Pioneer Square / SoDo - Landmarks - NFT . Not For Tourists . 2011-12-30 . 2012-01-22 . 2016-03-04 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304052357/http://www.notfortourists.com/LD.aspx/Seattle/Landmarks/Fallen-Firefighters--Memorial . live .
  4. Web site: Seattle Fallen Firefighters Memorial - Firefighter Memorials on . Waymarking.com . 2012-01-22 . 2012-01-19 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120119014134/http://www.waymarking.com/waymarks/WM1Z6E_Seattle_Fallen_Firefighters_Memorial . live .
  5. Casey McNerthney, Wednesday marks anniversary of deadly Seattle fire, Seattle 911 — A Police and Crime Blog, seattlepi.com, 5 January 2011. Accessed 5 January 2011.