Members of the Sikh Temple of Spokane pooled $30,000 to help families recovering from recent wildfires in the Spokane area. The congregation presented the donation Sunday to Innovia Foundation at the temple on North Barker Road, where CEO Shelly O’Quinn accepted the check. Rep. Michael Baumgartner also attended.

“This donation, it shows community is continuing to step up for community,” O’Quinn said. “And whether folks have been directly impacted or not, they just understand the importance of giving back and supporting their neighbor.” For members of the temple, the donation reflects a commitment to helping people in times of crisis.

Kulvinder S. Gill, a Washington State University professor and member of the Sikh community, said that commitment extends well beyond Spokane. “It may be fires in Spokane or floods in Nepal,” Gill said. “This is what Sikh community does.” Gill welcomed those gathered at the temple as “friends and supporters.”

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VIDEO: A Kennewick memorial marked the 25th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks with nearly 3,000 flags, each representing a person killed that day. The ceremony at the Southridge Sports and Events Complex was set to begin at 5:30 p.m. Afterward, people were invited to walk through the Field of Remembrance and reflect on the lives represented there.

The field held 2,977 flags, matching the number of people killed in the attacks. It also recognized 343 firefighters who died. Kennewick resident Robert Morgan stopped at the memorial to pay his respects.

“Every single generation in America from here on out should always remember that day, because it did change America,” Morgan said. “Something came across me that I needed to stop, and show my respects… for what happened that day and for all the people that that died.”

Kennewick Fire Chief Michael Heffner explained the scale of the firefighter loss by comparing it to local departments.

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Livonia Fire & Rescue put a new Ladder 3 into service after a push-in ceremony. The Pierce Ascendant 107-foot aerial ladder truck was bought in part with $1 million from the State of Michigan.

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A sinkhole formed behind South Strabane Fire Department's Oak Spring Station after severe flash flooding.

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Meet Andrew Clarke, apparatus operator on a 2020 HME Ahrens-Fox pumper with the Chatham County, GA Fire Department.

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