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Posted: Nov 15, 2017

Visiting the 9/11 Tribute Museum

9/11 Tribute Museum - The 9/11 Tribute Center is a project of the September 11th Families’ Association which brings together those who want to learn about 9/11 with those who experienced it.

We invite visitors to share personal stories of the 9/11 community — family members who lost loved ones, survivors, first responders and rescue workers, civilian volunteers, and community residents whose healing is a testament to the perseverance of the human spirit.

We provide an understanding of the loss and impact of 9/11 while inspiring the power of resilience and recovery.

We have recorded and collected over 400 personal oral histories from the 9/11 community.

Collecting, preserving and sharing this history is central to our mission.

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Posted: Nov 15, 2017

3 rescued from second-floor window during South Seattle fire

Firefighters rescued three people from a second-floor bedroom window during a fire at a Seattle duplex. Crews were called to the duplex in the 4500 block of South Orcas Street in the Rainier Valley at about 3:10 a.m. Wednesday. Firefighters said the fire started in the living room. Crews were able to get three people out of the home with no injuries.
- PUB DATE: 11/15/2017 5:03:32 AM - SOURCE: KIRO-TV CBS 7
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Posted: Nov 15, 2017

Family of Toddler saved from Kennewick fire: It's an early-Christmas Miracle

The boy Kennewick firefighters saved from a burning house last week is out of the hospital and staying with his family in Benton City Tuesday night. The Stith family said they're safe and warm. And grateful, because after three nights in a Seattle hospital everyone's together and breathing on their own.
- PUB DATE: 11/15/2017 4:01:00 AM - SOURCE: KEPR-TV CBS 19
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Posted: Nov 15, 2017

Chelan County Fire District 1 station under construction

Chelan County Fire District 1 said its new fire station in South Wenatchee is under construction. Construction began last week. The new station will be 4,800 square feet. The station is expected to be fully functional by the start of 2018. Chelan County Fire District 1 Chief Mike Burnett says station 13 will have living spaces for four to five fire fighters and will be staffed 24/7.
- PUB DATE: 11/15/2017 3:12:49 AM - SOURCE: iFiberOne
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Posted: Nov 15, 2017

Oakland can be sued over deadly 2016 Ghost Ship fire, judge rules

An Alameda County Superior Court judge has ruled that Oakland officials have a duty to act when they come across unsafe conditions in buildings such as the Ghost Ship warehouse, which burned a year ago, allowing a lawsuit against the city stemming from the fire to proceed. In his ruling, Judge Brad Seligman permitted some allegations — such as the mandatory duty claims — to stand, while tossing others.
- PUB DATE: 11/15/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: San Francisco Chronicle (SFGate.com)
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