Fallen Firefighters Memorial (Wu)

Sculpture by Hai Ying Wu in Seattle, Washington, U.S.

Fallen Firefighters Memorial


Artist	Hai Ying Wu
Year	1998
Type	Bronze
Location	Seattle
Coordinates	47°36.011′N 122°19.975′W / 47.600183°N 122.332917°W / 47.600183; -122.332917
Owner	City of Seattle

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

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

References

Brown, Charles E. (1998-06-04). "New Memorial A Tribute To Fallen Firefighters". The Seattle Times. Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2012-04-02.
"Fire Station Tours". Seattle.gov. Archived from the original on 2008-05-13. Retrieved 2012-01-22.
"Fallen Firefighters' Memorial - Pioneer Square / SoDo - Landmarks - NFT". Not For Tourists. 2011-12-30. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2012-01-22.
"Seattle Fallen Firefighters Memorial - Firefighter Memorials on". Waymarking.com. Archived from the original on 2012-01-19. Retrieved 2012-01-22.
Casey McNerthney, Wednesday marks anniversary of deadly Seattle fire Archived 2017-05-21 at the Wayback Machine, Seattle 911 — A Police and Crime Blog, seattlepi.com, 5 January 2011. Accessed 5 January 2011.

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