Fallen Firefighters Memorial (Wu)

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

Fallen Firefighters Memorial

Artist| Hai Ying Wu
Year| 1998[1]
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.[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

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* Visual arts portal

* List of firefighting monuments and memorials

## References

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1. ^ Brown, Charles E. (June 4, 1998). "New Memorial A Tribute To Fallen Firefighters". The Seattle Times. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved April 2, 2012.
2. ^ "Fire Station Tours". Seattle.gov. Archived from the original on May 13, 2008. Retrieved January 22, 2012.
3. ^ "Fallen Firefighters' Memorial - Pioneer Square / SoDo - Landmarks - NFT". Not For Tourists. December 30, 2011. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved January 22, 2012.
4. ^ "Seattle Fallen Firefighters Memorial - Firefighter Memorials on". Waymarking.com. Archived from the original on January 19, 2012. Retrieved January 22, 2012.
5. ^ 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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