Tag Archives: 9/11

Clearwater FL Public Exhibit

We’ll be heading to Florida early Wednesday to set up Better Angels at the VCOS convention in Clearwater, Florida. The Volunteer and Combination Officers Section of the Int’l Assn of Fire Chiefs will be hosting Better Angels FREE to the … Continue reading

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NFFF Annual Memorial Weekend 2011

On October 15th and 16th, I was privileged to attend the annual Memorial Weekend at the National Fallen Firefighter Foundation’s national memorial in Emmitsburg MD. Please pardon my amateur camera work, but I wanted to share a couple videos and … Continue reading

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Video: Better Angels in the Capitol

[media url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J63fiE7Vfrk] Here’s a video from the NFFF of the Better Angels exhibit in the Rayburn. It begins with the press conference hosted by Bill Webb, head of the Congressional Fire Services Institute, and Vice Chair of the Board of … Continue reading

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Capitol Exhibit

Although it cannot be seen in this picture, the dome of the U.S. Capitol is framed between the columns outside the windows of the Rayburn foyer where Better Angels is currently on exhibit. I think I have failed until now … Continue reading

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Rayburn Building Exhibit Update

It turns out that the Rayburn Building will be closed this Saturday, Sunday and Monday when we thought the Better Angels exhibit would be open to the public. No one seemed to remember the holiday in time to ask for … Continue reading

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Rayburn Congressional Office Building, DC

Beginning this Thursday 10/11, Better Angels: The Firefighters of 9/11 will be on view in the lobby of the Rayburn Congressional Office Building in Washington DC for a couple days. The exhibit will be open to the public on the … Continue reading

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World Burn Congress

Once again firefighters appeared as if from nowhere to help us install the exhibit; and today another seven materialized to help us put it back in its crates. Thank you thank you thank you. WORLD BURN CONGRESS, presented annually by … Continue reading

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World Burn Congress

Tomorrow we’ll be heading to CINCINNATI install Better Angels at the World Burn Congress where it will be on exhibit through Saturday. Better Angels is CONFIRMED for a special exhibit open to the public in the Rayburn Office Building in … Continue reading

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Individual Memorials

While the official (and beautiful) 9/11 Memorial opened in New York City last Sunday, there are literally thousands of memorials around the country: in fire houses and town squares, and probably everything in between. From the beginning, I know that … Continue reading

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Video Recommendations

A friend just sent me a link to this moving 11 minute video about how a half-million people were rescued from Lower Manhattan on 9/11 by a spontaneous flotilla of boats- the largest rescue of its kind in history. [media … Continue reading

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