Tag Archives: NFFF

Firehouse World Day Two

Posted on February 23, 2012 by Dawn Siebel

The weather here has been as good as the show. BETTER ANGELS has had a steady stream of visitors, most of whom are fire service personnel who live this side of the Mississippi. Still, their ability to connect with these … Continue reading →

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San Diego Installed

Posted on February 21, 2012 by Dawn Siebel

We installed BETTER ANGELS today, once again relying on the help of local firefighters. This time it was a group of wildland fire trainees. Thanks also to Bill and Dave who took four full days to drive the exhibit across … Continue reading →

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San Diego Here We Come

Posted on February 9, 2012 by Dawn Siebel

Getting ready for San Diego’s Firehouse World where BETTER ANGELS is a featured exhibit. (see:Firehouse World for more info.) We will be on the convention floor, so the exhibit will be open to the general public only by paying the … Continue reading →

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5 Paintings in the Making

Posted on January 18, 2012 by Dawn Siebel

In 2010 I photographed five of the firefighter paintings as painted them, using a very low-tech system where every so often I placed the block of wood on a stand, then clicked a picture on my tripod-held camera. It has … Continue reading →

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Giving Thanks

Posted on December 9, 2011 by Dawn Siebel

Better Angels has been in its crates since we left Clearwater Florida 4 weeks ago. One of these days I must take better pictures of the whole unloading, unpacking, assembling process but for now I only have these 2 not-so-good … Continue reading →

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Survivor Testimony

Posted on November 12, 2011 by Dawn Siebel

A lot of “civilians” have been able to come see the exhibit here in Clearwater. I want to share one story I heard today. She worked on the 81st floor of the North Tower. It took her 1 hour and … Continue reading →

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Clearwater Pictures

Posted on November 12, 2011 by Dawn Siebel

Thanks to Dave Bretz for these artful pictures of the exhibit @ VCOS in Clearwater, FL.

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Clearwater FL Public Exhibit

Posted on November 8, 2011 by Dawn Siebel

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

Posted on October 25, 2011 by Dawn Siebel

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

Posted on October 13, 2011 by Dawn Siebel

[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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