Beam from World Trade Center displayed at Ottawa fire station
A 30 inch long steel I beam weighing about 80 pounds from the World Trade Center is showcased in Ottawa Fire Department's Second Street station lobby. Fire Chief Jeff Carner calls it an honored way to preserve a piece of history while a permanent display is planned.
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Ottawa Fire Department
Second Street
Ottawa
Jeff Carner
Commemorative 9 11 events planned by ECKAN in Ottawa
Lisa Rivers of ECKAN leads a weekend of Sept. 11 remembrance in Ottawa with an honor wall for pledges of service to local responders troops and veterans. Activities include flag placement at 7 a.m and a library display from 9 a.m to 5 p.m at Ottawa Library.
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Aly van Dyke
Ottawa
Hickory St
Franklin County Emergency Response Trailer Tour
Alan Radcliffe Franklin County emergency management director discusses the county emergency response trailer at the shop building on 2038 S Elm St. The trailer, used for tornado relief in Reading in May and at the Extreme Makeover build site in August, was funded by a federal grant following the Sept 11 2001 attacks.
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Alan Radcliffe
Franklin County Emergency Management
Franklin County
S. Elm St
Reading
Lessons on mass casualty response from 9 11 reshaped I 35 pileup incident
A January 2010 I 35 multi vehicle crash near Wellsville left a 3 year old dead and nearly 40 injured. First responders from 10 departments coordinated triage transport traffic control and scene clearance. Officials credit 9 11 era training with the improved response and teamwork.
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Jerrod Fredricks
Fredricks
Franklin County Sheriff's Office
Wellsville
Murle Mordy a Longtime OU Language Leader and Mentor
Ottawa University’s Murle Mordy is a professor of foreign languages and an adviser for international students. He heads the Whole Earth Club and OU Chapel, serves as French Contest administrator, and is the faculty marshal while teaching full classes. Mordy credits a high school French instructor for inspiring his career and recalls his Fulbright year in Paris in 1963 shaping his approach to international students.
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Ottawa University
Murle Mordy
Whole Earth Club
American Association of Teachers of French
Mordy
University
Ottawa
Kansas State University
Paris
University of Paris
Uni
Versity
Lille
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