PHOTOS: Touch a Truck fundraiser for Whitefish 9/11 Memorial
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Beau Reynolds, 2, sits in the driver's seat of Whitefish Fire Department's engine 231 during a Touch a Truck fundraising event for the Whitefish 9/11 Memorial outside Black Rifle Coffee Company in Kalispell on Saturday, June 14. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Theodore Edwards, left, and Oliver Osterberg check out each other's firefighter costumes during a Touch a Truck fundraising event for the Whitefish 9/11 Memorial outside Black Rifle Coffee Company in Kalispell on Saturday, June 14. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Theodore Edwards, 4, smiles in his firefighter gear as he checks out Whitefish Fire Department's engine 231 with firefighter/paramedic Sal Baccaro during a Touch a Truck fundraising event for the Whitefish 9/11 Memorial outside Black Rifle Coffee Company in Kalispell on Saturday, June 14. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Oliver Osterberg gives a thumbs up while sitting in the driver's seat of Whitefish Fire Department's engine 231 during a Touch a Truck fundraising event for the Whitefish 9/11 Memorial outside Black Rifle Coffee Company in Kalispell on Saturday, June 14. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Theodore Edwards smiles while sitting in the driver's seat of a Kalispell Police Department cruiser during a Touch a Truck fundraising event for the Whitefish 9/11 Memorial outside Black Rifle Coffee Company in Kalispell on Saturday, June 14. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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A child interacts with the pump panel on the side of Whitefish Fire Department's engine 231 during a Touch a Truck fundraising event for the Whitefish 9/11 Memorial outside Black Rifle Coffee Company in Kalispell on Saturday, June 14. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Kids get a chance to spray a fire hose during a Touch a Truck fundraising event held by the Whitefish Firefighters Association for the Whitefish 9/11 Memorial outside Black Rifle Coffee Company in Kalispell on Saturday, June 14. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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One of three pieces of steel from the World Trade Center acquired by the Whitefish Fire Department on display during a Touch a Truck fundraising event for the Whitefish 9/11 Memorial outside Black Rifle Coffee Company in Kalispell on Saturday, June 14. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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The Whitefish Firefighters Association held a Touch a Truck fundraiser event to raise money for the Whitefish 9/11 Memorial at Black Rifle Coffee Company in Kalispell on Saturday, June 14. Kids got a chance to interact with emergency vehicles from Whitefish Fire Department and Kalispell Police Department and one of three pieces of steel from the World Trade Center acquired by the Whitefish Fire Department was on display. Funds raised go toward building a 9/11 memorial and community landmark in Whitefish that would feature authentic artifacts from the World Trade Center.
Theodore Edwards, left, and Oliver Osterberg check out each other's firefighter costumes during a Touch a Truck fundraising event for the Whitefish 9/11 Memorial outside Black Rifle Coffee Company in Kalispell on Saturday, June 14. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)Casey Kreider
Theodore Edwards, 4, smiles in his firefighter gear as he checks out Whitefish Fire Department's engine 231 with firefighter/paramedic Sal Baccaro during a Touch a Truck fundraising event for the Whitefish 9/11 Memorial outside Black Rifle Coffee Company in Kalispell on Saturday, June 14. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)Casey Kreider
Oliver Osterberg gives a thumbs up while sitting in the driver's seat of Whitefish Fire Department's engine 231 during a Touch a Truck fundraising event for the Whitefish 9/11 Memorial outside Black Rifle Coffee Company in Kalispell on Saturday, June 14. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)Casey Kreider
Theodore Edwards smiles while sitting in the driver's seat of a Kalispell Police Department cruiser during a Touch a Truck fundraising event for the Whitefish 9/11 Memorial outside Black Rifle Coffee Company in Kalispell on Saturday, June 14. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)Casey Kreider
A child interacts with the pump panel on the side of Whitefish Fire Department's engine 231 during a Touch a Truck fundraising event for the Whitefish 9/11 Memorial outside Black Rifle Coffee Company in Kalispell on Saturday, June 14. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)Casey Kreider
Kids get a chance to spray a fire hose during a Touch a Truck fundraising event held by the Whitefish Firefighters Association for the Whitefish 9/11 Memorial outside Black Rifle Coffee Company in Kalispell on Saturday, June 14. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)Casey Kreider
One of three pieces of steel from the World Trade Center acquired by the Whitefish Fire Department on display during a Touch a Truck fundraising event for the Whitefish 9/11 Memorial outside Black Rifle Coffee Company in Kalispell on Saturday, June 14. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)Casey Kreider
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