The West
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| First episode date | September 15, 1996 |
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| Final episode date | September 22, 1996 |
| Narrated by | Peter Coyote |
| Number of episodes | 8 |
| Number of seasons | 1 |
| Networks | Public Broadcasting Service |
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| ID | 2326243 |
About The West
The West, sometimes marketed as Ken Burns Presents: The West, is a 1996 television documentary miniseries about the American Old West. It was directed by Stephen Ives and featured Ken Burns as executive producer. It was first broadcast on PBS on eight consecutive nights from September 15 to 22, 1996.
Mount Marapi: Eleven hikers killed as volcano erupts in Indonesia
... " Some suffered from burns because it was very hot, and they have been taken to the hospital, " said Rudy Rinaldi, head of The West Sumatra Disaster Mitigation Agency...
UK temperatures plunge as cold snap disrupts roads
... Further south, a yellow weather warning for ice is in place from midnight until 08:00 for London, the east of England, The West Midlands and parts of south Wales...
Retired teacher's hobby lands her RHS artist-in-residence role
... She said that living in The West Pennine Moors meant she had " endless subject matter" as she was " surrounded by beautiful countryside with plenty of woodland, pasture and open moorland"...
Israel-Gaza war: Residents of Khan Younis say Israeli strikes heaviest since start of war
... US Vice-President Kamala Harris, in a meeting with the president of Egypt, said " under no circumstances [would] the United States permit the forced relocation of Palestinians from Gaza or The West Bank, the besiegement of Gaza, or the redrawing of the borders of Gaza"...
Brigit Forsyth: Still Open All Hours actress dies aged 83
... In a statement, Pemberton noted that she " had a varied and notable career in stage, screen and radio" including roles in theatres " from The West End to the National Theatres of England & Scotland"...
UK weather: Snow forecast and warnings in place as temperatures plummet
... As for snow, there will be further wintry showers for a time around North Sea coasts but into the weekend some rain or sleet and snow showers will start coming in from The West...
Mia Schem: Wounded festival-goer in Hamas hostage video freed
... Among the latest were, who became a symbol of resistance to Israel s occupation of The West Bank while she was a teenager...
Israel Gaza: Palestinian criticises Israeli prison as 30 more freed
... A Red Cross bus carrying the 30 Palestinians arrived in Ramallah, in The West Bank, late on Thursday, as has been customary for each of the seven exchanges...
Grenfell Tower Inquiry: Escape plans needed to avoid next disaster - union
There was an " unjustified reliance" on firefighters to evacuate Grenfell Tower on The Night of the fatal fire, a union has told The Inquiry into the disaster.
The Fire Brigades Union said building owners and managers should draw up evacuation plans to prevent future catastrophes.
Union lawyer Mark Seaward said there was a " near total failure" of fire safety measures at Grenfell Tower .
The June 2017 disaster at The West London Tower Block killed 72 people.
The comments came on The Final day of closing statements in a section of The Inquiry focusing on The Fire safety measures in The Building , its management, risk assessment and the communication with residents.
Mr Seaward criticised the approach to fire safety taken by the Kensington and Chelsea Tenant Management Organisation (KCTMO).
He told The Inquiry on Tuesday the " hazardous rainscreen cladding system" should have been identified as a risk and removed by April 2016.
" Additionally, the near total failure of all the active and passive fire safety measures allowed the rapid deterioration of conditions inside The Tower , which grossly impeded the firefighters' operations, including search and rescue, " Mr Seaward said.
Mr Seaward added if The Fire Risk Management system from The Tenant management organisation had worked " most, if not all" of The People who died would have been saved.
The Lawyer argued to The Inquiry the safety plans were characterised by an " unjustified reliance" on the London Fire Brigade to evacuate residents, " including those especially At Risk in The Event of fire in Grenfell Tower ".
Mr Seaward said: " Of course, The Fire and rescue service will attend and do its best at any fire or other emergency, but fire safety depends on everyone doing their bit.
" That very much includes responsible persons developing and practising building-specific evacuation plans for residents, including personal emergency evacuation plans for those especially At Risk , in the same way that employers do in office blocks or factories. "
'Culture of failings'Anne Studd QC, representing London Mayor Sadiq Khan , told The Inquiry The Tenant management organisation did " very little" to see if Grenfell was suitable for the stay put strategy in its fire assessments and Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea Council (RBKC) had limited oversight of them.
" The Evidence before you, Mr Chairman, has demonstrated a culture of failings in transparency and candour by the KCTMO, which, coupled with a lack of intrusion from RBKC, was a toxic combination, " She Said .
James Maxwell-Scott QC, representing The Council , told The Inquiry it " apologised unreservedly" again for council failings before the disaster.
The failings included The Number of council officers devoted to monitoring the KCTMO being " insufficient" and its housing commissioning team not making enough use of the corporate health and safety team's expertise to " prevent issues falling between the gaps, " He Said .
The Lawyer added the KCTMO was an independent, managing agent of Grenfell Tower which was at an " arm's length" from The Council , which was The Building 's landlord.
" The Council fully admits that it retains some control over The Tower , and therefore continued to have some responsibilities for it under The Fire Safety Order. But those responsibilities are better described as residual ones and shared primary ones, " he told The Inquiry .
Source of news: bbc.com
