Firefighters are often portrayed as the heroes. They battle the flames, they rescue victims of crashes, they go into the danger, not away. But just as often, they're heavily impacted by the job. Tacoma Fire Chief Tory Green attributes some of the stresses to an increase in call volume in recent years.
- PUB DATE: 9/29/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KING-TV NBC 5 Seattle

A rescue mission by Snohomish County Search and Rescue returns two brothers in their 70s to safety on Monday. At about 9:30 a.m. Monday, both men were found in the Lake Cavanaugh area. According to the Skagit County Sheriff’s Office, their plane crashed into some trees Sunday night and the two men were able to climb down to safety.
- PUB DATE: 9/29/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KIRO-TV CBS 7 Seattle

An unattended campfire off the Siouxon Trail has set off a third large wildfire currently burning in the Gifford Pinchot National Forest. Officials hope the bursts of rain and cooler weather on Wednesday and Thursday will help slow the spread of the Siouxon, Kalama and Goat Rocks fires but expect it won’t be enough to extinguish them.
- PUB DATE: 9/28/2022 4:30:00 PM - SOURCE: The Daily News - Metered Site

Gadsden (AL) held a ribbon-cutting Tuesday to celebrate the opening of its new $1 million fire station, WBRC.com reported.

The Regional District of Fraser-Fort George board of directors approved the purchase of a $1 million fire engine for the Beaverly Fire Rescue service on Sept. 22, PrinceGeorgeCitizen.com reported.

The original budget for the replacement fire truck was $850,000, but the volunteer department was forced to increase the budget to get the vehicle they needed, the report said.

Due to longer delivery times and increased costs, Beaverly Fire Rescue ordered the new frontline engine earlier in order to accommodate the longer delivery time frames involved and still meet the timeline to have the new engine in service in 2024, according to a city official.