On Wednesday, Tyler Fire Chief David Coble toured a recently-constructed fire station in Tyler’s sister city of Jelenia Góra, Poland. Coble is traveling with a group of representatives from East Texas to deepen the partnership between the two communities. His Polish counterpart led the delegation on a tour of Jelenia Góra’s main fire station, an expansive and modern facility that opened in the last two years.
- PUB DATE: 9/29/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KLTV ABC 7 Tyler

Española Assistant Fire Chief John Wickersham will have a role as a Fire Chief on the upcoming comedy television series “The Curse.” Filmed in Española, the show is set to star Emma Stone, Nathan Fielder and Benny Safdie. According to Wickersham, he was joined by several other local firefighters to film scenes on Sept, 20 and 21 at the Española Fire Department.
- PUB DATE: 9/29/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Rio Grande Sun

Firefighters who face a disturbing number of physical and verbal assaults while on the job are now getting help from a coalition of city leaders. The Seattle Fire Department is working with the Seattle City Attorney’s Office and the Seattle Police Department to track the incidents and come up with safer ways to respond to calls.
- PUB DATE: 9/29/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KOMO-TV ABC 4 Seattle

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