VIDEO: Firefighters came face to face with a man holding a machete during an early Thursday morning house fire call. Police said crews were called out around 3 a.m. for a fire at Crestview Terrace. Firefighters found 51-year-old Edwin Aviles outside the home carrying a knife and a machete. According to police, the man seemed to be suffering from mental health issues, and refused to drop the weapons.
- PUB DATE: 10/25/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WBZ-TV CBS 4 Boston

Directors of TEEX, Texas A&M Forest Service, and the governor of Luxembourg, Belgium, met in Aggieland Thursday to learn more about how to control forest fires in the province. "We are hosting the Belgium, Luxembourg governor here to talk about emergency response fire schools and how we do it in Texas," said Texas A&M Forest Service Director Tom Boggus.
- PUB DATE: 10/25/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KBTX-TV CBS 3 Bryan

The Washington State Patrol Bomb Squad has determined a suspicious substance found Thursday at the Douglas County Courthouse in Waterville is non-hazardous. The courthouse will remain closed on Friday to both employees and the public, according to the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office. The shelter in place issued Thursday evening has been lifted.
- PUB DATE: 10/25/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: iFiberOne

VIDEO: A veteran firefighter who died a hero was remembered by hundreds at a memorial service on Thursday. Assistant Fire Chief Christian Johnson passed away earlier this month from injuries he sustained while fighting the Spring Coulee Fire. Johnson was fighting the fire in early September when flames overcame him.
- PUB DATE: 10/24/2019 5:00:38 PM - SOURCE: KXLY-TV ABC 4

The East County Fire and Rescue (ECFR) fire district has agreed to sell one of its five stations to the city of Washougal. Washougal City Council members voted to approve the execution of a purchase agreement of $335,000 for the Station 95 building at their Oct. 14 meeting. Washougal City Manager David Scott said the 5,215-square-foot facility, located at 211 39th St.
- PUB DATE: 10/24/2019 1:05:18 PM - SOURCE: Camas-Washougal Post-Record