MTSU Police has joined hundreds of law enforcement and emergency personnel from throughout Rutherford County to take part in a first-ever comprehensive training program to better coordinate response to major incidents and active threats in the county. MTSU Police Capt. Jeff Martinez, a U.S. Army veteran, is among a group of instructors who is helping train roughly 1,200 emergency personnel by the end of the year made up of law enforcement, fire and EMS personnel representing Rutherford County, Murfreesboro, Smyrna, La Vergne, Eagleville, MTSU and Motlow State Community College.
- PUB DATE: 8/28/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Mufreesboro Voice

Firefighters battled a 2-alarm blaze early Wednesday morning at an abandoned lumber mill in Snohomish. The fire began at about 12:45 a.m. near Harvey Airfield east of SR 9. The first units on scene arrived to find the building engulfed in flames and called for additional help, going to a second alarm, according to Asst.
- PUB DATE: 8/28/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KOMO-TV ABC 4 and Radio 1000

The Washington State Department of Natural Resources has announced they are sending crews to help a hand in Alaska with fires. The Department of Resources sent a press release on Tuesday with the following information: This week, the Washington State Department of Natural Resources (DNR) dispatched 69 more wildland firefighters to Alaska to help fight the raging, record-breaking wildfires there.
- PUB DATE: 8/28/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KEPR-TV CBS 19 Pasco

So far, this wildfire season is much quieter than in past years. We haven’t seen the large wildfires we typically see by now, and we’ve seen only a couple smoky days all summer long. However, fire officials are warning the public against getting complacent about fire safety, as we still have weeks left of fire season.
- PUB DATE: 8/27/2019 6:45:17 PM - SOURCE: KAYU-TV MyFox Spokane

A man's body was found Tuesday while firefighters were putting out a brush fire in Renton. The Renton Police Department says smoke was seen near Oakesdale Ave SW around 5 p.m. with reports of explosions also being called in. When firefighters got to the scene, they found the victim. His identity hasn’t been released.
- PUB DATE: 8/27/2019 6:42:26 PM - SOURCE: KCPQ-TV FOX 13