When the Tenaja Fire's flames started threatening structures in Murrieta's Copper Canyon community, Eric, who declined to share his last name, ignored the evacuation order and stayed behind to defend his home. The afternoon winds kicked up around 2 p.m. on Thursday, as usual, and two privately contracted firefighters battled the wildfire flames nearby that sent surrounding oak trees up in hissing flames.
- PUB DATE: 9/6/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Desert Sun

As calls come in through 911, dispatchers are ready to deliver instructions on how to perform CPR on someone who is not breathing, tell them best way to evacuate a building that is on fire or help guide them through a life-threatening situation. At the same time, dispatchers are on the other side of the call figuring out which emergency response is needed, where it’s needed and how to get them there.
- PUB DATE: 9/6/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Cleburne Times-Review

VIDEO: Firefighter's trained for a unique rescue location this week; the iconic SkyRide over the Spokane Falls. It's the annual training for Spokane Fire Department's Technical Rescue team to get familiar with how to respond in the event of an emergency. The gondola ride is considered "One of the Top 12 Scenic Cable Rides in the World" in 2013 by Conde Nast Traveler, Daily Traveler and MSN.
- PUB DATE: 9/6/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KREM-TV CBS 2 Spokane

For the fifth-straight year, the Lighthouse Festival will honor local heroes with an appreciation dinner. New this year, however, is that the dinner will be combined with the annual sponsors/VIP dinner. The dinner is Saturday, Sept. 7, at the Mukilteo Lighthouse at 6 p.m. After the dinner, the annual fireworks show will take place around 8:30 p.
- PUB DATE: 9/5/2019 1:03:51 PM - SOURCE: Mukilteo Beacon

The Spokane Fire Department is hosting their annual Kids Junior Fire Academy in River Park Square on Saturday. . Kids of all ages will have the opportunity to learn alongside local firefighters and see if they have what it takes to one day become one. The free event will have a junior combat course where kids will be able to spray a fire hose, perform a "rescue," race to put on their uniforms and "knock down" a door.
- PUB DATE: 9/5/2019 12:48:24 PM - SOURCE: KXLY-TV ABC 4