After reports from EMS personnel raised questions about the frequency of field officer assault by patients, Austin-Travis County Emergency Medical Services conducted an internal survey. The results showed that the majority of Austin EMS personnel say they’ve been assaulted on the job in the last two years.
- PUB DATE: 9/4/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Austin Monitor

At a concert in Enumclaw benefitting the Wildland Firefighter Foundation Sunday, Director Burk Minor got a call about an Okanogan County fire chief that was badly burned in the Spring Coulee Fire. "I was ready to go on stage with 10,000 people and a burn survivor right next to me and getting the call about another one, it took me back to ground zero with that," Minor said.
- PUB DATE: 9/3/2019 11:17:03 PM - SOURCE: KCPQ-TV FOX 13

Mellenville (NY) Fire District tanker. Kenworth T800 2-door 6x4 cab and chassis; Cummins X12 450-hp engine; Hale Qmax XS 1,500-gpm pump; UPF Poly 3,000-gallon water tank.

A 50-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of arson after he allegedly threw a "ball of fire" at the porch of a Grandview home. According to police, the house's garage was heavily damaged in the fire and two cars were completely destroyed. Jose Antonio Aranda Saldana initially told police he accidentally lit some papers on fire and that's how the garage caught fire, but later said he lit the fires because it would turn to gold.
- PUB DATE: 9/3/2019 8:42:45 PM - SOURCE: YakTriNews

An out-of-control brush fire killed a dog and gutted several vehicles just before 2:30 p.m. on Monday near Chelan. At about 2:28 p.m., Chelan Fire and Rescue was dispatched to a reported brush fire approximately 1 ¼ mile up Washington Creek. Firefighters from various jurisdictions including a helicopter were dispatched to assist.
- PUB DATE: 9/3/2019 5:44:24 PM - SOURCE: iFiberOne