VIDEO/PHOTOS: Autumn begins late next week, and firefighters are urging you to not let your guard down. Wildfires are still a big concern, even as the season changes. "Human beings still cause over 90% of our wildfires in Washington state," Washington State Forester George Geissler said. It's an alarming statistic.
- PUB DATE: 9/15/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KATU-TV ABC 2 Portland

VIDEO: A garbage pile caught on fire at Spokane's Waste to Energy facility near the airport Wednesday evening requiring Spokane firefighters to combat hazardous conditions. According to the City of Spokane Fire Department, crews responded about 5:19 p.m. to the facility on South Geiger Road and located a pile of garbage on the main floor.
- PUB DATE: 9/14/2023 4:14:00 PM - SOURCE: KXLY-TV ABC 4 Spokane

VIDEO: Eighty people are displaced after a four-alarm fire ripped through an apartment complex Wednesday night. Firefighters battled flames into Thursday morning. All 49 apartments in the complex have been impacted, and 80 residents have been displaced. Officials are telling people in the area to conserve water.
- PUB DATE: 9/14/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KYW-TV CBS 3 Philadelphia

VIDEO: San Diego first responders say they are overwhelmed with mental health calls. They’re hoping changes at the state and local level will provide more resources to help alleviate the problem. They received more than 53,000 calls last year and oftentimes, there's not much they could do to help those on the other end.
- PUB DATE: 9/14/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KFMB-TV CBS/CW 8 San Diego

Bridget Melton, Ed.D., professor in the Department of Health Sciences and Kinesiology at Georgia Southern University, is part of a team awarded $1.1 million from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to assist with a study aimed to promote wellness in firefighters and first responders. Melton is collaborating with researchers at the University of Kentucky as part of a three-year study that builds on a decade of foundational work by Melton and the Tactical Athlete Initiative team in the Waters College of Health Professions, College of Education and the Jiann-Ping Hsu College of Public Health.
- PUB DATE: 9/14/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Coastal Courier