Tumwater Fire Chief Brian Hurley is joining a countywide mission to show it’s OK for firefighters, EMTs and other frontline workers to talk about their mental health. It’s being done through the Peer Support Program, a confidential opportunity to debrief with colleagues. Hurley and Rian Winter, lead of the Peer Support Group and EMS lieutenant, gave a presentation to the Tumwater Public Health and Safety Committee on July 11.
- PUB DATE: 7/19/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Yahoo! Sports

A grass fire that scorched over a half-acre of grass at a Kingston home was likely sparked with a cigarette discarded in a fire pit, and officials note that the speed of the fire’s spread demonstrates the conditions that led the Kitsap County fire marshal to recently ban nearly all outdoor fires. North Kitsap Fire & Rescue crews were called to a Barber Cut Off Road address just before 3 p.
- PUB DATE: 7/18/2023 5:30:00 AM - SOURCE: Kitsap Daily News

One of two Birmingham firefighters shot last week at a fire station in the city’s Norwood community has died. Birmingham Fire and Rescue Service Firefighter Jordan Melton was pronounced dead at 6:06 p.m. Monday. He was 29 and had only been a firefighter for several weeks. “Birmingham Fire and Rescue mourns the loss of Firefighter Jordan Melton, who passed away this evening, ‘’ Capt.
- PUB DATE: 7/18/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: AL.com

VIDEO: Earlier this month, the Canyon County Historical Society unveiled a new exhibit highlighting Nampa's history with fire and the history of Nampa's Fire Department. The exhibit is in one of the city's oldest buildings, the Nampa Train Depot, celebrating its 120th birthday this July. On July 3rd, 1909, an unknown individual lit a firework inside the cigar store across from the Train Depot causing a massive explosion and fire.
- PUB DATE: 7/18/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KIVI-TV ABC 6 Nampa

Dallas Fire-Rescue officials say a relatively new program aimed at addressing mental health wellness within their ranks is already proving to be successful. The program was rolled out a little over a year ago, following a trend of suicides and suicide attempts not just within DFR, but within fire departments across the country.
- PUB DATE: 7/18/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KTVT-TV CBS 11 Fort Worth