An off-duty firefighter from Auburn is being credited with saving the life of a teen girl who was wounded among the mass shooting in Las Vegas Sunday night. Dean McAuley with Valley Regional Fire Authority was at the Route 91 concert with several friends enjoying the Jason Aldean concert. "We started moving toward the center of the stage.
- PUB DATE: 10/5/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KOMO-TV ABC 4 and Radio 1000

The current and former fire chiefs, with a combined 30 years at the helm, stood proudly Wednesday at the selectmen's meeting for an unprecedented night they'd long awaited: the appointment of five captains to the 31-member department. It was a first. "It's just a great night for us," said Scott Jepson, the chief of the past decade.
- PUB DATE: 10/5/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Fall River Herald News

Weslaco (TX) Fire Department MVP rescue-pumper. Cinder cab and chassis; Cummins ISL9 450-hp engine; Hale Qmax 2,000-gpm pump; 750-gallon polypropylene tank.

Weslaco (TX) Fire Department MVP rescue-pumper. Cinder cab and chassis; Cummins ISL9 450-hp engine; Hale Qmax 2,000-gpm pump; 750-gallon polypropylene tank.

A family of three and four dogs escaped a house fire early Wednesday morning in Deer Park. Megan Hill, spokeswoman for Spokane County Fire District 4, said first responders showed up to the residence at 29810 N. Short Road to the sound of fire alarms and heavy fire and smoke coming from the back side of the log home.
- PUB DATE: 10/4/2017 7:20:08 PM - SOURCE: Spokane Spokesman-Review