An Orting Valley Fire and Rescue firefighter working a blaze near Leavenworth rescued a dog Monday morning from a burned-out area. A picture posted to Orting Valley Fire’s Facebook page shows Will Lengel holding a dirty West Highlands white terrier in his arms as he walks down a partially burned slope at the site of the Suncrest fire.
- PUB DATE: 8/30/2016 2:19:58 AM - SOURCE: Tacoma News Tribune

The driver of a Michigan firetruck that crashed Saturday on Interstate 35W in Blaine, killing two firefighters, said he was sleep-deprived and that he nodded off before the rig went out of control. He also admitted using marijuana and cocaine in the days and hours before the wreck, according to charges filed Monday.
- PUB DATE: 8/30/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Minneapolis Star-Tribune

The Liberty Township fire chief who had been fighting to keep his job will be returning to work next month, but not as chief. Tim Jensen, suspended in March for alleged management lapses, including tardiness and failing to follow orders, reached an agreement with township trustees late last week allowing him to return to work on Sept.
- PUB DATE: 8/30/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: The Columbus Dispatch

Grant County Sheriff Glenn Palmer gave an ominous warning to a rural fire chief trying to recover fire trucks stolen from his department. Chief Jeremy Boyer needed the trucks in early 2013 for the recently formed Monument Rural Fire District, protecting a sparsely populated area in northern Grant County.
- PUB DATE: 8/30/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Portland Oregonian, Hillsboro Argus, Oregon Live.com

Sitting in his Gonzales residence Monday morning (Aug. 29), St. John the Baptist Parish firefighter William "Mack" Beal was surrounded by photographs of his loved ones as he recalled Sunday's Interstate 10 bus crash that injured him and killed two others, including St. John Fire District Chief Spencer Chauvin.
- PUB DATE: 8/30/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: New Orleans Times-Picayune & Nola.com