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Tenino police report stabbing investigation; South Thurston Fire chief outlines mutual aid and wildland planning
Summary
Officer McClellan summarized an Jan. 8 stabbing with one victim airlifted to Tacoma General and a second injured; Chief Andrew Shaffrin reported 1,858 calls, ongoing mutual-aid deployments, a recent fatal structure fire under investigation, and regional wildland-urban interface planning.
Officer McClellan, public information officer for the Tenino Police Department, briefed the council on critical incidents from Jan. 8. Police responded to a stabbing on the 500 block of Houston Street South; one victim was initially treated locally and then airlifted to Tacoma General for advanced medical care and later described as stable. The suspect was detained and booked into the Thurston County Juvenile Detention Center on probable-cause charges for assault in the first degree; police said additional felony charges were forwarded for prosecutorial consideration. A second incident at the 76 gas station involved up to nine people fighting; after investigation police determined the fight was mutual and no arrests were made.
"The victim was self transported to the hospital where he was initially treated for the stab wounds and was later care flighted to Tacoma General for advanced medical treatment," Officer McClellan reported. He thanked Thurston County Sheriff’s Office personnel for assistance during the incidents.
Andrew Shaffrin, fire chief of South Thurston Fire & EMS, told the council his agency ran 1,858 calls last year (district and mutual aid combined), described regional cost-sharing of positions with partner agencies and noted the ratification of a union contract. He reported a recent fatal structure fire near Mima Acres that remains under investigation and described work on a South County wildland-urban interface plan involving DNR, Fish and Wildlife and conservation partners.
Chief Shaffrin said mutual-aid deployments have included sending personnel to California wildfires and that the agency is coordinating on training, standardizing policy and cost-sharing to improve regional response. He also noted opportunities and training needs related to storage and distributed-energy resources at area facilities.
Next steps: Police continue the investigation and will forward charges for prosecutorial consideration as appropriate; South Thurston Fire & EMS will continue developing the wildland-urban interface plan and coordinate training and signature buy‑offs with partner entities.
