The U.S. Senate passed S.870, the Fire Grants and Safety Act of 2023, sending it to President Biden to be signed into law. S.870 incorporates language from H.R. 4090, the Fire Grants and Safety Act of 2023, introduced by Science Committee member Tom Kean (R-NJ). The bill will support and advance firefighter and first responder services across the nation, providing a five-year reauthorization for the U.
- PUB DATE: 6/20/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology

The firefighting team battling the Pioneer Fire on Lake Chelan is keeping in close contact with residents in the close by town of Stehekin. The incident management team held a meeting in Stehekin Tuesday night, where they told residents they'd get the most up to date information on the fire delivered to them daily.
- PUB DATE: 6/20/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KPQ-AM 560 Wenatchee

A line-of-duty memorial service will be held for North Whatcom Fire and Rescue firefighter Leslee Smith at 1 p.m. Saturday, June 29 at the Blaine Performing Arts Center, 975 H Street in Blaine. The memorial will give Smith full honors for her years of commitment to the community. Smith died March 26 at the age of 69 after battling job-related liver cancer.
- PUB DATE: 6/19/2024 10:56:12 PM - SOURCE: The Northern Light

VIDEO/PHOTOS: Crews knocked down a massive structure fire on Herron Island early Wednesday morning, and investigators believe it was arson. At around 2:37 a.m., Key Peninsula Fire (KPF) announced that their crews, along with Gig Harbor firefighters, were responding to some sort of structure fire on the Island.
- PUB DATE: 6/19/2024 1:07:12 PM - SOURCE: KCPQ-TV FOX 13 Seattle

A man in his 30s was hospitalized following a house explosion and fire that occurred in Marysville Tuesday afternoon. The Marysville Fire District said the incident occurred in the area of the 2800 block of 81st Street NE. Firefighters, according to officials, responded to the fire with an explosion at a residence on the Tulalip Tribes Reservation just after 2:30 p.
- PUB DATE: 6/18/2024 11:39:00 PM - SOURCE: KOMO-TV ABC 4 Seattle