U.S. Rep. Darin LaHood (R-IL) urged the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to take action that would avoid potential layoffs of America’s experienced firefighters. Specifically, Rep. LaHood and U.S. Rep. Cheri Bustos (D-IL) called on FEMA to temporarily expand the Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) Grant Program to include firefighters already on payroll.
- PUB DATE: 5/29/2020 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Ripon Advance

VIDEO: Mayor Jacob Frey said he made the call to evacuate police officers from the 3rd Precinct before rioters set the building on fire Thursday night as protests continued to boil over in Minneapolis after the death of George Floyd. Police said officers were able to safely evacuate as rioters breached the perimeter and started a fire that spread through the building.
- PUB DATE: 5/29/2020 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KMSP-TV FOX 9 Minneapolis

The FDNY on Thursday hosted a ceremonial sendoff to medical response teams that traveled to New York City to assist with the coronavirus pandemic. For 60 days, American Medical Response (AMR) ambulance crews, Network Providers and support staff from across the country have worked in New York as part of the urgent response to the COVID-19 crisis.
- PUB DATE: 5/29/2020 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WABC-TV ABC 7 New York

Clark County Fire & Rescue (CCFR) units met with some challenges at an apartment fire early Thursday (May 28) in Woodland. Firefighters were dispatched at 9:01 a.m. Thursday to a report of a fire on the patio of an apartment at 560 Bozarth Street in Woodland. The fire engine from the Woodland station, Engine 29, arrived at 9:05 a.
- PUB DATE: 5/29/2020 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Clark County Today

Another high number of positive cases were reported by the Yakima Health District Thursday evening, including no new COVID-19 deaths. For the third day in a row, the health district is reporting no new deaths from the virus in Yakima County. YHD says 128 more people tested positive for COVID-19, now totaling 3,380 confirmed cases.
- PUB DATE: 5/29/2020 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KIMA-TV CBS 29 News Yakima