VIDEO: The people who keep Cobb County safe say they are understaffed and underpaid. Cobb police officers, firefighters and deputies crowded a Board of Commissioners meeting Tuesday night, and some said there's such a shortage, people worry about who is going to protect the public. Speaker after speaker stood up for Cobb County's law enforcement officers, and many of the officers were there themselves to demand a fix.
- PUB DATE: 3/28/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WSB-TV ABC 2 Atlanta

The firefighters union in San Antonio revealed more details about its proposal for an independent health care trust on Tuesday, requesting a $19,000-per-employee payment from the city every year for the next five years to fund the trust. The San Antonio Professional Firefighters Association is asking for an independent health care trust that it can manage itself, removing it from the city’s purview.
- PUB DATE: 3/28/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: San Antonio Express-News

Pierre Part (LA) Volunteer Fire Department pumper. Igniter cab and chassis; Cummins ISL9 450-hp engine; Hale Qflo 1,250-gpm pump; 1,000-gallon polypropylene tank; 20-gallon foam cell.

Lewis County is bolstering efforts to complete construction of the fire station in Mossyrock, sponsoring a grant application for $650,000 to seek federal funds for the project. “I appreciate the support that we’ve been getting from the county on this,” said Fire District 3 Chief Doug Fosburg. “Phase 2 of this will provide sleeping quarters, a training area and a community room with a kitchen to support the (emergency) shelter.
- PUB DATE: 3/27/2019 7:22:49 PM - SOURCE: Centralia Chronicle

Seattle police have arrested a woman suspected of string of arsons in the SoDo neighborhood area earlier this week. According to a news release from Seattle PD, investigators believe the 31-year-old woman first set five small fires in a construction site in the 2400 block of 3rd Avenue just before midnight on March 24.
- PUB DATE: 3/27/2019 6:54:46 PM - SOURCE: KCPQ-TV FOX 13