U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross announced the appointment of six leaders in public safety, technology and network financing to serve on the Board of the FirstNet First Responder Network Authority. The new members bring the FirstNet board to a full complement, with 12 non-permanent members selected by the Commerce Department and three permanent seats filled by the Attorney General, the Secretary of Homeland Security and the Director of the Office of Management and Budget.
- PUB DATE: 11/2/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Commerce.Gov

A sexually explicit video of a Las Vegas firefighter was circulated among her coworkers without her knowledge, according to a human resources complaint obtained by the Las Vegas Review-Journal. The woman learned in June that her colleagues had the video, according to the complaint. She said in the complaint that the video was sent last year to her ex-boyfriend, a Henderson firefighter.
- PUB DATE: 11/2/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Las Vegas Review-Journal

The call load for firefighters has tripled and variety of their training and responsibilities has significantly expanded in the last few decades, while the personnel population at the Peoria Fire Department has remained relatively flat. Those factors, combined with the continued dwindling of tax revenue flowing into city coffers, create a stark reality, according to the president of the local firefighters union, Ryan Brady.
- PUB DATE: 11/2/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Peoria Journal Star

A two-alarm fire at the Cove Apartments on 1st Avenue in Federal Way displaced several families and prompted multi-engine response from South King Fire and Rescue on Thursday. The fire started around 4 p.m. and spread to four apartment units in the eight-unit complex, displacing seven adults and nine children.
- PUB DATE: 11/2/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Federal Way Mirror

Seattle police are investigating what caused a driver to crash into a lobby at UW Medicine’s Northwest Hospital and Medical Center on North 115th Street Thursday afternoon. A hospital spokesperson said the driver lost control of the car around 5 p.m. and crashed into an area of the building next to the ER waiting room.
- PUB DATE: 11/2/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KIRO-TV CBS 7