Florida Gov. Rick Scott issued another rebuke of Verizon, telling the cell provider in a terse press release that he expects the company to give him a plan today to restore service to the areas hit by Hurricane Michael, and that all cell providers should waive bills for October. The press release was addressed to all cell phone providers, but it singled out Verizon, which has struggled to restore service in Bay County, where Michael made landfall.
- PUB DATE: 10/22/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Tampa Bay Times

A top FDNY official in charge of assessing aspiring firefighters has been hosed out of that role, The Post has learned. Margaret “Peg” Quinn-Puppa, deputy director of the FDNY’s candidate investigation division, “is assuming other duties in human resources,” said department spokesman Jim Long. Those duties are “outside” of candidate investigation, Long added without further comment.
- PUB DATE: 10/22/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: New York Post

City leaders in Camas are researching a plan to create a regional fire authority that would respond to fires and emergencies within southeastern Clark County. The district would need to be approved by voters. It could include Camas, Washougal and an area currently managed by East County Fire & Rescue.
- PUB DATE: 10/22/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KATU 2

Spokane Valley Firefighters responded to a commercial structure fire at Trentwood Elementary School just after 4 pm on Sunday. Initial calls to dispatch reported a portable building on fire. This information combined with black smoke seen from Trent and Sullivan prompted a full commercial fire response.
- PUB DATE: 10/21/2018 9:19:39 PM - SOURCE: KXLY-TV ABC 4

Firefighters from Puget Sound Fire and King County Fire District 44 had their hands full at 7:10 Saturday morning when a reported house fire turned out to be two homes. Crews were able to contain and extinguish the fire in both homes. Residents in both homes were able to escape safely and there were no reported injuries.
- PUB DATE: 10/20/2018 4:52:16 PM - SOURCE: Kent Reporter