Police arrested a man Tuesday evening who they believe is the suspect in an attack on a Seattle church last week. Seattle police said they arrested a man in his 30s in connection with an arson at a Beacon Hill church last Thursday night. The man was arrested around 6:30 p.m. in South Seattle, and was being interviewed by arson detectives.
- PUB DATE: 10/24/2018 4:02:59 AM - SOURCE: KCPQ-TV FOX 13

Ogunquit residents have started the process to recall three Select Board members who voted earlier this month to uphold the termination of the town’s fire chief. The residents, upset with the board members’ support of Town Manager Patricia Finnigan and her decision to fire Fire Chief Mark O’Brien, want to remove Madeline Mooney, Charles Waite III and Robert Winn from office.
- PUB DATE: 10/24/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Portland Press Herald

Four firefighter/paramedics in Naperville started working eight-hour shifts this week as part of a staffing plan designed to get more people on duty when they're needed most. The typical firefighter's hours are 24 hours on the job, 48 hours off, and that's not changing at the large Naperville department, which operates 10 stations with a daily minimum of 42 firefighter/paramedics on the job.
- PUB DATE: 10/24/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Daily Herald

VIDEO - Three people were injured in an accident involving an FDNY ambulance in the Bronx that was on the way to a call. That ambulance then slammed into an optical store. An FDNY official said it happened around 7:30 a.m. on East Fordham Road at Elm Place. The ambulance collided with a Honda Civic before careening into the store.
- PUB DATE: 10/24/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WABC-TV ABC 7

More Than 3,600 Public Safety Agencies SubscribedMore than 3,600 public safety agencies across the country have now joined FirstNet. That’s a nearly 50% increase in the number of agencies subscribing to the nationwide public safety communications platform in less than 2 months. With more than 250,000 connections on FirstNet, first responders from federal, state, local and tribal public safety agencies continue to turn to FirstNet for the communications capabilities they need, especially during emergencies and large events.
- PUB DATE: 10/24/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: FirstNet.gov