VIDEO: The Spokane Fire Department discovered threats to burn down Spokane at multiple locations around the city before several fires broke out in the area Thursday, threatening homes and property. The threats were written around the city, reading: "Burn Spokane Down 8/3/23" "$900 Million - Not One Person Housed" "Burn Spokane" "Tax payers where did all your $ go?" "Its your right to know" "Your responsibility.
- PUB DATE: 8/4/2023 10:46:00 PM - SOURCE: KXLY-TV ABC 4 Spokane

PHOTOS: Nine mobile homes were destroyed Friday afternoon - with another five sustaining heavy damage - as West Pierce Fire & Rescue crews battle a large fire in Lakewood. Two men who were found in the same unit were confirmed dead, according to the West Pierce Fire Chief. At about 2:43 p.m., Lakewood police warned people to avoid the area on 146th Street Roadway, from Spring to Woodbrook.
- PUB DATE: 8/4/2023 8:08:00 PM - SOURCE: KIRO-TV CBS 7 Seattle

An explosion at a Buena, New Jersey home has left two people dead, two injured and another two missing on Thursday, authorities said. A 1-year-old girl was airlifted to St. Christopher's Hospital for Children in critical condition. A 16-year-old was also taken there in stable condition. A 2-year-old boy, 3-year-old girl, 52-year-old man and 73-year-old were also in the home at the time of the explosion.
- PUB DATE: 8/4/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WCBS-TV CBS 2 New York

VIDEO: Dale Cieslinski, 60, is accused of throwing a brick at a Seattle Fire Department ambulance Tuesday afternoon in Wallingford. “You are a danger to commit another violent crime, so I’m going to set bail at the amount of $75,000,” said the judge during Cieslinski’s first appearance in court. The crew inside the ambulance was uninjured, though the response time to the call they were on was delayed – obviously, that’s a problem.
- PUB DATE: 8/4/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KING-TV NBC 5 Seattle

On July 27, the Senate Appropriations Committee considered its Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Appropriations bill. The bill proposes cutting the Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) program (popularly known as the FIRE grant program) and the Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) program.
- PUB DATE: 8/4/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: IAFC.org