Gov. Bob Ferguson announced an added request to FEMA for as much as $13.2 million to repair public infrastructure damaged in the Central and Eastern Washington wildfires.

The governor’s office said the new request covered permanent repairs or replacement for damaged roads, bridges and utilities. It said that would push Washington’s total federal Public Assistance request for the disaster to more than $133 million.

The request applied to Asotin, Chelan, Columbia, Douglas, Ferry, Grant, Okanogan, Spokane, Stevens, Whitman and Yakima counties, along with the Spokane Tribe of Indians. The state said FEMA Public Assistance could reimburse as much as 75% of eligible infrastructure repair costs.

Ferguson had already asked for a federal Major Disaster Declaration, along with FEMA Individual Assistance for homeowners and Public Assistance tied to debris removal and emergency response costs. The new application focused on permanent infrastructure repairs.

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Edmonds American Legion Post 66 donated $1,250 to the Spokane Firefighters of Local 1296 Benevolent Association in response to the August 2026 Spokane Complex Fires. Post 66 Commander Dan Mullene presented the check to Spokane County Fire District 9 firefighter/paramedic Sam McKoon.

“There are over 41,000 veterans in the Spokane area, making up about 18% of the population,” Mullene said. “And many of our fellow veterans were impacted significantly by these fires. We wanted to show our support for them from their fellow veterans in Edmonds.”

Mullene presented the donation to McKoon, his nephew and a fellow veteran. McKoon served in the U.S. Navy aboard the USS O’Brien from 1995 to 1999 and is a member of the benevolent association.

Edmonds Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 8870 also contributed to fire relief, donating $1,000 through the Washington State VFW organization, according to Commander Duane Bowman.

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Bloomfield Township will ask voters Nov. 3 to approve a $50 million bond for new fire and police stations, citing cramped, outdated facilities, and space needs.

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NYC municipal trucks and vans now use British-accent audible turn alerts from vendor VisionTrack. The system is on about 1,100 vehicles, with 500 more on order.

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Boulder has opened a Public Safety Information Center using drones and live camera feeds to respond faster.

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