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

AT&T is giving schools access to a new security alert system through FirstNet, the company's dedicated telecommunications network for first responders. The school safety system will be available this fall and entail a FirstNet-certified mobile app, wearable panic button and online portal designed by the telecommunications company Intrado, according to a news release Tuesday.
- PUB DATE: 8/4/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Government Technology

Hyundai Motor and Kia have recalled more than 91,000 recently released U.S. vehicles because of a potential fire hazard in their newer models. The electrical components of the vehicles' oil pump assemblies may overheat, increasing the risk of a fire, according to a recall notice posted Thursday by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA).
- PUB DATE: 8/4/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: CBS News

VIDEO/PHOTOS: Fire crews battled a two-alarm blaze that destroyed three buildings overnight in Tacoma. According to the Tacoma Fire Department, the fire began around 9 p.m. Thursday at 207 North I Street, where an old dog care facility that had been shut down roughly a year ago was located. Crews said once the fire was active, the flames quickly spread to two adjacent buildings.
- PUB DATE: 8/4/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KOMO-TV ABC 4 Seattle

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