The Kent Regional Fire Authority plans to have a new name by next year.
"No longer will we be called the Kent Regional Fire Authority, we will be called the Puget Sound Regional Fire Authority," said Les Thomas, a Kent City Councilman and member of the RFA board, at the July 5 City Council meeting.
But the new name isn't a done deal yet.
The RFA board will vote on the proposed name at its 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, July 20, meeting at Fire Station 78, 17820 SE 256th St., said Capt. Kyle Ohashi, Kent RFA spokesman. Ohashi said Puget Sound had been tentatively selected by a renaming committee but another name could emerge.
"As we continue to grow regionally, the (Kent) name no longer fully represents who we are," Ohashi said about the reason for a change.
Thomas said a new name would more accurately reflect the RFA's service area.
"We have taken in the city of SeaTac as part of our RFA and possibly are going to include the city of Tukwila," Thomas said.