A weekly report released Friday by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention adds numbers to previous predictions of a troubling flu season. The number of hospitalizations reported by Oct. 29 has surpassed every recent year during the same week going back as far as the 2010-2011 season. While not a direct case count, the number of people hospitalized with a virus such as influenza or COVID-19 reflects the health care burden of a disease and shows how many people are being harmed.
- PUB DATE: 11/9/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: CNET

Firefighters from multiple districts were battling a blaze in downtown Winlock Tuesday night. Video from the scene shows a structure on Southeast Front Street fully engulfed in flames. The building houses the Haunted Hostel, B&B and Hotel. Residents told The Chronicle about 30 people were evacuated when the fire began at about 7:38 p.
- PUB DATE: 11/9/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: The Chronicle Online - Metered Site

Klickitat County Fire District no. 3, which serves the communities of Husum and B Z Corner, placed an order for a new type 3/1 fire engine to replace the 37 year old engine that was damaged beyond repair during the Jan. 5 collapse of Station 32 in Snowden. The new engine will be equipped with four-wheel drive and a shorter chassis length, which Fire Chief Wes Long said will better match the community it will serve.
- PUB DATE: 11/9/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Columbia Gorge News

All lanes of State Route 18 were closed between Interstate 90 and Issaquah-Hobart Road Southeast for more than 3 hours on Wednesday. There were crashes and a semitruck fire near Hobart shortly after 6 a.m. All westbound lanes were closed near the Tiger Mountain Summit. All eastbound lanes were closed just east of Issaquah-Hobart Road Southeast.
- PUB DATE: 11/9/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KIRO-TV CBS 7 Seattle

Motorists on Route 45 are getting a good look as construction on a new $2 million Saybrook fire station continues on the three-acre site, StarBeacon.com reported.

Saybrook Township trustees are meeting Tuesday with the architect and builder about the new, 8,000-square-foot fire station they are having built on the north end of the property, a city official said, according to the report.

The design includes four drive-through apparatus bays and living quarters for firefighters, the report said.