The World Health Organization and the Biden administration are both saying that COVID-19 remains a public health emergency, even as global deaths from the virus have reached the lowest levels since March 2020. Both the WHO and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services first declared COVID-19 a public health emergency in January 2020.
- PUB DATE: 4/14/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: NPR

PHOTO: Firefighters are working to contain a fire that has engulfed a community club in Seabeck on Wednesday night. Crews were called to 24283 NW Seabeck Holly Road. When crews with Central Kitsap Fire and Rescue arrived at the scene, they said the Holly Community Club was fully involved. Firefighters have not said if anyone was hurt and have not determined what caused the fire.
- PUB DATE: 4/14/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KIRO-TV CBS 7 Seattle

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Forest Service is implementing a 10-year Wildfire Crisis Strategy, focusing initial investment on ten landscapes, including the Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest. The Central Washington Initiative of the crisis strategy covers 2.45 million acres of land in Washington, from Winthrop to Naches.
- PUB DATE: 4/14/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KNDO-TV NBC 23 Yakima/KNDU-TV NBC 25 Richland

Court documents reveal new details about a fire that threatened homes in Spokane earlier this month, including the likely cause. Homes near West Sunset Highway and South Grove Road were forced to evacuate on April 8, as winds pushed the fire dangerously close. Firefighters reported winds were blowing at 30 miles per hour at the time.
- PUB DATE: 4/14/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KREM-TV CBS 2 Spokane

FA reported last week that the Waxahachie Fire Department planned to break ground for its future Station 4 on Tuesday.

Well, those plans came to fruition as the department did indeed break ground for the facility. See pictures below:

“We had a great Groundbreaking Ceremony for Fire Station 4 today,” the department writes on Facebook. “The new station will be located near Brookside and I-35E on the west side of the freeway. It will serve the south end of I-35E, Waxahachie High School, Main Street/Business 287 from the railroad tracks to the west end of the City, Grand/Solon up to 287 Bypass, the Civic Center, the new Emory Lakes subdivision and the housing developments along Ovilla Road just to name a few areas.

“This will be a great addition to the WFR. It will decrease our response times and thus enable us to intervene in emergency situations more quickly. Thank you to our Council, our City Management Team, our citizens, and for those who serve the citizens, visitors and business of the City as members of the WFR.”

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