VIDEO: Brownsburg firefighter Jason Stumm, in the industry for more than 20 years, says each day is unpredictable. “There are days, weeks and months sometimes that you go on runs and it’s not really stressful. It’s a daily event, but then you have that one run in the middle of the month that you remember.
- PUB DATE: 3/22/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WTHR-TV NBC 13 Indianapolis

The omicron subvariant BA.2 is continuing to gain ground in the U.S., according to Covid-19 tests sequenced over the last two weeks. Helix, a San Diego-based genomics firm, has been watching the BA.2 variant since it first popped up in the U.S. in early January. Although it was initially slow to take hold, Helix now estimates that 50% to 70% of all Covid cases nationwide are BA.
- PUB DATE: 3/22/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Bloomberg

The Seattle Police Department (SPD) arrested a 38-year-old Federal Way man who officers say started several fires in a Belltown apartment building on March 10. Officers said the suspect is a former tenant of the apartment complex. The Seattle Fire Department responded to the fire, located at the Bell Tower in the 2200 block of Frist Avenue, around 2:45 a.
- PUB DATE: 3/22/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KING-TV NBC 5 Seattle

Two local firefighters are being honored for their work ethic and contributions to the community. Chelan County Fire District #1 Chief Brian Brett announced two Firefighter of the Year awards at their recent Appreciation Banquet. Last year’s banquet was cancelled due to the COVID pandemic. Spokesperson Kay McKellar said, “Firefighter Chris Paul was named the 2020 recipient of this honor.
- PUB DATE: 3/22/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KPQ-AM 560 Wenatchee

The number of COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations in Washington State have dropped to the point where health leaders say we have reached the turning point where we are just going to have to learn to co-exist with coronavirus. But even though the state and the country may have turned the corner on the pandemic, the reality is that COVID is going to be with us for a long time.
- PUB DATE: 3/22/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KOMO-TV ABC 4 Seattle