Interfering with a fire or medical first responder could soon become illegal if a bill being considered in the Washington State Legislature passes this session. A proposed House bill would create a gross misdemeanor for anyone who knowingly interferes with the actions of a firefighter or emergency medical services provider.
- PUB DATE: 1/28/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: The Spokesman-Review - Metered Site

VIDEO: The Arlington, Virginia, fire department is turning to telehealth to help ease the strain on ambulance crews and hospitals. Starting this month, if paramedics or EMTs in Arlington find that a patient meets certain criteria, the emergency workers will ask whether the patient would like to bring in a medical provider via an iPad.
- PUB DATE: 1/28/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WTOP-FM 103.5 Washington, D.C.

A semitruck has crashed into scaffolding at a building under construction in downtown Seattle. The Seattle Fire Department tweeted about the crash near Fifth Avenue and Marion Street at 9:19 a.m. Thursday. Seattle fire said that an adjacent building was evacuated as a precaution and a safety perimeter was set up.
- PUB DATE: 1/28/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KIRO-TV CBS 7 Seattle

Interfering with a fire or medical first responder could soon become illegal if a bill being considered in the Washington State Legislature passes this session. A proposed House bill would create a gross misdemeanor for anyone who knowingly interferes with the actions of a firefighter or emergency medical services provider.
- PUB DATE: 1/28/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: The Spokesman-Review

A fire broke out in a vacant building in central Ballard early this morning. Seattle Fire reported no injuries after extinguishing the fire, which started around 2 a.m. on Thursday, Jan. 27. The fire broke out in the building formerly home to Seattle Pilates Collective, which also operated a location in Green Lake.
- PUB DATE: 1/28/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: My Ballard