The seven-day average of new Coronavirus infections in the United States has fallen to a number not seen since the delta surge of last summer began to die down, though cases remain higher than during much of the pandemic. The country had an average of 153,029 cases per day as of Monday, according to tracking by The Washington Post.
- PUB DATE: 2/16/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: The Washington Post

VIDEO/PHOTOS: An abandoned elementary school is burning Wednesday morning in SeaTac. Firefighters say the call came in after midnight for the smoke and flames erupting from what used to be Maywood Elementary School, which quickly escalated to a two-alarm fire. Crews have been trying to slow the fire and smoke down for hours but did say there have been no reported injuries at the time.
- PUB DATE: 2/16/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KOMO-TV ABC 4 Seattle

Upgrades have begun at Skagit County Fire District 14’s Alger station that will enable the district to staff the station overnight. The upgrades include adding six sleeping quarters, two storage rooms and laundry facilities, and updating the kitchen and day room. The station is one of two operated by the district.
- PUB DATE: 2/16/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Skagit Valley Herald

A family cat died in an early morning fire. Graham Fire & Rescue said it was called to the Spanaway home in the 19800 block of 75th Avenue East around 3 A.M. to help. The fire was taken out and all residents were able to get out except for a cat. Firefighters are looking into how the fire started.
- PUB DATE: 2/16/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KOMO-TV ABC 4 Seattle

The Seymour Fire Department gave an update on the progress of its new station, the completion of which is still expected by the end of this year.

FA reported in mid-November that the department broke ground on the $5.75 million replacement Station 2 at 1019 W. Second St.

Replacing the station, built in 1967 at 500 W. Fifth St., has been in the works for about a decade. In 2019, the new facility received the green light.

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“Impressive amount of work so far considering the time of year that construction began,” the department writes on Facebook.