Law enforcement authorities in three Western Washington counties were searching Wednesday for burglars who have broken into multiple fire stations, stealing valuable and life-saving equipment that could hamper firefighters' effort to save lives and preserve property. Sheriff's investigators in Skagit, Snohomish and Whatcom counties told KOMO News that they all currently have active investigations within their jurisdictions into the thefts of vital fire department tools that has impacted -- or could impact -- the response to thousands of people served by the fire departments.
- PUB DATE: 2/3/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KOMO-TV ABC 4 Seattle

The house in the small town of Granville, Ohio, that Lea Ann Parsley-Davenport grew up in was located just a couple of blocks from the fire department, close enough to hear the town’s emergency sirens sound whenever there was a fire. On those occasions, she would hop on her bike and pedal as fast as she could down to the station.
- PUB DATE: 2/3/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: UVA Today

“It’s premature for any country either to surrender, or to declare victory,” said World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Ghebreyesus about the fight against Covid yesterday. “This virus is dangerous, and it continues to evolve before our very eyes,” said Ghebreyesus in opening remarks at the organization’s weekly Covid update.
- PUB DATE: 2/3/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Deadline

Law enforcement authorities in three Western Washington counties were searching Wednesday for burglars who have broken into multiple fire stations, stealing valuable and life-saving equipment that could hamper firefighters' effort to save lives and preserve property. Sheriff's investigators in Skagit, Snohomish and Whatcom counties told KOMO News that they all currently have active investigations within their jurisdictions into the thefts of vital fire department tools that has impacted -- or could impact -- the response to thousands of people served by the fire departments.
- PUB DATE: 2/3/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KOMO-TV ABC 4 Seattle

Living along the Pacific coast, the destructive forces of nature people tend to think about most are storms and floods —and, of course, tsunamis. But fires have also been a constant presence in the Columbia-Pacific region, including lightning-strike wildfires, controlled vegetation burns by Indigenous people, and more recent conflagrations that destroyed entire homes, hotels and other buildings.
- PUB DATE: 2/3/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Discover Our Coast