The types of places that carry the biggest risk for COVID-19 transmission have changed over time - partly because experts have learned more about how the virus works and partly because the virus itself has changed. The delta variant is more than two times as contagious as previous strains, which has obvious implications for transmission.
- PUB DATE: 10/19/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: HuffPost

On Monday, iFIBER ONE News reached out to Chelan County Fire District 1 and Douglas County Fire District 2 to find out if some of its firefighters fell ‘casualty’ to the state’s Oct. 18 vaccination deadline. Brian Brett is the chief of both fire districts. Chelan County Fire District 1 also responds to incidents in the Wenatchee city limits and Douglas County 2 also fights fires in East Wenatchee’s city limits.
- PUB DATE: 10/19/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: iFiberOne

Firefighters knocked down a fire at a landmark Thurston County home at the corner of Old Highway 99 and Waldrick Road on Monday. East Olympia Fire District 6 responded to the fire at about 9 a.m. and knocked it down in about 15-20 minutes, deputy chief of operations Mike Calhoun said. The blaze caused extensive but not fatal damage to the historic, blue home, locally known as the French Café.
- PUB DATE: 10/19/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: The Olympian

Three cars were involved in a fatal car accident just this morning along McCormick Road and Highway 12., leaving one dead. According to Washington State Patrol, 59-year-old Cary Henning was driving southbound on McCormick Rd. at SR 12, while 22-year-old Carlos Sanchez Martinez was headed westbound on SR 12 at McCormick Rd.
- PUB DATE: 10/19/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KIMA-TV CBS/CW+ 29 Yakima

The City of Buffalo wants to build a new fire station to replace an aging facility, reports Buffalo News.

Plans for the $6 million project by Stieglitz Snyder Architecture call for demolishing the one-story brick building and constructing a 17,495-square-foot station.

The new facility woud include a one-story garage and apparatus room with four bays and overhead doors. A back section would feature a dormitory and locker room.