Hospitals across western Washington are hoping to vaccinate more than 4,000 first responders by the end of the year. Departments have seen impacts to their forces and have had to adapt as first responders have been faced with coronavirus exposures and quarantines. Woodinville Deputy Fire Chief Doug McDonald said departments across the region respond to 18 coronavirus-related calls per day.
- PUB DATE: 12/31/2020 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KING-TV NBC 5 Seattle

A car smashed through one of the main front entrances of Factoria Mall in Bellevue Wednesday afternoon. The crash happened just before 10:30 after the driver suffered a medical event, Bellevue Police said. The car went through the glass doors at the MarketPlace entrance and made it about 20 yards inside out front of the Panera Bread entrance.
- PUB DATE: 12/31/2020 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KOMO-TV ABC 4 Seattle

Chelan County Fire District 1 officially moved into its new station at its new location, in the 700 block of North Wenatchee Avenue, the week of Thanksgiving. Chief Brian Brett reflects on the new spot after a month of settling in. “It’s been a blessing,” said Chief Brian Brett. “It’s a nice, new, clean facility.
- PUB DATE: 12/30/2020 11:36:26 AM - SOURCE: KPQ-AM 560

VIDEO: Large piles of scrap metal caught fire at an Opa-locka recycling plant, sending heavy plumes of smoke into the sky. The firefight, which began around 4:30 p.m. Tuesday at Trademark Metals Recycling Plant, stretched well into the evening. Firefighters said because of the metal that is burning, these type of fires take a long time to put out.
- PUB DATE: 12/30/2020 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WPLG-TV ABC 10 Miami

Some ambulances have been forced to wait as long as 12 hours outside Memphis hospitals to drop off patients, according to the Memphis Fire Fighters Association. The problem appears to be tied to the recent surge in COVID-19 cases, which has brought many hospitals to capacity. Tuesday afternoon, the Memphis Fire Department confirmed ambulances were backed up at St.
- PUB DATE: 12/30/2020 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WREG-TV CBS 3 Memphis