Alabama is the worst state in the nation to work in during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a survey out that rates the states based on their policies to protect working families. Oxfam America, a nonprofit agency dedicated to ending poverty, used 27 different data points in three areas of state assistance - worker protections, healthcare protections and unemployment support.
- PUB DATE: 9/3/2020 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: AL.com

Right now 75 active, large wildfires are burning across the United States, according to the National Interagency Fire Center. Some of the largest fires are in California, Colorado, Arizona, Washington and Oregon with more than 2 million acres burning. Wildland firefighters are among those on the front line, putting their lives in harm’s way to save others and protect property.
- PUB DATE: 9/3/2020 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KDVR-TV FOX 31 Denver

Seattle police are trying to figure out if a 32-year-old man arrested Tuesday night in connection with a series of suspected arsons in the city's Montlake neighborhood might be connected to any other fires in the city. Detectives will be handling the follow-up investigation, a police spokesman told KOMO News on Wednesday.
- PUB DATE: 9/3/2020 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KOMO-TV ABC 4 Seattle

A 100-acre fire burned about 5 miles northeast of Spangle and about 20 miles south of Spokane Wednesday afternoon, threatening structures, according to the Washington Department of Natural Resources. The Heaton Road wildfire burned through wheat and timber, following its start around 2:50 p.m. Wednesday, said Thomas Kyle-Milward, DNR communications consultant.
- PUB DATE: 9/2/2020 5:04:11 PM - SOURCE: Spokane Spokesman-Review - Metered Site

The Wenatchee Valley Technical Skills Center’s Fire Science program recently received its largest donation yet: a 1984 Seagrave fire engine. The donation, made by Chelan County Fire District 1, is the first fire truck the program has received and the latest contribution by Central Washington fire departments that fuel the fire science program.
- PUB DATE: 9/2/2020 3:18:18 PM - SOURCE: Wenatchee World