The latest surge of COVID-19 infections has pushed the seven-day average of new daily cases to heights not seen since the pandemic began. The seven-day average of new cases hit 68,767 on Sunday, topping the previous peak of 67,293 reported on July 22. The two highest single days of new cases were Friday and Saturday, with more than 83,000 new cases added each day.
- PUB DATE: 10/26/2020 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: CNN

A San Pablo man was arrested on suspicion of striking an on-duty firefighter with his vehicle in Petaluma early Saturday, police said. Petaluma police responded at about 3:11 a.m. to a call from their city’s fire department reporting that one of their firefighters “had just been intentionally stuck by a vehicle,” police said.
- PUB DATE: 10/26/2020 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Richmond Standard

It could have been a disaster for the Snohomish County 911 dispatch center in September. After working 1½ shifts in a room with other radio dispatchers, in the glass-walled building that’s like a nerve center for all first-responders in Snohomish County, a dispatcher learned her COVID-19 test had come back positive.
- PUB DATE: 10/26/2020 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Herald Net

A Bremerton firefighter was flown to Harborview Medical Center with a leg injury Saturday after being pinned between two cars while performing a medical evaluation on a suspected impaired driver. The firefighter, 50, was called to Washington Avenue near its bend on 11th Street about 2 a.m. to evaluate a driver who'd struck a parked car, according to Bremerton Assistant Fire Chief John Payne.
- PUB DATE: 10/25/2020 6:21:04 PM - SOURCE: Kitsap Sun

Friday morning Spokane Valley Firefighters Labor Union announced via Facebook that they were able to deliver the first 'Operation Warm' winter coats ahead of the winter storm. Trent Elementary and Trentwood Elementary received 125 winter coats and SVFLU reminded parents to contact the school counselor if their kid is in need of a coat.
- PUB DATE: 10/25/2020 4:27:34 PM - SOURCE: KHQ-TV NBC 6 Spokane