VIDEO: Fire crews responded to an intense vehicle fire located in a building in Tappahannock. At 6:38 p.m., the Tappahannock-Essex Volunteer Fire Department responded to the report of a vehicle fire inside the old Tappahannock Ford building located on Church Lane near Hoskins Creek. During the attack, crews say several large explosions occurred, sending debris hundreds of feet away and was heard over five miles away.
- PUB DATE: 7/7/2020 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WWBT-TV NBC 12 Richmond

Each year, NFPA collects data on all the firefighter fatalities in the US that resulted from injuries or illnesses that occurred while the victims were on-duty. The term on duty refers to: Being at the scene of an alarm, whether it is a fire or non-fire incident (including EMS calls). Responding to or returning from an alarm.
- PUB DATE: 7/7/2020 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: NFPA.org

The Yakima Health District reported 80 new COVID-19 cases and four more virus death cases in Yakima County. As of Monday evening, YHD says there are at least 7,935 confirmed cases and a total of 150 deaths. They say 146 people died with underlying conditions. 43 people are hospitalized, with 7 people intubated, and 4,798 have recovered, according to the health district.
- PUB DATE: 7/7/2020 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KIMA-TV CBS/CW+ 29 Yakima

Two fatalities and a house fire were among the emergencies first responders were called to during the Fourth of July holiday. One death was caused by a firework and another by an accidental gunshot wound. A house in Mount Vernon caught fire after fireworks set some nearby trees ablaze. On the afternoon of July 4, a Camano Island man died at Skagit Valley Hospital after sustaining what was reportedly an accidental gunshot wound in the woods south of Hamilton.
- PUB DATE: 7/6/2020 5:41:12 PM - SOURCE: Skagit Valley Herald (GoSkagit.com)

Yakima County firefighters believe a wildfire that was started over the weekend just north of White Swan was caused by fireworks. According to Yakima County Fire District #5, the fire was contained at 250 acres. Their crews worked alongside Yakama Nation Fire Management with air resources and dozers.
- PUB DATE: 7/6/2020 10:19:04 AM - SOURCE: YakTriNews