VIDEO: The more than 20,000 paramedics, EMTs and 911 dispatchers in Massachusetts were honored Wednesday as part of National EMS Week as a large convoy of ambulances traveled from Worcester to Boston. The "Convoy of Champions" set off from UMass Memorial Medical Center about 1:15 p.m. and made the 40-mile drive in about an hour, with a state police escort and a UMass Medical Life Flight helicopter.
- PUB DATE: 5/21/2020 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WBTS-TV NBC 10 Boston

As the world continues to deal with the COVID-19 pandemic, a lot of focus has been on the health risks to healthcare workers due to the infectiousness of the virus and the insufficient amount of personal protective equipment (PPE) available. However, another health risk to these providers that is just starting to get attention are the physical and mental health effects from their constant exposure to the trauma of this disaster.
- PUB DATE: 5/21/2020 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: In Public Safety

Firefighters discovered a body after putting out a fire Wednesday at a home in Kitsap County. Fire crews were called just before 2:00 p.m. after someone in the area saw the smoke in the 11000 block of Schold Road in Silverdale. Firefighters quickly put out the fire but found a body inside. Investigators are looking into what may have caused the fire.
- PUB DATE: 5/20/2020 7:41:40 PM - SOURCE: KCPQ-TV FOX 13 Seattle

Bail was set at $50,000 Monday for a man accused of starting a fire in downtown Olympia, Thurston County Superior Court records show. The court found probable cause to charge Nathan Ray Cicco, 19, with first-degree arson. Cicco has no known address, according to court records. Arraignment is set for June 2.
- PUB DATE: 5/20/2020 4:48:26 PM - SOURCE: Centralia Chronicle

Ron Simmons is planning to call it a day soon. He’s been Snohomish Fire’s chief the past seven years, but that’s just one-fifth of his 35-year career at the department. His first day was Nov. 11, 1985. He’s decided his last will be June 31. Fire District 4 won’t be selecting the new chief until as late as June, but its board began discussing the position this week after press time.
- PUB DATE: 5/20/2020 1:41:43 AM - SOURCE: Snohomish County News