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

Since the first coronavirus case was confirmed in the United States on Jan. 21, over one million people in the U.S. have confirmed cases of COVID-19. On April 12, the U.S. became the nation with the most deaths globally, but there are early signs that the U.S. case and death counts may be leveling off, as the growth of new cases and deaths plateaus.
- PUB DATE: 5/20/2020 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: National Public Radio

The Memphis Fire Department spent more than $2 million on items related to COVID-19 during a two-month period to protect first responders during the pandemic. FOX13 investigated to find out how it is possible to spend that much tax money in such a short time. In just one week, Memphis Fire spent more than $240,000 on its coronavirus response.
- PUB DATE: 5/20/2020 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WHBQ-TV FOX 13 Memphis