The spread of the novel coronavirus has not slowed in 24 states, according to a new model by Imperial College London that forecasts infection spikes as more people travel and leave their homes in the coming weeks. Why it matters: Nearly every state across the U.S. has taken steps to reopen their economies partially or completely, including some regions and industries that are deemed "low-risk" for spreading the virus, per a New York Times analysis.
- PUB DATE: 5/26/2020 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: AXIOS

A "cluster outbreak" is responsible for Spokane County seeing double-digit increases in cases for five days in a row, according to the Spokane Regional Health District. According to SRHD spokesperson Kelli Hawkins, the outbreak was among a specific group of people and health officials aren't worried about seeing community spread from the cluster.
- PUB DATE: 5/26/2020 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KREM-TV CBS 2 Spokane

Centralia College East offered its wildland firefighter certification program for the first-time this spring. Adjustments had to be made before its first students could even get started. With the restrictions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, Centralia College East was forced to scrap the face-to-face portion in the beginning of the course and move even more content into online modules provided by the National Wildfire Coordinating Group.
- PUB DATE: 5/25/2020 3:44:57 PM - SOURCE: Centralia Chronicle

An infant and father were injured when a shed caught fire over the weekend in Oakville. Undersheriff Brad Johansson said that on 05-25-20 at approximately 1:23 AM the Sheriff’s Office responded to a structure fire on Gibson Creek. Deputies arrived on scene and firefighters were putting out a fire that was burning a 20’ by 30’ shed that was being used as residence by a married couple and their 8 month old daughter.
- PUB DATE: 5/25/2020 12:55:19 PM - SOURCE: KBKW 1450-AM & 94.7-FM

A 24-year-old woman is accused of arson after flames damaged a residence in Tacoma, police said. Officers and firefighters responded to the scene, a home in the 400 block of South 38th Street, at about 7 p.m. after receiving reports that a fire had broken out there. When crews arrived at the scene, flames were showing along the side of the home.
- PUB DATE: 5/24/2020 11:30:28 AM - SOURCE: KOMO-TV ABC 4 and Radio 1000