Governor Jay Inslee’s statewide “stay home, stay healthy” order, meant to slow the spread of a deadly new coronavirus, seems to be helping local first responders by alleviating the normal flow of calls for things like vehicle accidents and other non-virus related emergencies. “It’s been very quiet, and the call volume is quite a bit lower than would be expected for this time of year,” Camas-Washougal Fire Chief Nick Swinhart told the Post-Record today.
- PUB DATE: 3/30/2020 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Camas-Washougal Post-Record

PHOTO: Multiple brush fires followed each other after sparks fell from a train heading eastbound through Richland Sunday afternoon. The Richland Fire Department responded to the first reported fire near Kohl’s where there were multiple small fires. The department quickly put out each one. As the train traveled, so did the fires.
- PUB DATE: 3/29/2020 2:37:34 PM - SOURCE: YakTriNews

Crews knocked out a fire at a North Spokane tire shop early Saturday morning. According to Spokane Fire, crews responded to the 2500 block of N. Division, in the parking lot of Poor Boys Tire and Automotive, shortly after 1 a.m. There, they say a massive pile of tires and van were engulfed in flames that quickly spread to the building.
- PUB DATE: 3/28/2020 4:03:08 PM - SOURCE: KXLY-TV ABC 4 Spokane

To ensure uninterrupted service during the coronavirus pandemic, 18 fire departments in San Bernardino County have joined under a regional management team, an action usually reserved for fighting large wildfires. “COVID-19 has the possibility of affecting a significant portion of the fire and EMS workforce,” the San Bernardino County Fire Chiefs Association said Thursday, March 26, in announcing formation of the agencies that will cooperate with the San Bernardino County Fire Protection District Incident Management Team.
- PUB DATE: 3/27/2020 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: San Bernardino County Sun