The quarantining of three firefighters who responded to Alaska’s first confirmed case of the coronavirus came out of caution, not because of a lapse, Anchorage’s fire chief said Monday. The firefighters, who responded to a 911 call about the case last week, took standard measures to protect against infectious disease, said Chief Jodie Hettrick.
- PUB DATE: 3/17/2020 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Alaska Public Media News

Spokane County, the City of Spokane, Spokane Valley and other municipalities announced emergency declaration procedures Monday to help with the response to the 2019 novel coronavirus (COVID-19). According to a press release from Spokane County, the declarations are procedural and speed up the processes for the county and cities to quickly deploy funding and resources, seek state and federal resources and grant greater flexibility to work with existing local labor agreements In a press conference Monday, Spokane County Commissioners, Spokane Mayor Nadine Woodward and the City of Spokane Valley signed emergency declarations.
- PUB DATE: 3/17/2020 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KREM-TV CBS 2 Spokane

Kootenai County Emergency Management held a press conference addressing the county’s response to COVID-19 developments. The Board of County Commissioners issued a disaster declaration on Sunday, which opened an Emergency Operation Center (EOC) for a coordinated response, and provides county-wide resources for first responders with Panhandle Health and Kootenai Health.
- PUB DATE: 3/17/2020 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KXLY-TV ABC 4 Spokane

The Seattle Fire Department responded to a large fire at a homeless encampment near South Weller Street in the Chinatown International District at around 1:15 p.m. Monday, a department spokesperson said, after a cooking fire got out of control. The fire was about 50 feet by 20 feet. While it was difficult to determine how many tents caught fire, the department spokesperson said at least one tent was burned.
- PUB DATE: 3/16/2020 8:34:44 PM - SOURCE: Seattle Times - Metered Site

Grant County Fire District 13 crews responded to a blaze early Sunday morning on the 13000 block of Drumheller Road. When they arrived around 3:30 a.m., they found a fully involved trailer fire which had extended to a pump house. Fire officials say the modified trailer, which was being used as a residence, is a total loss while the pump house received substantial damage.
- PUB DATE: 3/16/2020 5:46:23 AM - SOURCE: KPQ-AM 560