To protect themselves from coronavirus, firefighters in Jefferson have a new way of wiping down their equipment after making runs. They’re applying a mixture of bleach and water to the insides their ambulances and fire engines as well as on the surfaces of their gear. “Any of the equipment that is actually in the ambulance -- the cot, the monitor -- is available to be decontaminated with the same product,” said Jefferson Assistant Fire Chief Jerry Wendt.
- PUB DATE: 4/15/2020 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WMTV NBC 15 Madison

The global novel coronavirus pandemic has claimed more than 120,000 lives around the world. The United States now has more than 600,000 diagnosed cases and suffered at least 25,000 deaths. The death toll in New York, the epicenter of the pandemic in the U.S., has surpassed 10,000. Since the novel coronavirus hit the U.
- PUB DATE: 4/15/2020 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: ABC News

Every time a 911 dispatch alerts them, South County Fire and Rescue crews may head for the front lines of the battle against COVID-19. And South County’s 270 firefighters, paramedics and staff are ready for a coronavirus confrontation, said Deputy Chief Shaughn Maxwell, commander of the agency’s emergency medical services.
- PUB DATE: 4/14/2020 6:47:23 PM - SOURCE: MLTnews.com

The same day a burn ban went into effect in Clark County, firefighters battled a brush fire southeast of Battle Ground. Clark County Fire District 3 crews were dispatched about 1:55 p.m. Tuesday for a vegetation fire near Northeast Rawson Mill and L-1400 roads. A number of tree stumps were on fire on about a quarter-acre, producing a lot of smoke, according to emergency radio traffic monitored at The Columbian.
- PUB DATE: 4/14/2020 6:35:32 PM - SOURCE: Vancouver Columbian - Metered Site

Lower Valley firefighters put out a fire that started when a resident’s attempt to clear brush went out of control on Tuesday. Yakima County Fire District 5 crews were called around noon to 520 W. Neimeyer Road for a brush fire, Chief Kevin Frazier said. A resident was burning brush when burning material blew across Toppenish Creek, igniting brush on the other side, Frazier said.
- PUB DATE: 4/14/2020 5:46:37 PM - SOURCE: Yakima Herald-Republic