A disagreement surrounding COVID-19 quarantine protocols has sparked a dispute in Cranston, after the mayor’s office ordered firefighters exposed to infected co-workers to return to work while waiting for test results. Four Cranston firefighters have tested positive and at one point about 40 coworkers were in quarantine.
- PUB DATE: 6/1/2020 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WPRI-TV CBS 12 Providence

They often find interesting things, and sometimes uncover an object of historical value. Recently, artifact hunter Axel Macon and two of his friends fired up their metal detectors at a site near Spring Street in Charleston and aimed their electromagnetic bursts at a promising area in the backyard of the property.
- PUB DATE: 6/1/2020 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: The Post & Courier

The private company responsible for the Navy’s firefighting training could be without a home next month when its lease at the Kitsap Readiness Center expires. WRG Fire Training Simulation Services — which provides maritime firefighter and damage control training for Navy personnel on all the ships in Bremerton and Everett, as well as the Coast Guard — has been operating out of the Kitsap Readiness Center on Carver Street for the last five years.
- PUB DATE: 6/1/2020 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Kitsap Sun

The search continues Monday for the missing man out of Cle Elum, authorities have now identified him as a Firefighter. The Kittitas County Sheriff's Office Reports that Marcus Carroll, 24, works for the Snohomish County Fire District 7 and North County Fire & EMS. They say representatives from both agencies are assisting with the search.
- PUB DATE: 6/1/2020 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KIMA-TV CBS News Yakima

A wildfire that has spread more than 1,000 acres on Bureau of Land Management land near I-82 will continue to burn throughout the night, officials told KAPP-KVEW. Officials say the initial report is that the fire near Benton City started from people shooting at targets with guns; a ricochet caused a spark that started the fire.
- PUB DATE: 5/31/2020 8:58:50 PM - SOURCE: YakTriNews