Federal officials say staff members who worked while sick at multiple long-term care facilities contributed to the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19) among vulnerable elderly in the Seattle area. At least 30 deaths have been linked to Life Care Center in Kirkland, Washington. A report Wednesday from the U.
- PUB DATE: 3/19/2020 6:40:43 AM - SOURCE: KING-TV NBC 5 Seattle

Firefighters rescued one man but found another dead inside a burning home in Marysville early Thursday. Firefighters were called to the home in the 7900 block of 72nd Dr NE shortly before 3 a.m. after getting a report of heavy smoke in the three-story house. Marysville fire crews found a man in a first-floor bedroom.
- PUB DATE: 3/19/2020 6:38:12 AM - SOURCE: KIRO-TV CBS 7 Seattle

Spokane Valley firefighters were able to prevent a fire in a south Valley backyard from spreading to a home early Thursday morning. According to the Spokane Valley Fire Department, crews responded to the 13000 block of E. 29th Ave. with the homeowners reporting a large fire in their backyard getting close to their home.
- PUB DATE: 3/19/2020 6:36:55 AM - SOURCE: KHQ-TV NBC 6 Spokane

Amid the Washington COVID-19 outbreak, the state’s wildfire firefighting agencies are quietly gearing up for a season that could be anything but normal. As of early afternoon on March 18, there were more than 1,000 confirmed COVID-19 cases in the state, and 52 deaths. King County officials are expecting peak hospital demand to come within eight weeks, but the outbreak could continue until a vaccine is developed, which could take months.
- PUB DATE: 3/19/2020 3:12:16 AM - SOURCE: Kent Reporter

Legislation that would prevent the T-Band spectrum – a public safety radio network intended to ease communication among first responders in 11 metropolitan areas – from being auctioned to other users has garnered support from International Association of Fire Chiefs President and Board Chair Gary Ludwig and International Association of Fire Fighters General President Harold Schaitberger.
- PUB DATE: 3/19/2020 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Safety+Health Magazine