A paraglider was seriously injured when he fell 100 feet off Poo Poo Point Sunday afternoon. The call for help came after the man's chute collapsed after leaping from the paragliding takeoff point, according to Eastside Fire officials. Crews set a high-angle rope rescue to retrieve the man, then flew him to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle for treatment.
- PUB DATE: 3/15/2020 3:38:47 PM - SOURCE: KOMO-TV ABC 4 Seattle

A family of seven lost their home in a fire early Saturday. No one was injured in the fire in the Eastmont neighborhood in unincorporated Everett, according to South County Fire. A resident reported the fire around 8:50 a.m. at a two-story house on Del Campo Drive. “No one was in the home at the time,” said Leslie Hynes, South County Fire public information officer.
- PUB DATE: 3/14/2020 2:58:46 PM - SOURCE: KCPQ-TV FOX 13

South County Fire crews responded to a two-alarm fire at Colonial Pantry restaurant in Edmonds’ Firdale Village just before 8 a.m. Friday morning. South County Fire spokeswoman Leslie Hynes says there were no injuries. The cause is under investigation. Fire crews were called out around 7:50 a.m. following a report of black smoke coming from the building.
- PUB DATE: 3/13/2020 10:52:35 AM - SOURCE: My Edmonds News

Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan (D) says first responders and medical facilities at the heart of America’s coronavirus outbreak will run out of desperately needed protective gear if they do not receive new supplies from a national stockpile in the coming days and weeks. In an exclusive interview, Durkan told The Hill that current estimates suggest there are more than 1,100 people in the greater Seattle area who are infected with the coronavirus, many of whom show few symptoms and therefore have not sought medical attention.
- PUB DATE: 3/13/2020 5:38:48 AM - SOURCE: The Hill

Concerned about the effects of coming into contact with the coronavirus, unions representing firefighters, paramedics, nurses and hospital workers are asking lawmakers to act on their behalf. As workers on the front lines of the epidemic, the unions said they want assurances — perhaps requiring additional legislation — that their benefits won’t be exhausted if they contract COVID-19 or miss work because they’re under quarantine after coming into contact with people with coronavirus.
- PUB DATE: 3/13/2020 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Twin Cities Pioneer Press