It’s like getting pool water up your nose, they’ll tell you. Or wasabi. But it doesn’t last long. Maybe 12 seconds per nostril with a six-inch swabber that reaches the sinus cavity where COVID-19 likes to live. Then you’re done. That’s how Seattle Fire Department firefighters and paramedics put it when you are tested for the coronavirus.
- PUB DATE: 8/17/2020 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: The Seattle Times - Metered Site

State fire assistance has been mobilized to help local firefighters battling the Chief Timothy Fire near Clarkston. It sparked Sunday at about 4:05 p.m. The State Fire Marshal’s Office said Sunday night the blaze was estimated at about 25 acres, but it was growing and threatening rangeland and fencing.
- PUB DATE: 8/16/2020 9:50:05 PM - SOURCE: KXLY-TV ABC 4 Spokane

Temperatures will start to soar this week as the summer heat continues. One area that firefighters are worried about is Dishman Hills. They’ve been there for six fires this year. “It’s only mid-August and there’s still plenty of time left in the summer,” said Austin Hatten, a Washington state Department of Natural Resources forest technician.
- PUB DATE: 8/16/2020 5:42:12 PM - SOURCE: KXLY-TV ABC 4 Spokane

A scary afternoon for some people living in west Spokane. The Sunset Fire forced evacuations for about 20-25 homes near Sunset Highway. It burned about 14 acres of land- about the size of nine city blocks. No one was hurt, and no homes were lost or damaged. But, this is just the start of wildfire season and some extreme heat is in the forecast.
- PUB DATE: 8/15/2020 12:40:46 AM - SOURCE: KXLY-TV ABC 4 Spokane

It was the worst of the worst. Good young men. Running for their lives. Nowhere to hide. The fire was relentless. This month marks the 83rd memorial anniversary of the worst forest fire disaster in Wyoming history when it comes to loss of firefighter lives. In an obscure and difficult place to reach called Blackwater, a group of forest rangers and Civilian Conservation Corps firefighters lost their lives on Aug.
- PUB DATE: 8/14/2020 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Cowboy State Daily