Grant County Fire District 13 crews responded to a blaze early Sunday morning on the 13000 block of Drumheller Road. When they arrived around 3:30 a.m., they found a fully involved trailer fire which had extended to a pump house. Fire officials say the modified trailer, which was being used as a residence, is a total loss while the pump house received substantial damage.
- PUB DATE: 3/16/2020 5:46:23 AM - SOURCE: KPQ-AM 560

VIDEO: An early morning fire heavy damaged a church in Duvall Monday. The fire broke out around 1 a.m at the Adventure Church on NE Stella Street, according to Duvall Fire. Firefighters arrived to find large flames shooting from the structure. Crews with the help of firefighters from Woodinville managed to get the fire under control, and there were no reports of any injuries.
- PUB DATE: 3/16/2020 3:46:31 AM - SOURCE: KOMO-TV ABC 4 Seattle

Even in cities with big hospitals, the novel coronavirus is testing the limits of the modern health care system. But fighting the virus in rural Alaska presents additional challenges: Some of Alaska’s remote villages can be 100 miles from the nearest hospital, and many are disconnected from the road system and only reachable by plane.
- PUB DATE: 3/16/2020 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Alaska Public Media News

A South Florida elected official is facing some backlash from emergency workers after he appeared to propose exposing firefighters to the new coronavirus as a way of ensuring there are more people with immunity to help fight the spread of the disease. Miami Beach Commissioner Ricky Arriola on Friday at an emergency city meeting asked if there were doctors in the audience.
- PUB DATE: 3/16/2020 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: South Florida Sun Sentinel - Metered Site

The IAFC is continuing to monitor the spread of the 2019 Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) inside the United States. As your agency likely is preparing to care for potential patients and protect firefighters and EMS personnel from exposures, please know that the IAFC stands with you and is ready to help. In addition to continuously updating the Coronavirus resources page, the IAFC Coronavirus Task Force held their first meeting last week.
- PUB DATE: 3/16/2020 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: IAFC.org