A person has been found dead inside a car that exploded and erupted into flames Thursday morning in a Woodinville parking lot. Firefighters and deputies responded to the scene, in the 15500 block of Woodinville Redmond Road NE, at about 10:10 a.m. after receiving reports of a vehicle explosion and fire.
- PUB DATE: 3/5/2020 12:37:29 PM - SOURCE: KOMO-TV ABC 4 Seattle

The Spokane Valley Fire Department says it will be suspending all March events as a precaution and will be following a contingency plan to ensure citizens and employees stay safe and healthy amid the coronavirus outbreak. SVFD has suspended upcoming CPR and Stop the Bleed training programs, station tours, smoke alarm installations, fire extinguisher classes, Community Risk Reduction public education programs and public events.
- PUB DATE: 3/5/2020 11:20:58 AM - SOURCE: KAYU-TV MyFox Spokane

City leaders are upset with how King County picked an Econo Lodge in Kent as a quarantine facility for people with the coronavirus and the potential long-term use of the facility. “We are very concerned about the public health and safety implications this has for our community,” Mayor Dana Ralph said at a Wednesday press conference in Council Chambers at City Hall.
- PUB DATE: 3/5/2020 3:12:33 AM - SOURCE: Vashon-Maury Island Beachcomber - Metered Site

Firefighters Local 313, the local union of firefighters in Morgantown, is dissatisfied with the proposed budget from City Manager Paul Brake because they said it puts the safety of citizens and firefighters at risk. The initially proposed budget would decrease the number of firefighters from 61-49, a reduction of 12 positions.
- PUB DATE: 3/5/2020 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WBOY-TV 12 Clarksburg

With wires stuck to his head and a stuffed toy monkey in his arms, Brian McCoy heaved a deep breath as he settled into a reclining chair at South Metro Fire Rescue’s headquarters in Centennial. He slipped on headphones, put up his feet and watched as a TV screen played scenes from under the sea: dolphins twirling, seaweed swirling, sharks prowling.
- PUB DATE: 3/5/2020 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: The Denver Post - Metered Site