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HomeMy WebLinkAbout070822 FW_ Friday 5 _ Wildfires _ Hospitals _ Flooding _ COVID _ Rates ________________________________ From: Washington Counties | WSAC Sent: Friday, July 8, 2022 9:59:47 AM (UTC-08:00) Pacific Time (US & Canada) To: Heidi Eisenhour Subject: Friday 5 | Wildfires | Hospitals | Flooding | COVID | Rates ________________________________ ALERT: BE CAUTIOUS This email originated outside the organization. Do not open attachments or click on links if you are not expecting them. ________________________________ This week's wrap up of county news. July 8, 2022 <https://gallery.mailchimp.com/6943e0d4535671f24022ca02a/images/cf04e6fd-150d-4420-a926-ee7a36f2d944.png> COUNTY NEWS Fire Season Brings Renewal of Certain Worker Protections, More Action, and Funding With 18 counties in eastern Washington experiencing moderate to severe drought conditions, the National Interagency Fire Center is anticipating an above-average wildfire season for portions of the state. In response, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) in May put in place restrictions on use of the fireworks, metal or explosive targets, steel component ammunition, tracer shells or incendiary devices, and sky lanterns on all BLM-managed land in Oregon and Washington, in part to reduce the risk of human-caused wildfires. Learn More <https://wsac.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=6943e0d4535671f24022ca02a&id=7c019d6f2e&e=30e2d4045f> <https://wsac.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=6943e0d4535671f24022ca02a&id=b76a35eb15&e=30e2d4045f> COUNTY NEWS Pandemic Relief Funds May Mask Budget Crises at Rural WA Hospitals Many small, rural medical centers classified as “critical access hospitals” struggled with financial sustainability long before the pandemic. In some cases, federal relief money offered the only hope of continuing care and may have masked financial losses amid increased costs and volatile income. Despite millions of dollars in federal support, a recent report estimated 14 Washington hospitals remain at risk of closing in the next six years. In Washington state, many of these rural hospitals are also public hospitals that undergo routine audits published by the state. But private systems can be far less transparent with how they distribute federal dollars across complex organizational structures, making it hard to account for how much money gets to the local level. Learn More <https://wsac.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=6943e0d4535671f24022ca02a&id=02dfda1e5f&e=30e2d4045f> COUNTY NEWS Flood Victims rebuild: Whatcom County Seeks Money to Buy Out, Elevate Properties This could be the next image of flood recovery: Houses raised up from their foundations to be re-positioned several feet higher, if rebuilt at all. Several homeowners in hard-hit Sumas have taken the action already, without knowing for sure if they will be reimbursed part of their costs of doing so. Their effort is through the National Flood Insurance Program of FEMA, which offers a maximum of $30,000 for personally doing “flood risk mitigation” such as raising a house out of floods’ reach. Usually it is only partial reimbursement. A different effort altogether is being made by Whatcom County government. Learn More <https://wsac.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=6943e0d4535671f24022ca02a&id=ebc6c20179&e=30e2d4045f> <https://wsac.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=6943e0d4535671f24022ca02a&id=424c48640b&e=30e2d4045f> COVID NEWS 15 of Washington’s 39 Counties Reporting High Levels of COVID-19 Nearly half of Washington state is now reporting high levels of COVID-19, meaning certain safety recommendations are back in place from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Pierce, Thurston and Lewis counties are among 15 of Washington’s 39 counties that are seeing high transmission of new cases. 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