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July 2, 2021 7:17 PM Elenee Dao
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SPOKANE, Wash. – This historic heatwave is killing people in the northwest and some of them are our neighbors. 11 people are now dead; the Spokane County Medical Examiner’s Office saying they’re likely heat-related.
Four more people were reported dead on Friday morning, and it’s possible that number could keep growing.
The Spokane Fire Department says it’s seeing double the number of calls this week. On average, they get about 120 a day, but during this week of the historic heatwave, they’ve been getting about 240 calls for help each day.
Fire Chief Brian Schaeffer believes many of those calls have some type of connection with the heat.
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SPOKANE, Wash. Local leaders have worked to streamline the process of getting a vaccine, but there are technology and transportation barriers preventing some seniors from getting the shot.
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