VIDEO/PHOTOS: Crews in Kirkland located a deceased person after battling a fire that badly damaged a home and its garage Tuesday morning. The flames at the house on 79th Pine, not far from Finn Hill Middle School, were reported around 3:45 a.m. by concerned neighbors who called 911, according to police.

Investigators at the scene told KOMO News that a portion of the home’s roof collapsed, as did several walls and the floor. Two hours after the fire started, firefighters continued to put out hot spots as smoke rose from the building. While police assisted with the evacuation of neighboring homes, Kirkland firefighters worked to extinguish the fire and searched the home.

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PHOTOS: The contents of a storage unit near a busy Kennewick street are severely damaged after a fire on Tuesday morning. According to dispatch records, at about 8:02 a.m. on February 10, fire crews were dispatched to a reported structure fire at a storage complex on Edison Street, near Clearwater Avenue, across from Kamiakin High School. Firefighters arrived to find black smoke billowing from a fire in a unit at the complex. Multiple firefighting units used water and a ladder truck to contain the fire, and the blaze was extinguished just before 8:30 a.m.

Kennewick Fire Department and Benton Public Utility District crews responded to the fire. Firefighters said that although the contents of the storage unit are not believed to be a total loss, they are severely damaged by smoke and water. Firefighters are conducting clean-up and investigation at the scene. The cause of the fire is not yet known. No injuries to firefighters or other people at the storage complex have yet been reported.

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As the Inland Northwest grapples with drought conditions, the Spokane Fire Department is preparing for what could be an early and extended fire season. Justin De Ruyter from the Spokane Fire Department explained the challenges ahead. “We know we’re gonna have fires earlier, possibly longer. And then and typically at bigger you just got more fields that are drier and available to burn. It takes time,” said De Ruyter.

The U.S. Drought Monitor has characterized the region as “abnormally dry,” raising concerns among firefighters about potential resource shortages. De Ruyter noted, “For us it’s more of a probably fire season starting earlier, potentially lasting longer. And then the other concern just be the resources being tied up on other fires.”

Idaho Governor Brad Little also expressed his concerns during a recent conference, specifically about the lack of snowpack. “If our snowpack remains in this dire shape, those problems are going to come to fruition very soon,” said Little.

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Washington State University students’ dangerous tradition of burning couches to celebrate football victories shifted to the Seahawks on Sunday night. City of Pullman Firefighters responded to two couches that were set on fire in streets near campus following Seattle’s Super Bowl win over the Patriots. The last College Hill couch fires came in November of 2024 following a Cougar football home win over Utah State.

The City of Pullman’s Firefighters Union posted a warning about football victory couch fires on their Facebook page Sunday morning. It reminded the public that burning couches is not a harmless tradition. The firefighters pointed out that they quickly overwhelm emergency crews. That potentially dangerous scenario played out Sunday night as a Pullman Firefighters responded to a small attic fire during the Super Bowl.

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A part of McMurray Street in Richland is shut down after a fire broke out at a Richland apartment complex Friday night. The call for help came in around 5:45 p.m. at the El Dorado townhomes on the 700 block of McMurray Street. Fire crews from Richland Fire and Emergency Services and the Kennewick Fire Department arrived on scene within a couple of minutes. Richland Police and utility trucks also arrived on scene to help.

Smoke can be seen coming from the building and firefighters are using a ladder truck to inspect the roof of one of the buildings. Firefighters are also on the ground, accessing the homes and a drone is also in the air flying above. At this time, it is unknown if anyone is hurt. We will update you with information as soon as it is available.

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