Firefighters from Asotin County Fire District No. 1 had a busy Monday evening, responding to a structure fire, a wildland fire and a car crash.

According to a fire district Facebook post, firefighters were dispatched to the Pauline Drive area at approximately 6:20 p.m. Crews found a detached deck near a home fully involved in flames. The fire also burned a vinyl fence and threatened a nearby stubble field.

Firefighters quickly brought the fire under control and discovered flames spreading through tall grass nearby. Crews worked to extinguish the additional fire, according to the Facebook post.

As firefighters were wrapping up operations, medics and firefighters were dispatched to a vehicle crash at the intersection of 16th and Elm streets in Clarkston.

Deputies requested medical personnel to evaluate the driver, who had been trapped inside the vehicle for several minutes, according to the Facebook post. The collision remains under investigation by the Asotin County Sheriff’s Office.

The Lewiston Tribune – Metered Site

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