A weekend structure fire in Soap Lake is offering an early warning for what fire officials say could become a severe wildfire season across central Washington, as May marks National Wildfire Awareness Month and agencies urge residents to take prevention seriously. A close call in Soap Lake

Grant County Fire District 7 crews were called Saturday to a home where a resident was burning weeds with a propane torch – a legal activity inside city limits – but one that quickly turned dangerous. Dry leaves around the house ignited, flames climbed the porch and the fire spread into the attic, according to Chief Erick Brittain. With neighboring residences just two feet away, firefighters feared the blaze could jump from home to home.

Columbia Basin Herald – Metered Site

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VIDEO: The City of Spokane Fire Department installed two fire danger warning signs in the Latah Valley and Eagle Ridge neighborhoods. The department said Youth Build Spokane designed, built and painted the signs for the community. The program serves young adults ages 16-24 as they work through barriers tied to poverty, foster care, justice involvement and homelessness.

The new signs were placed across from the Nomnom gas station at the bottom of S Cheney Spokane Road and next to Fire Station 5 at the bottom of W Eagle Ridge Boulevard. The signs will be updated with current fire danger warnings during wildland season, according to the department. Two more signs will be installed at city locations that haven’t been chosen yet.

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A brown recluse spider infestation led to the temporary closure of Fire Station 3 in Elizabethtown.

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Fire Rover, based in Farmington Hills, focuses on early detection and suppression of industrial fires.

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The Pownal Valley Fire Department will receive $938,000 in federal funding for a new fire station.

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