Despite the forecast of strong winds, firefighters contained a brushfire to about 2 acres near Chelan Saturday afternoon. The fire was burning underneath power lines in sagebrush and grass and steep terrain between Boyd and Henderson Roads. Lt. Zacher with Chelan Fire and Rescue said a second alarm was called for structure protection on two nearby homes that were threatened.
- PUB DATE: 6/23/2019 2:51:50 AM - SOURCE: KPQ-AM 560

Cowlitz County Sheriff's deputies Friday night arrested a Longview woman after she started a fire inside a home. Susie Irene Mitchell, 48, of Longview was arrested on suspicion of first-degree arson, resisting arrest, intimidating a public servant and obstructing a public servant. Sgt. Corey Huffine said deputies and Longview police officers responded to the call, which came in around 10:10 p.
- PUB DATE: 6/22/2019 4:29:57 PM - SOURCE: Longview Daily News

Three houses caught fire early Friday morning in the Tillicum neighborhood in Lakewood, but everyone escaped safely. Just before 1 a.m., fire crews were called the the 2-alarm blaze in the 14400 block of Union Ave. SW. They arrived to find three homes burning and flames visible even from I-5. Investigators believe the fire originated in a vacant home in the middle of the three, and the flames then spread to the other homes on either side, fire officials said.
- PUB DATE: 6/22/2019 1:43:02 AM - SOURCE: KOMO-TV ABC 4 and Radio 1000

PHOTO: A fire destroyed a detached garage and two cars in Kennewick Friday afternoon. Crews responded to the fire at 1588 W. 21 Place near South Rainier Street around 2:45 p.m. Heavy smoke poured from the garage as they attempted to put it out. No residents or firefighters were injured. The fire did not spread to any surrounding buildings.
- PUB DATE: 6/21/2019 8:45:36 PM - SOURCE: YakTriNews

Lacey Fire District 3 says its crews spent most of Thursday evening trying to put out 50 rolls of artificial grass that caught fire. The incident happened at a home near state Route 510 and Mullen Road Southeast starting about 6:30 p.m. The fire was still going but contained when crews left about 11:30 p.
- PUB DATE: 6/21/2019 12:33:28 PM - SOURCE: Olympian