The Camas-Washougal Fire Department responded to an active fire burning in an attached garage at a home in the 4000 block of C Street, Washougal, around 5:30 a.m. today. The occupants were home when the fire started but evacuated without injuries, according to a release from the department. Firefighters quickly brought the fire under control, although there was “significant smoke and fire damage” to items in the garage, and smoke damage to the rest of the structure, according to the release.
- PUB DATE: 12/13/2018 9:26:58 AM - SOURCE: Vancouver Columbian

The chief of the Washington State Patrol last week honored four Wenatchee Valley police officers for their emergency work during the 2018 Chelan Hills Fire. State Trooper Hayden McCall, Chelan County Sheriff's Sgt. Jerry Moore, Douglas County Sheriff's Chief Deputy Steve Groseclose and Douglas County Sheriff's Sgt.
- PUB DATE: 12/13/2018 6:35:45 AM - SOURCE: iFiberOne

Tonight firefighters continue to look into what caused a house fire earlier Wednesday night, something they say happens too often this time of year. Around 6:30 p.m., neighbors called 911 after seeing heavy smoke coming from a home near Altamont Street and Riverside Avenue. They kicked in the front door to make sure no one was inside as they waited for firefighters.
- PUB DATE: 12/13/2018 3:45:59 AM - SOURCE: KHQ-TV NBC 6

Flames still flared as Everett fire Capt. Nick Adsero and firefighter Brent Duckworth made their way through heat and smoke. In the apartment unit’s dark master bedroom, Adsero went by touch — until he found a tiny girl. “It was shocking, that this was really happening. I have a kid in my arms,” Adsero said in a Herald interview a week after the Jan.
- PUB DATE: 12/13/2018 3:02:21 AM - SOURCE: Everett Herald

At least 12 people are recovering from injuries after a massive fire burned through several businesses in Sunnyside, Queens. The fire broke out inside one store on Queens Boulevard around 2:14 a.m. Thursday and quickly spread. Dozens of firefighters were called to the scene as the fire grew to five alarms.
- PUB DATE: 12/13/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WABC-TV ABC 7