A brush fire just west of Port Angeles High School burned about 2 acres early Tuesday morning near where Valley Creek forks off. The fire was reported at 5 a.m. in the thick woods and brush of the Valley Creek gorge near the southern end of South Cherry Street, said Port Angeles Fire Chief Ken Dubuc.
- PUB DATE: 8/4/2015 7:41:21 PM - SOURCE: Port Angeles Peninsula Daily News

Firefighters are still on the scene of a quick-moving blaze that burned five homes in rural Mason County, Washington, on Friday. The destruction is evidence of dry conditions even on the west side of the Cascades. Residents are just beginning to take stock of what they lost. Kris Fite sifted through the remains of the triple-wide trailer he shared with his sister, her three kids and their grandfather.
- PUB DATE: 8/4/2015 7:36:42 PM - SOURCE: Spokane Public Radio

After a months-long search the Marysville Fire District board of directors has chosen Martin McFalls as its candidate for the next fire chief of the district. McFalls grew up in Marysville and has worked with the local district for the last 27 years. "I've done just about everything in the department.
- PUB DATE: 8/4/2015 1:02:11 PM - SOURCE: North Couty Outlook

The wildfire along Lake Chelan continued to grow Tuesday and spew smoke across parts of eastern Washington. The blaze grew by about 1,200 acres and covered 25,634 acres - or 40 square miles - by Tuesday morning, fire spokesman Bill Queen said. It is being fought by 257 firefighters and has destroyed one structure.
- PUB DATE: 8/4/2015 10:46:19 AM - SOURCE: KOMO-TV ABC 4 and Radio 1000

A fire destroyed an abandoned building at a former wrecking yard north of Lynnwood early Tuesday morning. Fire dispatchers received multiple 911 calls just before 3 a.m. reporting flames coming from the building in the 13400 block of Lake Road in unincorporated Snohomish County north of Lynnwood. The Mukilteo Speedway, SR 525, runs directly behind the property.
- PUB DATE: 8/4/2015 10:46:11 AM - SOURCE: Lynnwood Today