Spokane Valley Fire Roundup: Crews find extinguished campfire, departing juveniles
Firefighters were recently called to a wooded area behind an apartment complex in the 2400 block of North Pines Road where campfires lit by transients and juveniles are frequently reported, some of which turn into brush fires.
When crews arrived late on May 14 the fire was already out, and they spotted “five young people in the distance telling us they were sorry,” said Spokane Valley Fire Department spokeswoman Melanie Rose.
The five did not stick around for further conversation. Firefighters made sure the fire was completely out before they left the area, Rose said.
Other calls
from May 9-15
May 10: A small brush fire was reported near the ORV parking lot in the area of 2400 S. Zephyr Road near Liberty Lake.
May 11: A small brush fire was extinguished on the south side of eastbound Interstate 90 near the Liberty Lake exit.
May 12: A car was reported to have hit and damaged a fire hydrant in the 4700 block of East Third Avenue.
An illegal yard debris fire was reported in the 2700 block of South Adams Road.
May 15: A driver reported that his car quit running and caught on fire while he was at a red light at the Broadway and Evergreen intersection. Crews were able to put out the fire.
A broken gas line was reported in the basement of a home in the 1200 block of South Oberlin Road.
The department’s rescue task force responded to a police standoff in the 9400 block of East Fourth.
By the numbers: Crews responded to 315 calls from May 9-15, including 244 calls for emergency medical services. Other responses included 26 car crashes and a 2-year-old accidentally locked inside a car.