The Seattle Fire Department and the Seattle Police Department are warning of an uptick in intentionally set fires in Seattle's Pioneer Square and Chinatown-International District neighborhoods.
Seattle fire said seven fires were set on Oct. 2. They said most of the fires occurred during the hours of 2 a.m. and 8 a.m.
The fires include five rubbish or dumpster fires, an electric scooter fire, and a fire at a business in the 1000 block of S. Jackson St. that is closed and undergoing remodeling.
Investigators with Seattle fire and SPD's Arson and Bomb Squad said they are not releasing any additional information on the fires while they conduct the investigation. SFD and SPD are urging the public to call 911 if they see someone setting a fire.
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Instead of the usual blue striping on Lewis County Fire District 6’s apparatus, two vehicles will sport pink stripes through the month of October “in an effort to raise awareness for Breast Cancer and the devastating effects it has on women and families,” the fire district announced Monday.
In addition, firefighters will wear pink T-shirts throughout the month of October, which is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month.
“Having lost my own mother to breast cancer, I am fully aware of the effects this terrible disease has on families,” said District 6 Chief Ken Cardinale in an email to The Chronicle. All the T-shirts, graphics and stripping were donated, according to Cardinale.
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All evacuations were lifted over the weekend at the Bolt Creek Fire as containment lines have been holding.
The fire, started Sept. 10 near Skykomish, has burned 12,486 acres and is 36 percent contained. Fire officials have determined the fire was human caused while the exact cause remains under investigation.
Highway 2 was again shut down Monday morning after a tree came down onto the highway. Fire officials say flare-ups or trees and debris could bring additional closures throughout the week. Warmer and drier conditions on Sunday brought elevated fire behavior. The fire will continue to produce heavy smoke as it spreads north. Firefighter remain engaged along containment lines on the south edge of the fire along Highway 2 and near structures.
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When firefighters are sent to fight wildfires in other states, you might think that’s exactly what they are doing.
But it’s not always the case. They often help doing many other things.
For example, when two Kitsap County firefighters went to Oregon recently, they ended up feeding livestock and protecting homes because the town’s residents had been evacuated.
Lt. Bill Green and Marcus Oliver, an apparatus operator, of Central Kitsap Fire and Rescue were deployed Sept. 8 with other firefighters from Washington as part of a strike team in the town of Westfir, Ore.
The fire, which started Aug. 1 due to a lightning storm paired with dry conditions, was threatening to spread into multiple towns. The fire had already grown to over 50,000 acres when CKFR and other departments in Puget Sound got the request to send reinforcements to the Cedar Creek wildfire.
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Officials have released an update on the Vantage Highway Fire which is now 35% contained. The size is still sitting at 26,490 acres, which is the size of the scene perimeter. The burn scar is estimated to be 17,000 acres. There's still no cause for the blaze, and things do seem to be improving.
Friday, crews will be working on the north and west flanks, to prevent the fire from spreading to a nearby windfarm.
Along the southern edge crews are on the "mop-up" stage and over on the east side firefighters are searching for remaining pockets of fire activity and hot spots.
Despite making gains on the fire, officials say the shifting winds to the north east may cause an uptick in fire activity on the south and west flanks and could cause spot fires within the windfarm.
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