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• Shooters trigger early fire restrictions

  June 16, 2013 in Outdoors on Page C10 Fire danger has spiked to high in the past week in Washington prompting land managers to issue earlier than normal restrictions. Responding to a spate of wildfires started by firearms …

• La. state police: Blast, fire at chemical plant

  June 13, 2013 in Nation/World GEISMAR, La. (AP) — Louisiana State Police say a reported explosion has started a fire at a chemical plant. At least 30 people have been taken to the hospital. Capt. …

• 360-plus homes destroyed in Colo. Springs wildfire

  June 13, 2013 in Nation/World COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — A wildfire burning northeast of Colorado Springs has destroyed at least 360 homes, making it the most destructive in state history. El Paso County sheriff … 5

• Flames engulf home, displacing residents

  May 9, 2013 in City on Page A1 A fire destroyed a century-old home Wednesday afternoon, and three Spokane firefighters suffered heat exhaustion from fighting the blaze. The sound of crackling alarmed resident Nick Peraud as he relaxed …

• Blaze damages South Hill house

  May 5, 2013 in City on Page B2 Flames blazed through the roof of a South Hill home Saturday afternoon, sending thick smoke through the Cliff-Cannon neighborhood. Firefighters responded around 2:45 p.m. as the fire burned through the …

• Months after rescuing family from fire, man loses his fight

  May 5, 2013 in City on Page A1 For five months, Dave Apperson left his landscaping job early every Friday and drove to Harborview Medical Center to see his son. For five months, Jessica Hammond was terrified to … 14

• Bangladesh toll 547; smell proof number will rise

  May 4, 2013 in Nation/World DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — Ten days after the horrifying collapse of a garment-factory building, life has become still more gruesome for crews working to recover bodies at the site. The … 7

• Spokane Valley investigators seeking leads in suspected arson

  April 18, 2013 in City Spokane Valley firefighters on Wednesday night battled the fourth suspected arson fire at a vacant home in the past year. 3

• Landers: Prescribed burns becoming hot topic

  March 14, 2013 in Outdoors, Sports on Page B1 A growing number of land managers have a burning desire to improve forest health and wildlife habitat. The topic of prescribed fires is hotter than ever following last summer’s major …

• Landers: Prescribed burns becoming hot topic

  March 13, 2013 in Sports A growing number of land managers have a burning desire to improve forest health and wildlife habitat. The topic of prescribed fires is hotter than ever following last summer’s major …

• North Side house fire quickly doused

  February 18, 2013 in City on Page A6 Spokane firefighters Sunday afternoon had no trouble handling a house fire at 1712 E. Sharp Ave. Fire crews found smoke coming from an attic fire at the house in north … 1

• Fish smoker catches fire, causes thousands in damage

  January 31, 2013 An electrical fish smoker caused a fire early this morning that resulted in thousands of dollars in damage to a northwest Spokane home. 4

• North Spokane structure fire displaces six

  January 28, 2013 in City A structure fire displaced six people Sunday night.

• Man found dead post-fire

  January 26, 2013 in City on Page A1 Authorities found a dead 50-year-old man in the closet of a fire-damaged Spokane apartment building Thursday night. The victim, identified as John K. Reintjes, was found dead about 10 p.m. … 11

• Spokane home damaged in second fire in a week

  January 22, 2013 in City A fire broke out in a Spokane home for the second time in a week. 5

• Three injured in early morning fire in Spokane

  January 16, 2013 Three people were hospitalized this morning after a fire in southeast Spokane.

• Fire breaks out in empty Spokane Valley home

  January 15, 2013 in City Fire investigators are working to determine the cause of a house fire that started in Spokane Valley this morning.

• Carnegie fund mints newest class of heroes

  December 19, 2012 in Nation/World An apartment complex clerk shot in the head. A boy stabbed by knife-wielding men. Teens struggling to stay afloat in the Pacific. An elderly woman trapped in her burning home. … 1

• Man fires some 50 shots at Calif. mall parking lot

  December 16, 2012 in Nation/World NEWPORT BEACH, Calif. (AP) — A suspect who fired about 50 shots in the parking lot of a crowded Southern California shopping mall, sending shoppers sprinting for safety, was cooperative …

• Man fires some 50 shots at Calif. mall parking lot

  December 15, 2012 in Nation/World NEWPORT BEACH, Calif. (AP) — A man was arrested Saturday after firing about 50 shots in the parking lot of a Southern California shopping mall, prompting a lockdown of stores … 1

• District 9 chief had leading role coordinating area fire efforts

  December 13, 2012 in Washington Voices on Page V1 When Spokane County Fire District 9 Chief Bob Anderson hung up his uniform last week after 38 years as a firefighter, he made a little history. To the best of … 2

• Gunman opens fire at Oregon mall; gunman, 2 dead

  December 12, 2012 in Nation/World PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A suburban Portland mall remains closed Wednesday a day after a gunman wearing camouflage and a mask opened fire on shoppers, killing two people and wounding …

• Interstate 77 reopens after W.Va. gas inferno

  December 12, 2012 in Nation/World SISSONVILLE, W.Va. (AP) — Contractors worked through the night scraping away burned asphalt and repaving an 800-foot swath of Interstate 77 charred by a massive natural gas line explosion and …

• Part of interstate reopens after W.Va. gas inferno

  December 12, 2012 in Nation/World SISSONVILLE, W.Va. (AP) — Contractors worked through the night to remove and replace an 800-foot swath of Interstate 77 that turned from asphalt to cinder in a massive natural gas …

• W.Va. works to reopen interstate after explosion

  December 12, 2012 in Nation/World SISSONVILLE, W.Va. (AP) — Contractors worked throughout the night to remove and replace an 800-foot swath of Interstate 77 that turned from asphalt to cinder in a massive natural gas …

• Gunman opens fire at Oregon mall; Suspect, 2 dead

  December 12, 2012 in Nation/World PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The mall Santa was waiting for the next child’s Christmas wish when shots rang out, causing the shopping mall to erupt into chaos. About to invite …

• W.Va. gas line explodes, burns homes and roads

  December 11, 2012 in Nation/World SISSONVILLE, W.Va. (AP) — Four homes went up in flames and collapsed in charred heaps Tuesday after a natural gas line exploded in an inferno that raged for at least …

• Mother recalls devastating house fire

  December 6, 2012 in City on Page A5 Jessica Hammond remembers just about everything from Tuesday morning. How they needed to escape the thick smoke, but her fiance couldn’t fit through the small window in their basement-level bedroom. 10

• Firefighters rescue snake in house fire

  November 29, 2012 in City on Page A5 Firefighters rescued a pet python from a Spokane home Wednesday morning before the home nearly burned to the ground. Fire crews were dispatched to the burning home in the 2300 … 6

• Fire breaks out at State Dept., 3 seriously hurt

  November 24, 2012 in Nation/World WASHINGTON (AP) — Authorities say a fire broke out at the State Department headquarters in Washington, seriously injuring three maintenance workers. D.C. Fire and EMS spokesman Lon Walls said the …

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