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• Fire crews rescue woman from burning apartment

  February 18, 2011 Kootenai County firefighters evacuated several people from there homes after a fire broke out tonight in a Post Falls apartment complex.

• Disabled man uses Facebook to summon help during fire

    January 20, 2011 in City on Page A1 Smoke from a flaming toaster filled his living room quickly, but Robert “Bob” Chambers couldn’t call for help. Muscular dystrophy limits his movement, and the 51-year-old Spokane man’s phone was … 3

• Two early morning fires keep crews busy

  January 15, 2011 Crews with the Spokane Fire Department stayed busy Saturday morning as they fought two house fires that started within a couple hours of each other, including one that badly burned …

• Fire in outbuilding investigated as suspicious

  January 7, 2011 in City on Page A6 Investigators are calling a fire that damaged an outbuilding in Post Falls early Thursday suspicious in nature. Upon arrival at 10937 W. Prairie Ave. shortly before 6 a.m., firefighters saw …

• Crews investigate Post Falls fire

  January 6, 2011 in News Emergency crews responded to a fire at 5:48 a.m. Thursday in Post Falls and say the fire’s origins are suspicious in nature.

• Dryer fire cancels classes at Post Fall High School

  January 5, 2011 in City on Page A6 A small fire in a clothes dryer forced evacuation Tuesday morning of Post Falls High School as well as cancellation of classes for the day, officials said. The fire began …

• Mother killed in Elk fire identified

  January 5, 2011 in City on Page A6 A young mother killed in a mobile home fire in Elk last weekend has been identified as 23-year-old Terrianne Marie Gilley. The Spokane County medical examiner’s office on Tuesday had …

• Mother killed in mobile home fire identified

  January 4, 2011 in City A young mother killed in a mobile home fire in Elk last weekend has been identified as 23-year-old Terrianne Marie Gilley. 1

• Woman and toddler found dead after motor home fire

  January 1, 2011 in City, News A woman and her two-year-old child were found dead this afternoon after a blaze burned the motor home they were living in in Elk. 4

• Early morning fires displace residents

  December 31, 2010 in News Fires early Friday in Spokane Valley and Hillyard displaced five residents, including a child, and killed a dog.

• Male fire victim identified

  December 24, 2010 in City on Page A9 Officials have identified the man who died in the downtown apartment fire where firefighters had to evacuate several residents Wednesday night. Louis J. Schopp, 59, died from smoke inhalation, according …

• Officials identify fourth fire victim this week

  December 23, 2010 Officials have identified the man who died at the downtown apartment fire where firefighters had to evacuate several residents Wednesday night. 4

• Body found after downtown apartment fire

  December 23, 2010 in City on Page A1 Cold, wet and hungry, Eileen Epps stood in the snow Wednesday night wondering where she would have dinner. She had planned on making a trip to the grocery store; instead … 5

• House fire victims died from smoke

  December 23, 2010 in City on Page A6 Two women who died in a fire Sunday morning have been identified by the Spokane County medical examiner. Jill D. Burdett, 56, and UnaBelle Turner, 91, were unable to escape …

• Fire crews discover body at apartment fire

  December 22, 2010 in City, News Spokane Fire Department personnel are on the scene of a multi-alarm fire at the Sherwood Apartments at 123 N. Bernard St. The building also houses the Suki Yaki Inn. 4

• One of three Spokane fire victims identified

  December 20, 2010 in City A cooking fire in a Spokane motor home led to the death of a 64-year-old man on Saturday night, Fire Chief Bobby Williams reported on Monday. 9

• Crew finds work waiting at fire station

  December 15, 2010 in City on Page A1 Spokane Valley fire crews didn’t have far to go to put out a fire just after 11 p.m. Monday. It was in their own kitchen. Crew members from Station 6 …

• Officials: Hot ashes likely sparked Valley house fire

  November 8, 2010 in City Wood stove ashes left next to a wood pile apparently triggered a fire that damaged a home in Spokane Valley today.

• Men accused of helping murder suspect burn home

  October 19, 2010 in City Two men are accused of helping a Spokane felon burn the home of a man he murdered, the Spokane County Sheriff’s Office announced today. 1

• Suspect: Sex abuse claim triggered slaying

  October 14, 2010 in City A suspect in the murder of a Spokane man told investigators he beat and strangled the victim with an electrical cord after the man began talking about molesting a relative … 4

• Man arrested for murder in Hangman Valley fire

  October 13, 2010 in City A 27-year-old man has been arrested on murder and arson charges related to a suspicious fire on Tuesday.

• 21-year-old arrested after arson at Kellogg newspaper

  September 24, 2010 in City on Page A7 A 21-year-old man arrested for arson at the badly gutted office of the Shoshone News-Press in Kellogg apparently “was just mad at the town,” Kellogg’s fire chief said Thursday. The …

• Overheated pit routs customers at Longhorn

  September 12, 2010 in City on Page B3 The pit at Spokane Valley’s popular Longhorn Barbecue overheated and filled the restaurant with smoke during Saturday night’s dinnertime rush. More than 100 customers had to evacuate as firefighters sprayed …

• Widely used fire retardant gets federal scrutiny

  September 12, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A5 BOULDER, Colo. – Lost in the images of aircraft dropping giant red plumes of retardant on a Colorado wildfire last week is the fact that the practice may not be …

• Investigators suspect wiring in restaurant blaze

  September 2, 2010 in City on Page A8 Tung Loon Garden at 3627 N. Division St. was festooned with red neon – so much that the sky above it would glow a warm red on cold, foggy nights. …

• Tung Loon fire on Division may be electrical

  September 1, 2010 in City A Spokane fire investigator this morning said he is looking at the likelihood that a Tuesday night fire at Tung Loon restaurant on North Division was caused by an electrical … 5

• Fire crews get weather’s help in Idaho

  August 29, 2010 in City on Page B3 BOISE – Fire crews on Saturday gained the upper hand on some fires thanks to cooler weather in Idaho. Most of the fires were touched off by lightning strikes. The …

• Fires blaze across Inland Northwest

  August 27, 2010 in City on Page A1 Bone-dry conditions throughout the Inland Northwest, combined with “erratic, gusty winds,” fueled fires across the region Thursday, charring thousands of acres and destroying at least two homes. By 9:30 p.m., …

• Overnight house fire likely arson, investigators say

  August 23, 2010 in City Spokane Fire investigators are saying a house fire at Pacific and Helena just east of downtown is likely an arson. The fire broke out Sunday night just before midnight.

• Fire closes stretch of Highway 21

  August 22, 2010 in Region on Page B2 The Idaho Department of Transportation closed an 11-mile section of state Highway 21 in central Idaho due to a wildfire near the road in the Salmon-Challis National Forest on Saturday.

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