Page 5 - Pierce Fire News Today

A brush fire in South Pierce County exemplified how interagency partnerships and the use of aircraft can keep small fires from growing much more dangerous.

Evacuations have lifted for homes that were threatened by a brush fire in Pierce County.

Immediate evacuations were issued for residents living near Roy Thursday afternoon.

Fire-related calls more than doubled for East Pierce Fire & Rescue compared to an average day.

A teenager accused of fatally shooting a 16-year-old boy last week in Lakewood in what was initially reported as an accident now faces murder charges. David Raul Maldonado was charged Monday in …

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West Pierce Fire & Rescue Battalion Chief Lance Nelson said if conditions remain this dry, he'll be worried.

A domestic dispute led to suspected arson that destroyed a mobile home in the Prairie Ridge neighborhood of Bonney Lake on Friday. No injuries were reported.

Lakewood police Sgt. Charles Porche said the plane took off from nearby Steilacoom Lake and crashed in a neighborhood, narrowly avoiding buildings but hitting trees, The Seattle Times reported.

Crews are investigating a house fire in Lakewood that injured two people on Saturday.