grant county fire district 13

Investigators in Grant County are looking into the cause of a suspicious fire in Soap Lake this week. The blaze occurred at around 8:45 p.m. on Monday near the corner of Division Street and State Route 28. The two-acre fire destroyed a power pole and threatened a commercial storage facility, as well as several residential structures...

Grant County Sheriff's Deputies say witnesses saw Nicole Shenefelt light an old couch on fire in an open field of dry grass and walk away.

When firefighters arrived, they discovered a fully engulfed motorhome had spread to a neighboring mobile home, along with three vehicles and a shed.

The area had a high potential for growth and could have escalated quickly.

No residents were injured, but one firefighter was treated at Quincy Valley Hospital for a minor injury

It was initially believed that a bird's next on the pole caught fire and fell to the ground, starting the blaze. Investigators have eliminated that as a cause.

An Ephrata woman is facing a 2nd Degree Arson charge after starting allegedly a wildfire Tuesday evening. Ephrata police say witnesses saw 32-year-old Clintah Hernandez lighting a field next to the Ephrata Gun Club near State Route 282 just before 7:00 pm ...

A haystack fire near Withrow in Grant County is expected to burn for several days and people are being asked to avoid the area of Road B NW and Road 7 NW. Grant County Fire District 13 crews responded Sunday to the blaze that destroyed more than 400 tons of hay, but they were able to protect about 300 tons that were nearby ...

A farmer with a disc assisted firefighters in battling a blaze on Whitehall Road west of Road 4 SE in Douglas County Thursday evening. Grant County Fire District 13, along with other agencies, responded according to their Facebook page ...

A homeless man's campfire turned into a 15-acre wildfire Thursday morning around 9:20 south of Ephrata. According to Grant County Fire District 13, firefighters initially had difficulty accessing the fire in the area of Road 9 Northwest and Road D Northwest ...