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(Kennewick, WA) -- Crews from around the Tri-Cities raced to the scene of a brush fire that ignited along the side of I-82 Thursday afternoon. The fire quickly grew to 70 acres in size and crossed over into a nearby commercial/industrial park where it set a building housing foam insulation and industrial adhesives ablaze...

(Kennewick, WA) -- The Kennewick Fire Department rushed to the scene of a kitchen inside a home on fire Thursday morning off 2617 West 6th Place. This began around 8:30am. Fire radio traffic indicated that screams could be heard in the background of the 9-1-1 call...

(Kennewick, WA) -- The Kennewick Fire Department says they responded to 16% more emergency calls in 2021. Fire Chief Chad Michael says they are on track to respond to 17% more calls in 2022 with the year not yet over. Michael says that could mean a 23% rise combined over two years...

(Kennewick, WA) -- The Kennewick Fire Department rushed to the scene of a grass fire that the high winds pushed into the old Tri-City Court Club building off Canal Drive near Grant Tuesday night around 6:45pm. Fire crews say they were able to get the fire under control fairly quickly...

(Kennewick, WA) -- A small fire broke out in the towel section of the Kennewick Walmart off 27th Avenue late Friday morning. Witnesses say they saw a man leaving the area of the fire and entering a small sedan. That man was questioned but released once officers were able to review the surveillance footage. ...

(Kennewick, WA) -- Crews from the Kennewick Fire Department rushed to the scene of a home burning off 5604 West Metaline around 3:40am Thursday. Firefighters arrived within 6 minutes of being called out and found flames shooting from the windows of the home, which as of right now appears to be unoccupied ...

(Kennewick, WA) -- Fire crews from Kennewick and several other agencies were called out to a fire at a residential fourplex apartment building located at 4200 West Albany Ave at 3:39am Sunday. That's right near West Kennewick Ave where it meets Union Street ...

(Kennewick, WA) -- Kennewick Police say a driver of vehicle misjudged a turn and slammed into a fire hydrant off the 7400 Block of West Clearwater Ave. Saturday afternoon. Authorities say they sent gallons of water gushing into the street, and forced authorities to close off the eastbound lanes for hours while Kennewick Fire Department responded to cap the hydrant and clean up the mess ... Read Mo

(Kennewick, WA) -- The matter is settled, between Kennewick's former fire chief and the city. In a statement Kennewick confirmed the city offered Vince Beasley 400-thousand, 1 dollars plus reasonable attorneys fees, the number of which has not yet been determined ...