EAST WENATCHEE, Wash. (AP) — An 18-year-old in Washington state has been arrested for the investigation of manslaughter and arson in connection with a deadly July 4 fire, a county sheriff said Thursday. The teen from Kent was among a…
GEORGE COUNTY, Miss. (WXXV)- A fire at a church campus in the Rocky Creek community in George County led to an early dismissal of a nearby school. The fire happened at the Rocky Creek Baptist Church activities building. The Howell…
JACKSON COUNTY, Miss. (WXXV) -- Crews are working to put out a large woods fire in Jackson County Wednesday afternoon. The Mississippi Forestry Commission says the 20 acre fire is…
Vancleave, Miss. (WXXV)- Jackson County Fire Protection crews responded to a shop fire in Vancleave Monday night. The fire happening on Moungers Road. Crews located the fire and worked to contain the flames. Due to the conditions and inability to…
GULFPORT, Miss. (WXXV)-- Gulfport fire crews are currently battling a small woods fire north of I-10. Fire Chief Billy Kelley tells WXXV the fire is about half an acre in size, near the area of Tandy Drive and Sharp Boulevard.…
By MARTHA BELLISLE A man charged with starting a wildfire in Spokane, Washington, confessed to the crime, describing how he planned it for weeks and created a device to ignite a blaze that destroyed hundreds of buildings, police said. Aaron Farinacci researched the…
By MANUEL VALDES, ED WHITE, MARTHA BELLISLE and GENE JOHNSON SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — A man charged with intentionally setting a wildfire that’s destroyed hundreds of buildings in and around Washington state’s second-largest city was questioned by law enforcement during two fire investigations last year, though he…
By LINDSEY WASSON, ED WHITE and GENE JOHNSON SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — A man from Spokane, Washington, was arrested and charged with setting one of the three devastating wildfires that are burning through the region. The Spokane County Sheriff’s Office said Aaron F. Farinacci, 37, was…
By LINDSEY WASSON and JOHN HANNA SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — Light winds and lower temperatures were in the forecast Monday to help firefighters battle wildfires in eastern Washington state that destroyed at least 600 structures and forced the evacuation of 60,000 people in the Spokane…
JACKSON COUNTY, Miss. (WXXV)- The Jackson County Fire Protection team shares details on a house fire from over the weekend. Crews respond to the Cedar Creek Estates…
St. Martin, Miss. (WXXV)- The Jackson County Fire Protection team responded to a structure fire on Tennyson Drive in St. Martin Tuesday night. Firefighters found a small fire in a utility room. That fire was extinguished by isolating the gas…
HARRISON COUNTY, Miss. (WXXV)- Monday morning, Harrison County and Pass Christian fire crews worked to put out a fire at a home that was damaged by last week’s flooding. The home is located on Bells Ferry Road. Fire officials say…
By JAMIE STENGLE and KENDRIA LaFLEUR DALLAS (AP) — A huge fire destroyed a two-story apartment building in Dallas on Thursday, causing fatalities and injuries and the search for missing people is ongoing, a fire official said. The blaze sent huge plumes of…
JACKSON COUNTY, Miss. (WXXV)- The Jackson County Fire Protection team responded to a shop fire in the Vancleave area Wednesday night. The fire happening on Forest Crest Lane.…
OCEAN SPRINGS, Miss. (WXXV)- The Ocean Springs Fire Department responded to a fire at a restaurant Wednesday afternoon. A call reported a fire at Wasabi’s Japanese…
JACKSON COUNTY, Miss. (WXXV)- The Jackson County Fire Protection team is sharing details on an overnight boat fire. The fire happened at Shingle Mill Landing around…
JACKSON COUNTY, Miss. (WXXV)- Jackson County fire crews battled a wildfire that was approaching homes in the Latimer community Wednesday afternoon in the area of Pine Avenue and Shady Pine Drive. Fire crews spent much of the afternoon and evening…
Now that we are under a red flag warning for much of the day Saturday, South Mississippi fire departments are asking residents to avoid any outdoor burning, including…
Harrison County, Miss. (WXXV)- The Harrison County Fire Rescue Team spent several hours fighting a large debris pile fire. The Combat Readiness Training Center helping with the efforts. Harrison County sharing the debris pile was about 2 1/2 stories tall,…
Harrison County, Miss (WXXV)- Harrison County Fire Rescue is working with the Gulfport Combat Readiness Training Center to fight a fire. The fire is affecting a structure on Kiln - Delisle Road in West Harrison County. Part of Kiln -…
MOSS POINT, Miss. (WXXV)- A fire broke out inside the old East Park Elementary School in Moss Point Monday. Jackson County Fire Protection units were sent…
JACKSON COUNTY, Miss. (WXXV)- The Jackson County Fire Protection team is sharing details about a structure fire from last Wednesday. The incident happened on Grierson Street in the…
JACKSON COUNTY, Miss. (WXXV)- Jackson County celebrated the ribbon cutting of their new Saracennia Road fire station on Tuesday. This new building includes three large bays for firetrucks and equipment,…
Enviva is addressing a fire event in one of the wood pellet storage domes it operates at the Port of Pascagoula. Everyone on site has been reported safe. Enviva is coordinating with the Jackson County Fire Department and other emergency…