South Kitsap Fire and Rescue

SOUTH KITSAP

Santa’s on his way to Port Orchard!

Jolly Old St. Nick to hand out treats to good boys and girls

 

CALIFORNIA WILDFIRES

South Puget Sound firefighters in California

The battle continues to contain massive wildfires

 

PORT ORCHARD

17 fire units needed to extinguish fire at Port Orchard residence

Blaze began as electrical fire in home’s interior wall

 

KITSAP COUNTY

Kitsap firefighters heading to Southern California to join firefight

Crews from six Kitsap County agencies to engage blazes

PORT ORCHARD

SKFR Volunteer Association hosts Oct. 5 spaghetti feed

Event is at Fire Station No. 8 on Fircrest Drive Southeast

SOUTH KITSAP

Just another dog-in-tree call?

SKFR rescues goofy pup stranded up in a fallen tree

Port Orchard’s National Night Out is Aug. 6

Nationwide community crime prevention awareness event begins at 5:30 p.m.

SOUTH KITSAP

SKFR’s summer car seat check is June 29

Vehicle crashes are the leading cause of death and injuries to children in the U.S.

PORT ORCHARD

Fire marshal seeking info on Madrona arson blaze

Fire reportedly was set in a portable classroom on April 8

SOUTH KITSAP

Occupant critically injured by SE Lund house fire

Injured person flown to Harborview

SOUTH KITSAP

A springtime dip?

Sinclair Inlet a resting spot for abandoned vehicle

SOUTH KITSAP

Fatality in South Kitsap fire determined accidental

Victim’s heating pad found to have caused recliner fire

South Kitsap woman dies from smoke inhalation

Elderly woman apparently succumbs from smoldering cigarette in chair

SOUTH KITSAP

Sedgwick residence destroyed by fire

SKFR uses water tenders to douse flames

EDITOR’S NOTEBOOK

Editor’s notebook: The night when Sedgwick MS burned down

… and how the real story emerged on social media

PORT ORCHARD TORNADO UPDATE

Tornado incident command ‘stands down’

Responsibilities now fall to the county’s Department of Emergency Management

PORT ORCHARD TORNADO UPDATE

Tornado assessment teams making progress

Twister assessed to have been a strong EF2 storm; 12 buildings have been red-tagged.

UPDATED

Kitsap firefighter recovering after California accident

Firefighter struck by a vehicle has non-life-threatening injuries.

MANCHESTER

SKFR units douse house fire in Manchester

Eleven fire apparatus and support vehicles were needed to contain the blaze to the garage.

This blaze on Bear Ridge Drive near Little Boston Road in North Kitsap scorched 1,500 square feet of blackberry bushes and was headed into the trees when NKFR firefighters arrived on the scene on Saturday, July 21. (Photo courtesy Michele Laboda, North Kitsap Fire and Rescue)

Record-breaking brush fire season keeps Kitsap firefighters busy

There have been 200 fires in western Washington so far.

This blaze on Bear Ridge Drive near Little Boston Road in North Kitsap scorched 1,500 square feet of blackberry bushes and was headed into the trees when NKFR firefighters arrived on the scene on Saturday, July 21. (Photo courtesy Michele Laboda, North Kitsap Fire and Rescue)