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A springtime dip?

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A springtime dip?

Sinclair Inlet a resting spot for abandoned vehicle

Fatality in South Kitsap fire determined accidental

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Fatality in South Kitsap fire determined accidental

Victim’s heating pad found to have caused recliner fire

South Kitsap woman dies from smoke inhalation

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South Kitsap woman dies from smoke inhalation

Elderly woman apparently succumbs from smoldering cigarette in chair

Sedgwick residence destroyed by fire

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Sedgwick residence destroyed by fire

SKFR uses water tenders to douse flames

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

… and how the real story emerged on social media

Tornado incident command ‘stands down’

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Tornado incident command ‘stands down’

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

Tornado assessment teams making progress

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Tornado assessment teams making progress

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

Kitsap firefighter recovering after California accident

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Kitsap firefighter recovering after California accident

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

SKFR units douse house fire in Manchester

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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)

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Record-breaking brush fire season keeps Kitsap firefighters busy

There have been 200 fires in western Washington so far.

Bicycle Rodeo is all about safety

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Bicycle Rodeo is all about safety

There’s plenty to see and touch at the Bicycle Safety Fair and Bike Rodeo.

Kids: Bike Safety Rodeo is Saturday

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Kids: Bike Safety Rodeo is Saturday

The event will take place on Saturday, May 19 at Walmart’s parking lot.

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Kids and family members: learn about safety at Bike Rodeo

The event will take place on Saturday, May 19 at Walmart’s parking lot.

Two female firefighters file suit against SKFR over sexual harassment

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Two female firefighters file suit against SKFR over sexual harassment

The case stems from alleged sexual harassment by a former battalion chief.

SKFR rescues South Kitsap man who fell into home’s well

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SKFR rescues South Kitsap man who fell into home’s well

Man breaks his leg falling into home’s interior well.

Fire guts Port Orchard home

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Fire guts Port Orchard home

PORT ORCHARD — A mid-day fire at the 900 block of Hull Avenue in Port Orchard Nov. 7…

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Grieving father: ‘I heard my son’s last breaths’

SOUTH KITSAP — A grieving Don Simpson of South Kitsap — father, husband and grandfather — was trying…

A Facebook post on the Port Orchard page has identified the Simpson family as being victims of a fast-moving house fire Saturday morning, Oct. 14. Clockwise, top, is Don Simpson, his wife Vili and their two grandchildren. Don Simpson was the sole survivor of the fire. Photo: Martha Riley post on Facebook

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Four family members perish in South Kitsap house fire

Flames swept through home early Saturday morning; victims include toddlers

Sprinkler head extinguishes fire in retirement community

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Sprinkler head extinguishes fire in retirement community

PORT ORCHARD — A fire in a basket filled with oily rags in a downstairs laundry room at…

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SKFR is watching, waiting for dry weather fire outbreak

PORT ORCHARD — As of Aug. 11, it has been 55 days since measurable rainfall layered our parched…