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South Kitsap Fire and Rescue
Sedgwick residence destroyed by fire
Sedgwick residence destroyed by fire
By Bob Smith • February 27, 2019 1:30 am

SKFR uses water tenders to douse flames

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Editor’s notebook: The night when Sedgwick MS burned down
Editor’s notebook: The night when Sedgwick MS burned...
By Bob Smith • January 17, 2019 1:30 am

… and how the real story emerged on social media

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Tornado incident command ‘stands down’
Tornado incident command ‘stands down’
By Bob Smith • December 20, 2018 1:30 am

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

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Tornado assessment teams making progress
Tornado assessment teams making progress
By Bob Smith • December 19, 2018 1:30 am

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

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Kitsap firefighter recovering after California accident
Kitsap firefighter recovering after California accident
By Bob Smith • November 15, 2018 1:30 am

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

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SKFR units douse house fire in Manchester
SKFR units douse house fire in Manchester
By Bob Smith • October 20, 2018 1:30 am

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

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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
By Mark Krulish • July 24, 2018 10:30 am

There have been 200 fires in western Washington so far.

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Bicycle Rodeo is all about safety
Bicycle Rodeo is all about safety
By Bob Smith • May 19, 2018 1:30 am

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

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Kids: Bike Safety Rodeo is Saturday
Kids: Bike Safety Rodeo is Saturday
By Bob Smith Kitsap News Group • May 16, 2018 1:30 am

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
Kids and family members: learn about safety at...
By Bob Smith • May 4, 2018 1:30 am

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

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Two female firefighters file suit against SKFR over sexual harassment
Two female firefighters file suit against SKFR over...
By Bob Smith • March 15, 2018 1:30 am

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

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SKFR rescues South Kitsap man who fell into home’s well
SKFR rescues South Kitsap man who fell into...
By Kitsap News Group staff • January 30, 2018 5:20 pm

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

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Fire guts Port Orchard home
Fire guts Port Orchard home
By Bob Smith • November 7, 2017 1:30 am

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

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Grieving father: ‘I heard my son’s last breaths’
Grieving father: ‘I heard my son’s last breaths’
By Bob Smith • October 16, 2017 1:30 am

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

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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
Four family members perish in South Kitsap house...
By Bob Smith • October 14, 2017 1:30 am

Flames swept through home early Saturday morning; victims include toddlers

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Sprinkler head extinguishes fire in retirement community
Sprinkler head extinguishes fire in retirement community
By Bob Smith • October 2, 2017 1:30 am

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

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SKFR is watching, waiting for dry weather fire outbreak
SKFR is watching, waiting for dry weather fire...
By Bob Smith • August 9, 2017 1:30 am

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

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Crews from the Bremerton, South Kitsap, Central Kitsap and Navy Region Northwest fire departments work together to put out a two-alarm fire that started in Motor City Automotive, at the corner of North Callow Avenue and 11th Street, around 12:16 p.m. Aug. 3.                                Michelle Beahm / Kitsap News Group
Bremerton business, house destroyed in two-alarm fire
By Michelle Beahm • August 3, 2017 4:10 pm

BREMERTON — Motor City Automotive and a neighboring house to the north went up in flames Aug. 3 at the…

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SKFR levy proposal easily approved
SKFR levy proposal easily approved
By Bob Smith • August 1, 2017 1:30 am

PORT ORCHARD — South Kitsap Fire and Rescue Chief Steve Wright should enjoy his impending Alaskan fishing vacation a touch…

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Port Orchard house destroyed by fire; no injuries reported
Port Orchard house destroyed by fire; no injuries...
By Michelle Beahm • July 28, 2017 3:20 pm

PORT ORCHARD — No injuries were reported in a house fire on Goldenrod Street in Port Orchard July 28.

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