When a stolen Horizon Q400 plane crashed in dense forest on Ketron Island in Puget Sound Friday evening, it not only killed pilot Richard Russell, but created quite the fire.
Ketron Island does not have a fire department, and typically any fire there would be covered by the state Department of Natural Resources. But with the cause being a plane crash, firefighters with West Pierce County Fire and Rescue rushed to get their engines and firefighters to the island.
"The ferry was over on the other side on Anderson Island, so we had about a 25-minute wait to get our resources all gathered up here," said Battalion Chief Tim LaRue.
The ferry emptied the boat on the other side and then LaRue's team loaded up six fire engines and a few police officers for security and headed over to the fire on the south side of the island.