Firefighters responded to 21 separate fires within the City of Yakima; most of which were caused by fireworks set off during the Fourth of July.
KAPP-KVEW’s Emily Goodell spoke to Yakima Fire Department Deputy Chief DJ Goldsmith, who confirmed that homes throughout the region were threatened by fires caused by fireworks. Most of these instances were not structure fires, but instead smaller brush fires ignited by fireworks and associated debris that threatened to spread to homes and vehicles.
Thankfully, none of these fires damaged any structures in the region on Sunday night. Additionally, no injuries were reported in the City of Yakima due to fires and/or fire-related incidents. While this was a fewer number of fires than in some years past, this was still a large influx of fires for an average day.