Press Releases
Monday, January 30th, 2012
Clallam County Fire Department fought an Agnew house fire for more than two hours Friday night.
A homeowner at 84 Hunters Gate Lane, near Finn Hall Road, came home and discovered heavy smoke and soon thereafter flames going through the roof.
Clallam County Fire Department dispatched at 6:50 p.m. following a 9-1-1 call.
Patrick Young, public information officer, told the Gazette the fire began in the center portion of the single-story home before spreading.
The closest water source was at least two miles away, so water was shuttled in, Young said.
No injuries were reported. Cause of the fire …
Sunday, January 8th, 2012
Saturday morning, Clallam County Fire District 3 responded to structure fire at 93 W Stephens Place off of South 3rd Avenue.
Neighbors reported smoke coming from the roof area of the home at 9:41 a.m.
Fire crews found the home full of smoke and flames, which they controlled in 30 minutes.
No one was home or injured but a cat remains missing.
The home sustained heavy smoke and heat damage. It cannot be occupied at this time.
Olympic Ambulance, PUD and the American Red Cross provided assistance.
The cause of the fire is under …
Wednesday, December 21st, 2011
Clallam County Fire District 3 responded to a structure fire Tuesday morning.
Patrick Young, public information officer, said crews reported at 9:09 a.m. to a home at 871 Belfield Ave. Sequim.
The firefighters quickly extinguish the fire in a bedroom and evacuate smoke out of the house. A half burned mattress was removed from the house.
The bedroom sustained heavy fire, smoke and water damage while the rest of the house suffered some smoke damage. Two adult males were at the residence at the time of the fire and were able to escape.
They were examined on scene …
Monday, December 12th, 2011
Account and donation sites established to help family
Updated 4:45 p.m. Monday, Dec. 12.
Clallam County Fire District 3 personnel responded to a house fire Monday afternoon at 124 Fitzgerald Road, off House Road near Old Olympic Highway.
Neighbors reported smoke coming out of the home around 12:17 p.m.
Assistant chief Roger Moeder said the house was unoccupied but sustained heavy heat and smoke damage. The cause of the fire appears to be a light-duty extension cord with items on top of it inside the home’s garage.
Fire crews extinguished the fire …
Saturday, December 3rd, 2011
A garage and RV are a total loss after a fire last night on Woodcock Road.
Clallam County Fire District 3 responded to the 3900 block of Woodcock Road for a fully involved garage fire at 10:33 p.m. The first units on scene found fire coming from all openings of the two-car detached garage, Public Information Officer Patrick Young said.
The fire was so intense it began to damage the home located within 30 feet, he said.
The initial fire crews set up fire hoses to protect the home while attacking …
Friday, November 4th, 2011
GARDINER — An unusual noise awoke Bob McCauley at his Old Gardiner Road home Thursday morning.
“I just heard sort of a grinding noise, like someone was dragging a Dumpster across some gravel,” said McCauley, who lives near U.S. Highway 101 where a tanker-truck filled with about 11,300 gallons of fuel collided with another vehicle and plowed down an embankment.
Both drivers unhurt
Alexander B. Krauch, the 17-year-old Sequim motorist involved in the crash, and 58-year-old tanker-truck driver Jackie M. Hart walked away unhurt, though Krauch’s 1999 Subaru Legacy …
Thursday, August 18th, 2011
HEROIN AID RESPONSES SPIKE IN PAST WEEK—EDUCATION WILL HELP PRESERVE LIVES
Four emergency calls for heroin overdoses in recent weeks, three just in the past week, have surprised CCFD #3 personnel. Each of those four aid calls, including a 16 and a 17 year old, ended with revival. All patients were saved from potential death, as CCFD #3 medics and EMTs applied their training and skills in dealing with the deadly consequences of opiate use.
“We train carefully on how to save lives from drug overdoses” said Medical Safety Officer (MSO) Bryan Swanberg. He emphasized that District personnel must be, and are …
Thursday, July 28th, 2011
By Jeff Chew
Peninsula Daily News
DUNGENESS — A 77-year-old Dungeness woman walked away from a dramatic car crash Wednesday afternoon when she lost control of her vehicle while swatting away a bee while driving north on Sequim-Dungeness Way.
Donna Sommer’s newer-model Subaru Outback veered into and severed a power pole, then plummeted down an embankment, where her car came to rest on its side in a thicket of berry brambles about 100 feet south of the Taylor Ranch Road turnoff at about 3 p.m. …
Monday, January 11th, 2010
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Fire crews in rehab area between assignments
January 11, 2010
Sequim, Washington
Fire District 3 crews were dispatched to a structure fire shortly after midnight Sunday at 505 Holgerston Road, in Sequim. Upon arrival, fire units found heavy smoke and flame showing from the single family wood frame residence, belonging to John and Rose Katte. The residents were evacuated from the home by neighbors Ben and Kim Skerbeck who heard explosions and …
Thursday, November 5th, 2009
Clallam County Fire District 3 wishes to thank the voters in eastern Clallam County and Gardiner for their support of the EMS levy during this recent election. The fire district is committed to providing timely service and response to emergency calls while maintaining a standard of excellence that has been established over many years of dedication to our community.
Your support of this levy will provide us the resources to meet the expectations of our growing and diverse community, maintain staffing for our stations, and help to insure that when you need us most we will be there to provide care …
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