MLFD puts out small brush fire Saturday
JOEL MARTIN | Hagadone News Network | UPDATED 7 months AGO
A small brush fire flared up on South Beaumont Drive Saturday evening.
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Joel Martin has been with the Columbia Basin Herald for more than 25 years in a variety of roles and is the most-tenured employee in the building. Martin is a married father of eight and enjoys spending time with his children and his wife, Christina. He is passionate about the paper’s mission of informing the people of the Columbia Basin because he knows it is important to record the history of the communities the publication serves. | August 4, 2025 7:27 PM
MOSES LAKE — A small brush fire lit up the sky Saturday night, but was quickly extinguished, according to a statement from the city of Moses Lake.
Moses Lake Fire Department units responded at about 9:30 p.m. to a report of a fire in the 1600 block of Beaumont Drive, near the lake shore, according to the statement. Fire units arrived to find a half-acre fire, moving slowly, burning in the sagebrush. Firefighters quickly brought the flames under control. Units were on scene for just over an hour to completely cool any hot spots that remained, according to Battalion Chief David Holle.
The response included two brush engines, one structure engine, one 2,000-gallon support tender and one command unit, according to the statement.
The cause of the fire was undetermined.
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