A late-night fire Thursday tore through a duplex in central Vancouver, sending one person to the hospital for smoke inhalation, according to the Vancouver Fire…
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Fire damages 2 units at First Street Station apartment complex in east Vancouver
By The Citizen on October 31, 2025
Fire damaged two apartment units at an east Vancouver complex Thursday afternoon. No injuries were reported, according to the Vancouver Fire Department. Read more… Source:…
Fire department says scrap pile fire at Port of Vancouver could burn until Thursday
By The Citizen on October 8, 2025
No one was injured in a large metal scrap fire at Pacific Coast Shredding near the Port of Vancouver that started Tuesday night. Firefighters were…
Fire officials face ‘skyrocketing prices, brutal backlogs’ replacing aging vehicles in Clark County
By The Citizen on October 7, 2025
In April 2020, just one month into the COVID-19 pandemic, the Vancouver Fire Department replaced one of its aging fire engines with a new rig…
16-year-old drowns in the Columbia River despite ‘herculean’ search effort, say officials
By The Citizen on August 14, 2025
A 16-year-old boy drowned Wednesday night in the Columbia River near Frenchman’s Bar, despite a “herculean” search effort from multiple area agencies. Read more… Source:…
Woman’s death in two-alarm apartment fire ruled accidental
By The Citizen on July 31, 2025
The Clark County Medical Examiner’s Office has determined that the death of a Vancouver woman killed in a May 2 apartment fire was an accident.…
‘I wasn’t living’: Retired Vancouver firefighter finds relief from PTSD through psychedelic-assisted therapy
By The Citizen on July 12, 2025
When Matt Thierfelder began his career as a Vancouver firefighter in 1994, the weight of unspoken rules hung over him: Don’t show weakness and don’t…
State says 112 workers laid off after Columbia Vista fire; company says 40 got layoff notices
By The Citizen on July 11, 2025
Western Forest Products laid off Vancouver employees this week after the company’s Columbia Vista sawmill was left inoperable by a devastating fire June 29. Read…
Vancouver’s first responders join others in Clark County and can now administer life-saving buprenorphine
By The Citizen on July 7, 2025
First responders in Vancouver can now administer a life-saving medication used to treat opioid-use disorder, following the previous launch of a statewide pilot program in…
Treacherous waters are found in every corner of Clark County; rescue resources can’t be everywhere at once
By The Citizen on July 5, 2025
In May, a group of people in their 20s were enjoying the early summerlike weather by jumping from the Everett Street footbridge between Lacamas and…