A Sunday fire left a lumber mill in southeast Vancouver inoperable. The incident is still under investigation but was ruled an accident, according to the…
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No injuries reported in fire at Columbia Vista Corporation along Columbia River
By The Citizen on July 2, 2025
No one was injured in a fire Sunday evening at a large lumber warehouse along the Columbia River in southeast Vancouver, according to the Vancouver…
Victim in fatal apartment fire in Vancouver identified
By The Citizen on May 8, 2025
The Clark County Medical Examiner’s Office identified the victim of a May 2 apartment fire in central Vancouver as Megan Peterkin, 38. Read more… Source:…
Vancouver fire marshal tells Clark County she’d like to see a countywide fireworks ban
By The Citizen on May 7, 2025
As local fire officials begin preparing for the Fourth of July fireworks season, county councilors are again discussing the merits of restricting fireworks use in…
Vancouver Total Wine & More closed after roof partially collapses while store is open
By The Citizen on April 2, 2025
Vancouver wine and alcohol mecca Total Wine & More near Vancouver Mall was forced to close after its roof partially collapsed Monday night. Read more… …
Vancouver fire officials fear for region’s readiness with hazmat trainings canceled in federal funding freeze
By The Citizen on March 29, 2025
Days before Vancouver Fire Department recruits were headed to a training center in Alabama to become certified hazmat technicians, they were notified the classes were…
One person injured after travel-trailer catches fire in East Vancouver
By The Citizen on March 4, 2025
One person was taken to a Portland hospital for burns suffered during a travel-trailer fire Monday afternoon in east Vancouver. Read more… Source: The Columbian
Car carrier causes backup on state Highway 14
By The Citizen on February 6, 2025
A car carrier semitruck went off the road Wednesday morning on state Highway 14 west of Lieser Road in Vancouver, backing up traffic during the…
Portland man suspected of stealing truck from good Samaritan, causing three-vehicle crash in east Vancouver
By The Citizen on January 21, 2025
A truck taken in a suspected carjacking in the Salmon Creek area north of Vancouver later crashed into two other cars on Southeast Mill Plain…
Man found dead after Minnehaha house fire identified; death ruled a suicide
By The Citizen on January 8, 2025
Officials on Wednesday identified 71-year-old Bruce David Weiser of Vancouver as the man firefighters found dead after a Dec. 7 house fire in Minnehaha. Read…