Perhaps the surest sign of spring is the small brush fires that begin springing up as the weather warms and fuels dry out. Fires have been cropping up all over Spokane County in the last week, and Spokane Valley is no different.
Spokane Valley Fire Department crews were called to a small brush fire between eastbound Interstate 90 and the Centennial Trail near the weigh station at Stateline at 5:46 a.m. on March 12. The fire was spotted and called in by a passing driver.
Firefighters found a fire 30 feet in diameter, burning in pine needles and light brush and spreading to some pine trees, said department spokeswoman
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