A fire destroyed a Camas home under construction on Livingston Mountain early on the morning of January 26th and threatened several other nearby residences.
East County Fire and Rescue (ECFR) fire crews responded to a structure fire at 30317 N.E. Livingston Mountain Circle at 4:37 a.m. Sunday, Jan. 26, with five fire engines, four water tenders and three command officers from ECFR as well as the Camas-Washougal Fire and Vancouver Fire departments and Clark County Fire District 3.
According to Clark County property records, Chad and Alisa Williams own the 7-acre property at 30317 N.E. Livingston Mountain Circle [admin. note – property market value as of Jan. 1, 2024: $1,956,205.00] . Earlier this month, the Washington State Department of Ecology fined Chad Williams $71,800 for damaging wetlands on the property and said Williams had failed to obey an August 2024 court order to restore the wetlands.
According to an ECFR news release, the first fire engine crew on the scene discovered a two-story, 12,000-square-foot single-family home engulfed in flames and said the fire had spread to nearby vegetation with “multiple spot fires up to 1,500 feet downwind” from the home.
“Wind was out of the east at approximately 10 miles per hour and had a significant influence on fire spread beyond the structure involved in fire,” ECFR fire officials stated in the news release. “One nearby house was immediately threatened by the vegetation fire and multiple other homes were at risk due to the large amount of embers being carried downwind.”
According to the news release, the extent of the fire and the threats to nearby structures caused the incident commander to request two additional fire engines, two brush fire engines and an additional chief officer and response from the Washington Department of Natural Resources.
“Water supply was a challenge, with water tenders shuttling water from the closest fire hydrant which was 6.3 miles away,” ECFR stated in the news release, adding that several fire engines were assigned to protect homes downwind from the blaze and to patrol other areas at risk from embers flying in the wind.
“Occupants of nearby houses were advised to be prepared to evacuate, but the fire was controlled within approximately 30 minutes and no evacuation was necessary,” ECFR stated in the news release.
The Clark County Fire Marshal’s Office is investigating the cause of the fire.
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A fire destroyed a Camas home under construction on Livingston Mountain early on the morning of January 26th and threatened several other nearby residences.
East County Fire and Rescue (ECFR) fire crews responded to a structure fire at 30317 N.E. Livingston Mountain Circle at 4:37 a.m. Sunday, Jan. 26, with five fire engines, four water tenders and three command officers from ECFR as well as the Camas-Washougal Fire and Vancouver Fire departments and Clark County Fire District 3.
According to Clark County property records, Chad and Alisa Williams own the 7-acre property at 30317 N.E. Livingston Mountain Circle [admin. note – property market value as of Jan. 1, 2024: $1,956,205.00] . Earlier this month, the Washington State Department of Ecology fined Chad Williams $71,800 for damaging wetlands on the property and said Williams had failed to obey an August 2024 court order to restore the wetlands.
According to an ECFR news release, the first fire engine crew on the scene discovered a two-story, 12,000-square-foot single-family home engulfed in flames and said the fire had spread to nearby vegetation with “multiple spot fires up to 1,500 feet downwind” from the home.
“Wind was out of the east at approximately 10 miles per hour and had a significant influence on fire spread beyond the structure involved in fire,” ECFR fire officials stated in the news release. “One nearby house was immediately threatened by the vegetation fire and multiple other homes were at risk due to the large amount of embers being carried downwind.”
According to the news release, the extent of the fire and the threats to nearby structures caused the incident commander to request two additional fire engines, two brush fire engines and an additional chief officer and response from the Washington Department of Natural Resources.
“Water supply was a challenge, with water tenders shuttling water from the closest fire hydrant which was 6.3 miles away,” ECFR stated in the news release, adding that several fire engines were assigned to protect homes downwind from the blaze and to patrol other areas at risk from embers flying in the wind.
“Occupants of nearby houses were advised to be prepared to evacuate, but the fire was controlled within approximately 30 minutes and no evacuation was necessary,” ECFR stated in the news release.
The Clark County Fire Marshal’s Office is investigating the cause of the fire.