Lind Fire responds to structure fire

The Lind Fire Department had a busy afternoon on Saturday, July 16, when they responded to a structure fire. While battling the fire, the department then received a call for a fire on U.S. Route 395.

The call came in shortly before 3 p.m. on Saturday, for smoke coming from the basement of a home on East Sixth Street. Lind Fire Chief Kevin Starring said a low response of volunteer firefighters resulted in the department requesting mutual aid from Ritzville.

By the time Ritzville arrived on scene with five firefighters in a ladder truck, Starring explained the Lind Department had responded in fo...