The district serves Sandy Point Shores, Sandy Point Heights, Neptune Heights, Neptune Beach and western portions of the Lummi Indian Reservation.
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The Fire Marshal's Office advises to continue to use extreme caution with outdoor fires since vegetation is still recovering from the long stretch of dry weather and is susceptible to fire spread.
"Upon arrival, I found flames on the rear corner of the structure."
A resident awoke and tried to extinguish the fire.
The fire occurred in the middle of a power outage during frigid winter temps.
Burn bans remain in place within the Ferndale city limits and the Sandy Point and Lummi Island areas.
The call for assistance came nearly an hour after sunset.
WCSO personnel were on the scene investigating into the late afternoon
The smoke alarm failed to work.