CHIMACUM — Multiple small fires were caused by falling trees and branches hitting power lines in East Jefferson County over the weekend as powerful winds ravaged the area.
“It’s still pretty dry out there, despite the rain,” Keppie Keplinger, spokeswoman for Jefferson County Emergency Management, said Sunday.
There were branches loosened by the storm that continued falling from trees and hitting power lines Sunday, and those could continue for another day.
The largest fire was on Egg and I Road near Chimacum.
At 6:43 p.m. Saturday, a fire was triggered by sagging tree branches coming in contact with power lines in the 100 block of Egg and I Road, just east of Center Road.
Firefighters from East Jefferson Fire-Rescue responded to the 30-foot by 50-foot brush fire burning in dense growth on a steep hillside, according to a news release.
The road was closed to through traffic for over an hour due to the fire.
A Jefferson County Public Utility District crew disconnected power to the lines, and the brush fire was put out by fire crews.
It took about 12 firefighters two hours to knock down the fire and complete the overhaul of the site.
Firefighters from Quilcene Fire & Rescue and Port Ludlow Fire & Rescue assisted at the scene.
