Fire crews respond to series of brush fires along Highway 3 in Bremerton

BREMERTON – Traffic was slowed along Highway 3 in Bremerton Thursday afternoon as fire crews extinguished a series of fires along the roadway.

Bremerton Fire Department Assistant Chief John Payne said crews initially were called about a brush fire along Highway 3 in the area of Loxie Eagans Boulevard at about 12:40 p.m. When responders arrived, they tallied four separate fires ranging from the area of Navy Yard City north to Austin Drive, he said. The fires burned along the northbound lanes of the highway, he said. At about 2:15 p.m., Payne reported that crews were doing some mopping up and said the fires had been extinguished.

Payne said witnesses reported seeing someone doing "something suspicious" in the area. Washington State Patrol Trooper Katherine Weatherwax said that there had been a report about someone who had been in the area but said that no one had been found.

Traffic was slowed in the area as fire crews worked to extinguish the flames. No injuries were reported.

Bremerton crews were joined by responders from South Kitsap Fire and Rescue, Central Kitsap Fire and Rescue and Navy Region Northwest Fire and Emergency Services in extinguishing the fires, Payne said.

This article originally appeared on Kitsap Sun: Fire crews respond to series of brush fires along Highway 3