• A firefighter recovers on the front lawn. (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • House fire on South 15th Street. (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Deputy Fire Chief Rich Saalsaa talks to a Pacific Power employee at the scene. (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • A firefighter carries family photos out of the home. (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • House fire on South 15th Street. (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • House fire on South 15th Street. (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Firefighters take some recovery time on the front lawn. (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • House fire on South 15th Street. (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • House fire on South 15th Street. (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • House fire on South 15th Street. (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • House fire on South 15th Street. (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • A next-door neighbor watches while the firefighting operation continues. (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • House fire on South 15th Street. (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Deputy Fire Chief Rich Saalsaa, who was incident commander at the scene, talks to Philomath Police Officer Brandon Thurman. (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Philomath Fire and Rescue Lt. Viktor Bovbjerg puts water on the fire. (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • House fire on South 15th Street. (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • House fire on South 15th Street. (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • House fire on South 15th Street. (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Lt. Viktor Bovbjerg, left, talks to Deputy Fire Chief Rich Saalsaa during the operation. (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • House fire on South 15th Street. (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • House fire on South 15th Street. (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • House fire on South 15th Street. (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • House fire on South 15th Street. (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • House fire on South 15th Street. (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • A firefighter puts a stream of water into the garage, where it’s believed the destructive blaze may have started. (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • House fire on South 15th Street. (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Flames shoot up into the air Friday evening at a house fire at 233 S. 15th St. (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • A view from the south of a house fire on South 15th Street. (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)

Brad Fuqua has covered the Philomath area since 2014 as the editor of the now-closed Philomath Express and currently as publisher/editor of the Philomath News. He has worked as a professional journalist since 1988 at daily and weekly newspapers in Nebraska, Kansas, North Dakota, Arizona, Montana and Oregon.