Maple Valley Fire & Life Safety extinguished a beauty bark fire Oct. 26 in the 18800 block of Southeast Renton-Maple Valley Road.

Firefighters were dispatched at 4:31 a.m. and found a 30-foot high beauty bark storage pile on fire. They were able extinguish by using the deck gun and with the assistance of heavy equipment to tear down the pile.Officials concluded the fire was started by heat from internal decomposition and strong wind.

Crews responded to the same location several times for other pile fires and responded to numerous calls for downed electrical wires all due to the strong winds.

MVFLS report from Oct. 20-26

Fires: 6

Emergency Medical Services: 36

Motor Vehicle Accidents: 3

Hazardous Conditions: 3

Service Calls: 5

Good Intent Calls: 7

False Alarm & False Calls: 5

Total: 65