Crews battle multiple fires around Washington during Fourth of July

Illegal fireworks caused a fire to spread from a roof in Federal Way through the second story of the home. A family of nine was displaced by the fire.

"I was so scared,” said Catherine Kubiak, a neighbor who spotted the flames on the roof Saturday afternoon.

She said the fire started just a few feet wide on the roof. It took only minutes for it to consume the roof and for the flames to shoot 20 feet in the air.

"I was just thinking, oh my God,” said Kubiak.

According to firefighters, the residents did not have renter’s insurance. Those residents weren’t home at the time of the fire.

Now, police will try to track down who lit the firework that burned the house.

"It's supposed to be such a fun day, but when something like this happens, you just don't realize how devastating it is,” said Kubiak.

That fire was one of dozens that kept firefighters busy on July 4th. Many of the fires were brush fires caused by fireworks.

Pierce County reports twelve brush fires

At 7:15 p.m., Central Pierce firefighters advised that they had just reported to their 12th brush fire. Firefighters said no damage was done to building because of the brush fires.

All 12 had been safely extinguished. Shortly after 8 p.m., East Pierce Fire went to a general alarm status, which called back off duty firefighters due to high call volume and multiple fires.

At 1:30 p.m., officials in Central Pierce said they had three brush fires within ten minutes. They advised that humidity was dropping.

One fire in Parkland came close to a home. Firefighters attributed their success in quickly containing the fire -- to the homeowner's garden hose and the lawn, which was cut low.

On Saturday, in the late afternoon, fireworks caused a fire at a skate park in University Place.

No injuries were sustained, and it was under control as of 3:10 p.m., according to officials.

On Saturday evening, officials had extinguished a 4-acre fire at 128th East.

The fire occurred after tall, dry grass burned the large area in under five minutes.

The fire occurred north of Rogers High School, according to fire officials.

Fire breaks out in Vail and Rochester, Washington

On Saturday morning, one fire broke out in the Vail area -- along a logging road.

The brushfire was headed toward trees on Vail Loop Road, according to Thurston County fire officials.

Another, separate fire was burning near Rochester, Washington on Saturday morning.

The fire near Rochester burned around 10 acres on Saturday in the early afternoon.

By 1:00 p.m., the fire had been contained, according to officials.

A point of origin had not been determined.

In south Kitsap County, a grass fire broke out but was quickly extinguished, according to South Kitsap Fire and Rescue.

Snohomish fire officials said a small grass fire burned briefly near Lake Stevens on Saturday in the early afternoon.

In Lynnwood, a small roadside grass fire burned late Friday night -- north of Alderwood Mall Parkway. The cause was undetermined.

At around 3:30 p.m., fire crews were responding to a brush fire that broke out in a German cemetery.

The cemetery was located on 158th Avenue and 24th Street, according to Key Peninsula Fire officials.

Fire in White Center/ West Seattle area

At 6:00 p.m., a large fire broke out in the West Seattle area, engulfing a structure.

Firefighters could be seen rushing toward the home, dousing the flames and heavy smoke -- in an attempt to extinguish the fire.

The fire was quickly extinguished.

There were no reported injuries.