Police looking for person of interest in deadly fire in Concrete

CONCRETE, Wash. — Mount Vernon Police now say they are looking for a person of interest in the house fire that killed three people near Concrete on Friday.

Investigators think there was a fourth person, 49-year-old Jason Birman, at the residence before the fire. They are also looking for Birman’s blue 1994 Chevrolet pickup truck with Washington registration C67636L.

The fire happened just before 10:30 a.m. Friday. It destroyed a two-story home on State Route 530. Three bodies were pulled from the rubble.

“I went outside and saw the smoke and at that point started to hear sirens,” said Anissa Smith, who lives down the road.

Smith said she was initially concerned the fire was spreading to nearby trees. The neighborhood is heavily wooded.

It was a few days later that she learned three people had been killed.

“Just knowing that anybody was in there definitely was impactful,” she said. “The general circumstances seemed kind of shady.”

Smith said information has been limited. Police have still not identified the victims or provided any details on what led up to the fire.

KIRO 7 crews saw police and fire officials on the scene Tuesday, as well as search and rescue teams searching the woods on the property.

If you witnessed the fire or know where to find Birman or his truck, you asked to call the 24-hour dispatch information number (360) 428-3211 or during business hours call Mount Vernon Police at (360) 336-6271.

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