The Tri-Cities Fire were a professional indoor football team based out of

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, with home games at the

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during the 2019 season. They were owned by Kinshasa Martin of Rampage Sports Entertainment, LLC. They folded in February 2020 after playing one season, citing lack of support from sponsors and ticket sales.

History

On October 15, 2018, the

American West Football Conference The American West Football Conference (AWFC) is a professional indoor American football minor league created in 2018 by Platinum Events & Security, LLC, the owners of the Idaho Horsemen. The league's inaugural season was in 2019. Players are ...

was founded by the Idaho Horsemen and added the Fire and two other teams to the league: the Reno Express, and Wenatchee Valley Skyhawks. The Fire were the first indoor football team in the Tri-Cities following the departure of the

Tri-Cities Fever The Tri-Cities Fever were a professional indoor football franchise based in Kennewick, Washington. The Fever joined National Indoor Football League (NIFL) in 2005 as an expansion team. The Fever were owned by Teri Carr. From 2005 to 2016, the Fe ...

of the

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in 2016. Despite being announced in October 2018, they were one of the last AWFC teams to sign a lease with the arena in January 2019. Their season began on March 23, 2019, in a 42–24 loss at Reno. After a 0–5 start to their inaugural season, the Fire fired head coach Warren Reynolds and was replaced by defensive coordinator Kevin Heard. The Fire finished the season losing all twelve games. The team abruptly folded two weeks prior to the planned start of the 2020 season.

2019 standings

References

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External links

Official website

American West Football Conference website
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