Temporary Regional Burn Restrictions in place. Click Here for more information. Spokane Valley Fire Department has a tradition of service and excellence dating back over 80 years. Our commitment to the safety, health and well-being of communities remains steadfast as we constantly strive to improve in every way. On March 12, more than two-thirds of the votes cast were in favor of the formation and E. Kenney, F. Salter, and D. Meigs received the highest number of votes for Fire Commissioner.
Bittle was the first fire chief to be appointed on December 1, , by the Fire Commissioners. Chief Bittle left the department in September , and Bassil George was appointed as the next chief. America was at war which resulted in interim chiefs filling in for Chief George while he was on military duty. There was also a significant turnover in firefighters during this period of time.
Engine 2 began responding out of the new station in May The fire station was inherited from the County Fire Department. This one County Station had previously responded to all fires within Spokane County. Today the Spokane Valley Fire Department has ten fire stations and employs firefighters that work 24 hours and are off 48 hours.
The boundaries of the Spokane Valley Fire Department cover approximately 75 square miles; the western boundary is Havana Street and the eastern boundary is the Idaho State Line. For many years the service area within the District was an unincorporated part of Spokane County. Today the Spokane Valley Fire Department provides emergency services and programs to the cities of Liberty Lake, Spokane Valley and Millwood all of whom annexed into the District at various times over the past ten years and surrounding unincorporated areas of Spokane County.
Mako, an eighteen month old Labrador Retriever from Michigan, along with Assistant Fire Marshal Rick Freier, completed a four week training course in the state of Maine where Mako had been certified as an accelerant detection canine.
