Lithium-ion (Li-ion) batteries are in widespread use in consumer electronics. Lithium batteries have become the industry standard for rechargeable...
Do Lithium-Ion Batteries Pose a Fire Risk?
read more
Media Releases
Recent Articles
2023 Community Risk Reduction (CRR) Week
Each year, starting with the Martin Luther King holiday, fire departments around the nation support a weeklong campaign to educate communities about...
Call for Pro and Con Committee to Review Levy
Pro and Con Committees Spokane Valley Fire Department is placing before the voters on the February 14, 2023 ballot a proposition authorizing a maintenance and operations excess levy.
SVFD 14 FIREFIGHTER RECRUITS GRADUATE FROM FIRE ACADEMY
For Immediate Release:
December 12, 2019
Contact:
Julie Happy
Community Affairs Manager
Spokane Valley Fire
509.892.4155
***********************************************
SVFD 14 FIREFIGHTER RECRUITS GRADUATE FROM FIRE ACADEMY
CEREMONY TODAY BEGINNING PROMPTLY, 1PM
***********************************************
Spokane Valley Fire is happy to announce the graduation of our 14 Firefighter Recruits. SVFD Recruits have been enrolled in a very active and aggressive training schedule for the past 15 weeks at the Recruit Academy. The 14 recruits began their training Tuesday, September 3. Two of the recruits from the Academy received additional training to attain their National Registry EMT certification.
The new Firefighters will receive their pin today at the graduation ceremony. Going forward, they will be on one year of probation while they continue to participate in additional training and evaluation for Firefighter competency.
Recruits have received their initial Fire Station assignment and will be rotated every two months throughout the SVFD 10 Fire Stations.
Graduation is being held:
WHEN Today, Thursday, December 12, 2019
TIME 1 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. (prompt start)
WHERE Avenues Event Center, 9320 E Mission Avenue, Spokane Valley
“We are very proud of these Firefighters and wish them a very successful probationary year,” said SVFD Fire Chief, Bryan Collins. “They have worked hard throughout the Recruit Academy. We are extremely proud that every Recruit made it through the Academy and into their probationary year here at the SVFD.”
Continued evaluation and Training will occur throughout the probationary year and will include:
Practical Skills encompassing:
- Fire Suppression
- EMS
- Physical Requirements
Didactic Knowledge where they will need to pass a comprehensive written exam.
About SVFD
Spokane Valley Fire Department serves the cities of Spokane Valley, Liberty Lake, Millwood and the surrounding unincorporated areas of Spokane County with a combined population of 125,000 across 75 square miles. SVFD firefighter crews which include paramedics and EMT’s, responded to more than 17,487 emergency calls in 2018.
Established in 1940, SVFD is an Accredited Agency by the Commission on Fire Accreditation International; and, classified as an ISO Class 2 department by the Washington Survey and Ratings Bureau (WSRB). SVFD is one of four accredited departments in the state and the only department with distinction as an ISO class 2.
For more information about Spokane Valley Fire Department, visit www.spokanevalleyfire.com.
Follow us @spokanevalleyfire on Facebook, Twitter, YouTube.
###
Did you Know?
- You can sign up for a station tour. Great for small groups.
- You should replace the batteries in your smoke alarms twice a year.
- Creating a defensible space with regards to wildfires could just save your home or property.
- We have Friends & Family CPR classes every month.
