News: Media Releases

SPOKANE VALLEY FIREFIGHTERS LOCAL 876 RAISING MONEY FOR KIDS COATS

For Immediate Release: September 16, 2019 Contact: Julie Happy Community Affairs Manager Spokane Valley Fire 509.892.4155 SPOKANE VALLEY FIREFIGHTERS LOCAL 876 RAISING MONEY FOR KIDS COATS LAST YEAR FIREFIGHTERS WERE ABLE TO BUY 425 NEW COATS **************************************************** Donations are being collected for this year’s Spokane Valley Firefighters Operation Warm! Last year firefighters gave roughly […]

FIREFIGHTERS RESPOND TO SPOKANE VALLEY CANNABIS FACILITY FIRE

For Immediate Release: September 15th, 2019 Contact: Scott Niebuhr Firefighter/Public Information Officer Spokane Valley Fire Department 509-319-6078 ********************************************** Firefighters Respond to Spokane Valley Cannabis Facility Fire Spokane Valley Fire Department (SVFD) firefighters responded at 5:22 PM yesterday evening for a report of a commercial structure fire in the 2600 block of North Woodruff Rd. A […]

FIREFIGHTERS RESPOND TO RESIDENTIAL STRUCTURE FIRE

For Immediate Release: August 31, 2019 Contact: Craig Warzon Captain/Public Information Officer Spokane Valley Fire Department 509-319-6078 ********************************************** Firefighters Respond to Residential Structure Fire ********************************************** Spokane Valley Fire Department (SVFD) units responded around 11:45 this morning to a reported residential structure fire in the 12600 block of East 16th Avenue in the Spokane Valley. A […]

SPOKANE VALLEY FIRE HIRES 14 NEW FIREFIGHTERS

For Immediate Release: August 29, 2019 Contact: Julie Happy Community Affairs Manager Spokane Valley Fire 509.892.4155 *********************************************** SPOKANE VALLEY FIRE HIRES 14 NEW FIREFIGHTERS TRAINING BEGINS TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 3 *********************************************** Spokane Valley Fire has hired 14 new Firefighters. The 14 recruits will begin their training Tuesday, September 3 at the Fire Training Center located at […]

SPOKANE VALLEY FIREFIGHTERS CONTAIN APARTMENT FIRE

For Immediate Release: August 22, 2019 Contact: Scott Niebuhr Firefighter/Public Information Officer Spokane Valley Fire Department 509-319-6078 ********************************************** Spokane Valley Firefighters Contain Apartment Fire Spokane Valley Fire Department (SVFD) firefighters responded at 5:15 PM today for an apartment fire in the 12200 block of E Maxwell Ave. A tenant of the apartment called 911 reporting […]

ARMED SUSPECT FIRES WEAPON OUTSIDE A BUSINESS

Friday, August 16, 2019 Armed Suspect Fires Weapon Outside a Business SIRR Team Investigating Deputy Involved Shooting Spokane Valley Sheriff’s Deputies responded to a call of a male, armed with a pistol, attempting to enter a business which is not open to the public. Moments later, the caller reported the […]

FIREFIGHTERS RESPOND TO WOMAN IN THE SPOKANE RIVER

For Immediate Release: August 12, 2019 Contact: Craig Warzon Captain/Public Information Officer Spokane Valley Fire Department 509-319-6078 ********************************************** FIREFIGHTERS RESPOND TO WOMAN IN THE SPOKANE RIVER ********************************************** Spokane Valley Fire Department (SVFD) units responded at 3:05 this afternoon to a report of a possible drowning in the Spokane River by Sullivan Bridge. A SVFD […]

FIREFIGHTERS EXTINGUISH GREENACRES RV AND GARAGE FIRE

For Immediate Release: August 2, 2019 Contact: Scott Niebuhr Firefighter/Public Information Officer Spokane Valley Fire Department 509-319-6078 ********************************************** FIREFIGHTERS EXTINGUISH GREENACRES RV AND GARAGE FIRE ********************************************** Spokane Valley Fire Department (SVFD) units responded at 2:29 AM this morning to a report of a house fire in the 19000 block of E Sprague Ave. Neighbors […]

VEHICLE SUBMERGED IN SPOKANE RIVER

For Immediate Release: July 30, 2019 Contact: Shawn Pichette Public Information Officer Spokane Valley Fire 509.638.3058 pichettes@spokanevalleyfire.com *********************************************** VEHICLE SUBMERGED IN SPOKANE RIVER *********************************************** Spokane Valley, Wash. – Spokane Fire Department and the Spokane Valley Fire Department responded at 2:46 AM July 30, 2019 to a reported vehicle in the Spokane River in the […]

HOUSE FIRE ON CATALDO IN SPOKANE VALLEY

For Immediate Release: July 24, 2019 Contact: Rick Freier Public Information Officer Spokane Valley Fire 509.319.6078 freierr2@spokanevalleyfire.com *********************************************** HOUSE FIRE ON CATALDO IN SPOKANE VALLEY *********************************************** Spokane Valley, Wash. – The Spokane Valley Fire Department responded at 1:34 AM July 24, 2019 to a house fire in the 8500 block of East Cataldo Ave. […]