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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.
Media Releases
16 NEW FIREFIGHTERS BEGIN SVFD RECRUIT SCHOOL
********************************************************** CRAWL, WALK, RUN 16 NEW FIREFIGHTERS BEGIN SVFD RECRUIT SCHOOL ********************************************************** Spokane Valley, Wash. - The Spokane Valley Fire Department (SVFD)...
BURN RESTRICTIONS LIFTED AS OF OCTOBER 14, 2022
******************************************************* REGIONAL FIRE MARSHALS LIFT BURN RESTRICTIONS FOR THE SPOKANE AREA EFFECTIVE, FRIDAY OCTOBER 14 ******************************************************* The outdoor recreational fire...
SPOKANE VALLEY FIREFIGHTER, DAN PATTERSON PASSES
Spokane Valley Fire Department (SVFD) is sad to share the news of the passing of Firefighter Dan Patterson, Thursday, August 4. Firefighter Patterson suffered a cardiac event on July 21st shortly after going off shift. SVFD waited to...
SVFD RELEASES STATEMENT REGARDING FIREFIGHTER WHO WENT INTO CARDIAC ARREST SHORTLY AFTER FINISHING HIS SHIFT
Spokane Valley Fire Department (SVFD) is sad to share the news of one of their veteran Firefighters suffering a cardiac event on July 21st shortly after going off shift. Firefighter Patterson joined the SVFD on April 1, 2009, where he has...
SVFD RESPONDS TO 2-ALARM FIRE NEAR 14TH AND UNIVERSITY
********************************************************** SVFD RESPONDS TO 2-ALARM FIRE NEAR 14TH AND UNIVERSITY ********************************************************** Spokane Valley Fire Department (SVFD) at approximately 2:45 p.m. Tuesday...
BURN RESTRICTIONS IN EFFECT AS OF JULY 22, 2022
****************************************************** AREA FIRE MARSHALS AND SURROUNDING CITIES ENACT BURN RESTRICTIONS BURN RESTRICTIONS GO INTO EFFECT, FRIDAY, JULY 22 ****************************************************** Fire Danger Burn...
RESIDENTS LIVING WITHIN SVFD’S FIRE DISTRICT MAY QUALIFY FOR LOWER INSURANCE PREMIUMS
SVFD GIVEN WSRB PROTECTION CLASS 2 RATING FOR QUALITY FIRE SAFETY PRACTICES Spokane Valley Fire Department (SVFD) has been designated by the Washington Surveying and Rating Bureau (WSRB) as a WSRB Protection Class 2 for the entire Fire...
SVFD Receives National Award for Saving Lives in Cardiac Arrest
****************************************************** IF YOU GO INTO CARDIAC ARREST, DO IT IN SPOKANE VALLEY FIRE DEPARTMENT’S RESPONSE AREA SVFD EARNS NATIONAL HEART SAFE COMMUNITY AWARD ******************************************************...
SVFD HAS 11 NEW FIREFIGHTER RECRUITS BEGINNING MAY 2
For Immediate Release: April 29, 2022 Contact: Julie Happy Community Affairs Manager Spokane Valley Fire Department 509.892.4155 ****************************************************************************** SPOKANE VALLEY FIRE...
FIRE IN SEED STORAGE SILO
For Immediate Release: April 29th, 2022 Contact: Jeff Smetzler PIO Spokane Valley Fire 509-319-6078 ********************************************** Fire In Seed Storage Silo Smoldering fire inside seed silo at Spokane Seed...