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SPOKANE VALLEY FIREFIGHTERS CONDUCT TRAINING AT A UNIQUE LOCATION
For Immediate Release:
September 19, 2019
Contact:
Julie Happy
Community Affairs Manager
Spokane Valley Fire
509.892.4155
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SPOKANE VALLEY FIREFIGHTERS CONDUCT TRAINING AT A UNIQUE LOCATION
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Spokane Valley Fire Firefighters are training at Christ Fellowship Baptist Church this week. The opportunity to conduct fire suppression training in a working environment offers unique application to real life incident calls. The Church donated the building to SVFD for use this week on fire suppression training.
The structure used is on the lot behind the church. They cannot tear or burn the facility down as it contains asbestos. Crews did not use actual fire but rather had a smoke machine inside the structure.
Pastor Jim Plunkitt has invited SVFD to use the structure for training for the past couple of years.
“I have an older congregation that utilizes the 911 system fairly frequently for EMS calls,” said Pastor Jim. “We are impressed by how the SVFD crews treat them with compassion and respect and are very gentle with all of them.”
Because of this, they feel a great sense of gratitude to the department and feel like this is one way they can give back and be a good community partner.
“When a business owner or community member donates a structure for training purposes, it provides an invaluable opportunity to use real skills and techniques in structures that are outside our standard building types,” said Spokane Valley Fire Deputy Chief, Shawn Arold. “This is a great space for our Firefighters to gain some unique insights in application with their fire suppression training this week.”
SVFD Firefighters will train through Friday, September 20 at this location.
Pastor Jim was thrilled to have the SVFD training at his facility and has a banner outside of the Church saying, “Thank you Spokane Valley Firefighters!”
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.
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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.
