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.
SPOKANE VALLEY FIREFIGHTERS EXTINGUISH FIRE ON EAST BROADWAY
For Immediate Release:
January 27, 2020
Contact:
Julie Happy
Community Affairs Manager
Spokane Valley Fire
509-892-4155
**********************************************
SPOKANE VALLEY FIREFIGHTERS EXTINGUISH FIRE ON EAST BROADWAY
QUICK KNOCKDOWN OF FIRE KEEPS HOME STRUCTURALLY INTACT
**********************************************
Spokane Valley Fire Department (SVFD) units responded around 10 a.m. to a report of a house fire on East Broadway off of Evergreen in Spokane Valley. Residents moving into the home called 911 to report visible smoke and the smoke alarm going off. The family of 8 had been moving in today and had left to go pick up more belongs. Upon their return, they noticed the smoke and heard the smoke alarm. All residents were outside the home and pets were secured at another location.
The fire was upgraded to a working fire. Spokane Valley Police and Spokane County Sheriff’s Departments responded to assist with the area. East Broadway was shut down as crews attacked the fire. Crews responded aggressively with an offensive strategy and were able to quickly knock the fire down. Smoke was ventilated from the home and the home itself, remains structurally intact.
Preliminary investigation suggests that the fire started from one of the moving boxes that had been set on the stove. The Fire Investigator is on scene and will have a final report upon completion of his investigation.
The Spokane Valley Fire Department would like to remind residents that kitchen fires rank as the number one cause of a house fire in the United States. Never place anything flammable on top or near a cooking surface. Also, smoke alarms save lives. Remember to change the batteries in your smoke detectors when you change your clocks and test them monthly. More than one-third (38%) of home fire deaths result from fires in which no smoke alarms are present.
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 has a class 2 WSRB rating as given by the Washington Survey and Ratings Bureau (WSRB). SVFD is one of four accredited departments in the state and the only accredited department with distinction as a WSRB 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.
