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SVFD TO PERFORM ICE RESCUE TRAINING
For Immediate Release:
January 21, 2020
Contact:
Craig Warzon
Captain/Public Information Officer
Spokane Valley Fire Department
509-869-3196
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SVFD to Perform Ice Rescue Training
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Spokane Valley Fire Department (SVFD) will be performing their annual Ice Rescue Training at Newman Lake, January 22-24.
Firefighters will be having a classroom lesson followed by live victim retrieval scenarios at Newman Lake. The training site will be at the public boat launch on the east side of Newman Lake.
The classroom trainings will start at 0900 and 1300 on all three days. The scenarios will begin approximately one hour later.
For more information please contact Captain Craig Warzon at 509-869-3196
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.
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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.