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• Drug shortages may hinder care

  April 5, 2012 in City on Page A5 Spokane paramedics are concerned that nationwide medication shortages will keep them from providing the best emergency care, the Spokane Fire Department announced Wednesday. Brian Schaeffer, assistant fire chief, said Wednesday …

• Computer voice helps dispatchers get info to fire crews faster

  August 1, 2011 in City on Page A1 The voice of a woman dispatching Spokane-area fire crews last week was strong, steady and confident. The voice was coming from a computer. 5

• Police, medics saving lives with quick response, treatment

  February 27, 2011 in City on Page B1 Donald Young died in the streets of Spokane. Twice. But thanks to prompt medical attention and doctors he called simply amazing, the 57-year-old survived the gunshot wound that ripped through … 1

• Deputy fire chief cut stirs furor

  December 19, 2010 in City on Page B1 The Spokane City Council’s decision last week to cut a deputy fire chief position has angered administrators and Mayor Mary Verner. “It was not discussed with me. It was not … 12

• Apartment fire’s cause still unknown

  November 2, 2010 in City on Page A5 Residents of a damaged apartment house in northeast Spokane stared at the charred remains on Monday morning, trying to figure out how to put their lives back together. Fifty-four residents …

• Firefighters douse burning garage; four cars destroyed

  October 20, 2010 in City on Page A7 Firefighters responded to a structure fire in Browne’s Addition at 3:38 p.m. Tuesday. Crews saw flames and thick, black smoke billowing out of a two-story, eight-car garage when they arrived …

• Van falls on two men working on it

  October 20, 2010 in City on Page A6 Two men were injured in northeast Spokane on Tuesday morning when a vehicle they were working on dropped onto them, fire officials said.

• BNSF Railway fire sends up dark smoke

  September 2, 2010 in City on Page A5 Spokane firefighters on Wednesday extinguished a stubborn fire that broke out in a pile of railway ties at the BNSF Railway yard in east Spokane. The fire broke out before …

• Woman found dead in motel room

  August 11, 2010 in City on Page A5 A woman was found dead in a smoke-filled motel room on East Sprague Avenue in Spokane on Tuesday morning. 1

• Firefighters rescue man from river bank

  July 28, 2010 in City on Page A5 Spokane firefighters trained in high-angle rescues pulled a man from the rocky bank of the Spokane River on Tuesday after he dropped about 20 feet down a cliff and was …

• Assistant fire chief wants everyone to have a safe Fourth of July

    June 28, 2010 in City on Page A5 This Fourth of July season is the 18th under a fireworks ban that affects Spokane and surrounding areas. Since the ban was implemented, fires from fireworks dropped from 1,043 in …

• Woman treated after pesticide spill

  May 14, 2010 in City on Page A8 A woman suffered shortness of breath and was hospitalized Thursday after some of the pesticides she was trying to purchase spilled at an East Sprague store. 3

• Fireworks suspected in two blazes

  July 6, 2009 in City on Page A6 Fireworks are believed to have caused a wildfire that forced officials to close part of Northwest Boulevard on Sunday and threatened at least one home. The fire, reported about 5:30 …

• Fire razes property

  July 4, 2009 in City on Page A5 A 4-year-old playing with a lighter probably started a fire Friday morning that seriously injured his mother and destroyed their east Spokane home, a fire official said. The woman, Tawnia …

• Council allocates federal, city money for firefighter equipment

    March 17, 2009 in City on Page A7 Spokane leaders have set aside almost $1 million to buy equipment to help firefighters breathe inside burning structures. The Spokane City Council on Monday agreed to accept $736,000 in federal …