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• Fire levy on August ballot

  May 31, 2012 in Washington Voices on Page V7 The staff of the Spokane Valley Fire Department painted a grim picture for fire commissioners Tuesday as they reviewed what the department would look like if the replacement levy on …

• Small fire expensive with reach of flames

  May 19, 2012 in Washington Voices on Page V3 A group of kids set a fire in bushes at Pines Road and Grace Avenue just after 4:30 a.m. Wednesday that may end up costing more than $30,000 in damage. …

• Kids and fire keep Valley crews busy

  May 12, 2012 in Washington Voices on Page V3 Children and teens playing with fire resulted in several calls to the Spokane Valley Fire Department again during the week of May 3-Wednesday and it may have something to do …

• ATV, field ignited by kids with matches

  May 5, 2012 in Washington Voices on Page V5 Children playing with matches caused some problems for the Spokane Valley Fire Department from April 19 to May 2, with crews responding to two fires. The department was called to …

• Father-son kayakers rescued from river

  April 29, 2012 in City on Page B2 Spokane Valley firefighters rescued a man and his son Saturday. The pair put their kayaks in the Spokane River near Stateline, according to Battalion Chief Stan Cooke with the Spokane … 2

• Station closure lengthens response times

  April 28, 2012 in Washington Voices on Page V5 The closure of Spokane Valley Fire Station 6 has increased response times in the west end of the city. The average response time for advanced life support calls increased by …

• Valley man cited for saving life

  April 26, 2012 in Washington Voices on Page V4 The Spokane Valley Fire Department gave an Outstanding Citizen award during Monday’s fire commissioner meeting to a local man for his role in saving a woman’s life when her apartment …

• Valley Fire responds to yard waste fires

  April 21, 2012 in Washington Voices on Page V2 The Spokane Valley Fire Department responded to a greater-than-normal 476 calls during the two weeks ending Wednesday. The number, which is usually about 200 a week, was driven up by …

• Built to last: Valley Fire’s new essential services building

  April 19, 2012 in Washington Voices on Page V4 The Spokane Valley Fire Department unveiled its new administration building with a low key ceremony Monday morning attended mostly by department employees and fire commissioners. The building, which was first … 1

• Fireman injured by knife

  April 7, 2012 in Washington Voices on Page V2 A Spokane Valley firefighter was injured last week as crews worked to put out a mobile home fire in the 24800 block of East Trent Avenue on March 29, but …

• Outbuilding fires make for busy week in Valley

  March 31, 2012 in Washington Voices on Page V6 An old barn and a garage were destroyed by fire in separate incidents the week of March 22-Wednesday. Multiple Spokane Valley Fire Department crews responded to both incidents. An old …

• 3 fires reported in Spokane area; 2 suspicious

  March 27, 2012 in News, City Fire crews were busy overnight with three blazes in the Spokane County area, including a suspicious house fire in West Central and a suspicious shed fire in Spokane Valley. 1

• Minor calls keep fire crews busy

  March 24, 2012 in Washington Voices on Page V2 Spokane Valley Fire Department crews had a busy but uneventful two weeks from March 8-21, responding to a higher than normal 448 calls. Fourteen of those calls were classified as …

• Spokane Fire to back up Valley Fire

  March 17, 2012 in Washington Voices on Page V3 Spokane Fire Department engines are responding to 911 calls for fires or medical assistance on the west end of the Spokane Valley along with crews from the Spokane Valley Fire …

• Chimney fire caused by wood stove

  March 10, 2012 in Washington Voices on Page V2 A chimney fire and a garage fire got big responses from Spokane Valley Fire Department crews the week of March 1-7. The chimney fire was reported at 12:48 a.m. Monday …

• More criminal fires, fewer accidents reported in 2011

  March 10, 2012 in Washington Voices on Page V1 Nearly every number the Spokane Valley Fire Department tracks was up in 2011 – the number of calls, the number of fires, the number of arsons and the number of …

• Snow blows in rash of emergency calls

  March 3, 2012 in Washington Voices on Page V2 The Spokane Valley Fire Department had a busy week from Feb. 23 to Wednesday, particularly during the snowstorm on Feb. 25, but the calls were fairly minor. “Busy week, but …

• Valley Fire finds funds to fill Station 6 shortfall

  March 1, 2012 in Washington Voices on Page V2 Spokane Valley Fire Department commissioners voted Monday to change the 2012 budget to account for a higher-than-expected cost to tear down and rebuild Station 6 on Sprague Avenue near the …

• Windblown carport hits power lines

  February 25, 2012 in Washington Voices on Page V8 The Spokane Valley Fire Department had an uneventful week Feb. 16-Wednesday, despite wind on Wednesday that usually brings an increase in calls. The weather was responsible for only two calls …

• Fatal accident scene ‘gruesome’ for crews

  February 18, 2012 in Washington Voices on Page V2 Spokane Valley Fire Department crews were called to a double-fatality accident at Broadway and Locust on Tuesday evening, but the man and woman in the car were already dead when …

• Valley Fire mulls construction bids for Station 6

  February 16, 2012 in Washington Voices on Page V4 Spokane Valley Fire Department commissioners got a bit of sticker shock Monday when they opened bids for the construction of a new Station 6. The department has plans to tear …

• Fire destroys semi trailer

  February 4, 2012 in Washington Voices on Page V3 Spokane Valley Fire Department crews were “back to normal” the week of Jan. 26-Feb. 1, Assistant Fire Marshal Bill Clifford said, responding to 189 calls ranging from natural gas leaks …

• Snow adds to calls for Valley fire crews

  January 28, 2012 in Washington Voices on Page V4 Two days of snowy weather helped boost the number of calls responded to by Spokane Valley Fire Department crews the week of Jan. 19 through Wednesday to a higher than …

• Fire Department response times evaluated

  January 26, 2012 in Washington Voices on Page V1 Spokane Valley Fire Department commissioners heard a mostly favorable report Monday on how often the department met its response-time goals in 2011. Response times for each type of call between …

• Suspicious car fire investigated in Valley

  January 21, 2012 in Washington Voices on Page V1 Fires and car accidents kept Spokane Valley Fire Department crews busy during the week of Jan. 12 through Wednesday, including two fires reported in the early morning hours on Jan. …

• Spokane Valley firefighters work overnight car, house blazes

  January 15, 2012 in City on Page B7 Spokane Valley firefighters had a busy Saturday morning. They first responded to a suspicious car fire at the Roost Apartments, 8910 E. Broadway Ave., which was reported at 3:41 a.m., …

• Fire damages metal fab business

  January 14, 2012 in Washington Voices on Page V3 The calls received by the Spokane Valley Fire Department from Jan. 5 through 11 ranged from the serious to the odd. A two-alarm fire was reported at a metal fabrication …

• Valley Fire responds to four incidents of pedestrians hit by autos

  January 7, 2012 in Washington Voices on Page V1 Spokane Valley Fire Department crews responded to a record four auto-pedestrian accidents between Dec. 22 and Wednesday, three of them on Sprague Avenue. The most serious of the four left …

• Illegal to lock kids in cars

  December 29, 2011 in Washington Voices on Page S1 Every week the Spokane Valley Fire Department usually gets at least one call reporting a young child locked inside a vehicle. It’s a phenomenon that baffles Assistant Fire Marshal Bill …

• Low-level calls keep crews busy

  December 24, 2011 in Washington Voices on Page V2 Spokane Valley Fire Department crews had a relatively active two weeks from Dec. 8-21 but no major calls among the 400 incidents they responded to. Crews responded to a report …

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