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SVFD Report – Feb, 2022

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Spokane Valley Fire Department (SVFD) crews responded to a total of 1669 emergency calls from February 15 – March 15, 2022.

By the numbers:

Emergency Medical Services 1359

Car Collisions 77

Fires 77

Dispatched and Cancelled en route 54

Building Alarms 47

Hazardous Materials 20

Service Calls 15

Vehicle Fires 11

Technical Rescue 6

Auto vs Pedestrian 2

Tech Rescue 1 • Total calls for service decreased from 1842 last month to 1669 this month. • Calls for EMS decreased from 1570 to 1359. • Motor Vehicle Collisions increased from 69 to 77. • Vehicle Fires increased from 7 last month to 11 this month. • Fires saw an increase from 66 last month to 77 this month.

Of Significance:

• Spokane Valley Fire Department (SVFD) held a groundbreaking ceremony March 14 for the new SVFD Facilities and Maintenance Shop.

“For SVFD, this is momentous, fulfilling one of the capital and strategic plan goals of having a facility that can manage the size and numbers of our apparatus,” said SVFD Fire Chief, Frank Soto. “With the ever-growing community and its subsequent public safety needs, the new facility will help us be able to keep up with the service needs of our communities, the service needs of our apparatus, and accommodate our Ladder trucks that do not fit into our current maintenance facility.” • We continue to emphasize Driving Safely and according to road conditions and temperatures. • Be careful with portable heaters. Keep flammable items away from them and turn them off when not in the room. • If you have chicken coops, please make sure to use a fire safe heating pad inside the coop. Heating lamps can catch straw and other flammable items inside the coop on fire.

• SVFD Calendars are out, pick one up at any Fire Station entryway or at the SVFD Administration Building, 2120 N. Wilbur Road.

Media Release:

February 27 – Spokane Valley Fire Department (SVFD) responded to a reported residential structure fire at approximately 2:30 p.m. February 27 in the North 3400 Block of Arden Road in Spokane Valley.

A neighbor saw smoke and flames coming from the side of the structure and called 911. The first arriving crews pulled a preconnected hand line from an engine to knock down the fire on the exterior of the structure. Additional crews took handlines to the interior of the structure and extinguished the fire and ensured that the fire had not extended. A thorough search of the structure was performed to ensure that no one was inside the residence. The fire was contained to one corner of the building.

The residents were not home at the time of the fire. The cause of the fire is under investigation.

A total of 12 fire units responded to the call. No injuries were reported.

The Spokane Valley Fire Department would like to remind residents to be aware of their neighborhood surroundings.

March 2 – Spokane Valley Fire Department (SVFD) responded to a reported residential structure fire at approximately 8:30 a.m. March 2nd in the East 5300 Block of Sharp Avenue in Spokane Valley.

Callers reported seeing smoke and flames coming from the structure and called 911. The first arriving crews pulled a preconnected hand line from an engine to knock down the fire on the interior of the structure. Additional crews took handlines to the interior of the structure and extinguished the remaining fire and ensured that the fire had not extended. A thorough search of the structure was performed to ensure that no one was inside the business. The property owners stated that the business was being remodeled.

Nobody was in the business at the when the fire started. The cause of the fire is under investigation.

A total of 12 fire units, including units from Spokane Fire Department, responded to the call. No injuries were reported.

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