Report

June

Spokane Valley Fire Department (SVFD) crews responded to a total of 1,913 emergency incidents for June 2023.

Fire Suppression 153

Tech Rescue (includes Motor Vehicle Collisions) 95 Other 49 HazMat 22 Wildland Fire 14 Cancelled 1

Of note:

• Emergency Medical Services accounted for 82.54% of all SVFD incidents.

• Fire Suppression (fire and Building Alarms) was 8% of all SVFD incidents.

Media Release June 12, 2023

2023 May Vehicle Theft Hotspots

Spokane Valley Fire Department (SVFD) has received an $18,000.00 grant from State Farm that will now go toward our Enhanced Home Safety Visit Program.

The goal o the program is to:

• Reduce the rate of fire fatalities.

• Increase the number of atrisk homes with working smoke and CO alarms.

• Improve the fire safety of residents and firefighters.

• Reduce the rate of falls in our older adult and disabled populations.

“One objective is to address atrisk homes in our jurisdiction by installing smoke and CO alarms,” said SVFD Deputy Fire Marshal, Brett Anderson. “We will install battery-operated alarms as well as enhance our existing home fire safety program by including hardwired alarms, where needed.”

At-risk homes will be identified by SVFD firefighters during 9-11 calls and during bi-annual smoke alarm "blitzes" where at risk neighborhoods are evaluated for age of home, number of incidents occurring within the area, age of residents living within a community and other fire and life safety factors.

See SVFD REPORT, Page 9