Commissioners and Staff
Fire Commissioners:
- Commissioner Chairman Galen Hansen
- Commissioner Dennis Gullett
- Commissioner Randy Miller
- Commissioner Forrest Ownbey
- Commissioner Larry Hiebert
Send Email to commissioners@spofr.org
Commissioners meet on the 3rd Thursday of each month at 2:00 p.m. at Diamond Lake Station 31, unless otherwise noted. Meetings are open to the public.
The Board of Commissioners consists of elected individuals who serve six-year staggered terms and are responsible for governing the operations of the District. The Board oversees the following areas:
- Determining levels of service and establishing goals.
- Determining type and level of funding, approve budgets and tax levies.
- Establishing policies and approve operational procedures.
- Employing key personnel and supervising the chief.
- Guiding strategic planning.
- Representing the District to the public.
Administration:
Chief: Shane Stocking sstocking@spofr.org
Chief of Operations: Jennifer Krusing jkrusing@spofr.org
Volunteer Division Chief of Wildland: Brad Martin
Battalion Chief Station 81: Larry Hiebert
Public Information Officer: Rick O’Brien pio@spofr.org
Secretary to the Board: Laura Smith-Johnson secretary@spofr.org
Recruitment and Employee Officer: Tom Ling tling@spofr.org
Webmaster: Laura Smith-Johnson webmaster@spofr.org
District Fire Chief
Chief Shane Stocking
It truly is an absolute honor to lead the proud career and volunteer members of SPOFR, and to serve our community. Pend Oreille County is special, resilient and tough, and our membership reflects those same principles. Almost 20 paid staff and around 80 dedicated volunteers protect the over 10,000 constituents of South Pend Oreille County providing fire and paramedic level emergency medical services. We effectively cover over 250 square miles with 9 fire stations, two staffed 24/7 with career firefighters and paramedics and one housing resident firefighters and administrative staff.
SPOFR is an active community fire department, and is routinely promoting fire safety, teaching CPR/first aid classes, and interacting with our neighbors. But we are first and foremost here for you in times of need and are aggressive yet progressive in our training and emergency response capabilities.
SPOFR has a few mottos that we serve and live by and can be seen on patches and throughout our stations. We are difference makers ready for the one chance we may have to make an impact in someone’s life. Above all, we do the right thing for people, always.
Please feel free to reach out to me directly if you have any needs or concerns. We are motivated by serving and embody the culture of “our family serving yours!”
