Fire Chief/Paramedic Shane Stocking will again participate in a medical mission trip to the Puno Region of Peru, specifically the city of Ayaviri, Peru. This is over his twentieth medical mission to Peru and Africa, and his ninth to this specific spot with this team. He has been participating in these volunteer missions since 2013. These [...]
Join SPOFR Chief Stocking for coffee this Saturday, March 15th, in Newport at My Sidewalk Cafe. Stop by from 8:30 AM to 10:00 AM to chat with him about the EMS District or any Fire Department questions. My Sidewalk Cafe 300 S Washington Ave, Newport, WA 8:30 AM to 10 AM
SPOFR is honored to thank all of our veterans for their service, personal sacrifice, and commitment to our country. We are lucky to have many veterans on our team at SPOFR and recognize the large amount that reside within Pend Oreille County. To all who have served, please accept our utmost thanks and appreciation from your [...]
October 28th is recognized as National First Responders Day. I would like to honor all first responders today, firefighters, medical personnel and our law enforcement brothers and sisters. It takes great personal and family sacrifice to answer the call and serve one's neighbors. It takes waking up in the middle of the night. It takes being [...]
From September 20th to September 29th, Chief Stocking participated in a medical mission trip to the Puno Region of Peru, specifically the city of Ayaviri, Peru. This was over his twentieth medical mission to Peru and Africa and his eighth to this specific spot with this team. He has been participating in these volunteer missions since [...]
Chief Stocking shares his heartfelt thanks and highlights from his first weeks as SPOFR's chief in this video message.
As your newly appointed South Pend Oreille Fire and Rescue Chief/Paramedic, I want to thank Mike Nokes for the time we spent together this past week before I officially came on board September 1st. Mike shared his experiences over his 13-year tenure as SPOFR Chief and the importance of serving Pend Oreille County with pride. In [...]
As your newly appointed South Pend Oreille Fire and Rescue Chief/Paramedic, I am honored to be here with you this Labor Day Weekend. Our Team depends on our dedicated Staff and Volunteers working over this Holiday weekend as they serve with pride. "In 2023, Washington fire departments responded to 10,418 incidents over Labor Day weekend, resulting [...]
The Commissioners of SPOFR have made a formal job offer to Shane Stocking and he has accepted the position of the next Fire Chief of SPOFR. Shane comes to us with more than 15 years of Fire Service experience. Shane spent time with career Fire Departments in both California and Florida during that time. Shane is [...]
South Pend Oreille Fire & Rescue is hiring a Full-time Fire Chief. If you hold a Bachelor's degree in Fire Sciences, Public Administration, or a related field or can obtain within 3 years of hire, along with at least ten years of fire suppression and/or fire prevention experience—including five years as a company officer or above—and [...]
