South Pend Oreille Fire & Rescue is proud to welcome our newest Lieutenants following the successful completion of Lieutenant Orientation Week 2026. Please join us in welcoming Lieutenant Marie Balak, Lieutenant Jeff Littlefield, and Lieutenant Steven Bailey to their new leadership roles within the organization. They join Lieutenant Jeff Borrero, who was promoted last year and [...]
SPOFR is offering an accelerated process for firefighter/paramedics, NO IFSAC cert needed! Come start your FF/PM career with our family. Candidates can test on their schedule beginning the week of March 23rd, for an expedited process (background and physical) and accelerated start date. Based on previous fire or volunteer experience, SPOFR will train! Testing includes only [...]
South Pend Oreille Fire & Rescue is recruiting to fill the positions of Firefighter/Paramedic and Lieutenant/Captain. All positions are on a 48/96 work schedule with built in overtime. MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: -High school graduate or GED required. -Must possess or have the ability to gain WA state and Pend Oreille County EMT or Paramedic certification -Must possess [...]
Thank you to everyone who took the time to respond to our recent recruitment announcement for the Administrative Assistant position. We appreciate the interest shown in serving our organization and our community. We are currently reviewing all submitted applications. Our goal is to conduct a thorough and fair evaluation process, and we appreciate your patience as [...]
South Pend Oreille Fire and Rescue is recruiting to fill the position of Part-Time Administrative Assistant. Primary responsibilities include providing effective and efficient administrative support. The successful candidate will be expected to work well with team members, partner agencies, and the public. Classification: Non-Exempt Reports To: Fire Chief Wages: $20.00 per hour Work Schedule: Part-time flexible [...]
Fire Chief Shane Stocking and the South Pend Oreille Fire and Rescue Commissioners are proud to award Full- Time Firefighter/Paramedic Nick Wahlman with the Lifesaving Medal for Valor. FF/PM Wahlman is the first recipient of this award in SPOFR’s young history. FF/PM Wahlman was formally recognized at the regularly scheduled SPOFR Commissioner meeting on Thursday, January [...]
Newport Food Bank Partners with South Pend Oreille Fire and Rescue and Local Banks to Help to Restock Shelves this Month. Newport, WA - The Newport Food Bank is once again partnering with South Pend Oreille Fire and Rescue and two local Newport banks asking for the community’s support to help collect food donations for local [...]
South Pend Oreille Fire Resuce continues to be busy! Just before noon on Wednesday the 15th, SPOFR responded to a reported structure fire in the area of Deer Valley and Gray Rd, finding a fully involved travel trailer converted for permanent inhabitance. Both dry grass and multiple other structures were threatened, but a quick attack within [...]
On Friday, October 3rd, South Pend Oreille Fire Rescue was alerted to a hazardous materials incident in the City of Newport. SPOFR responded and found approximately 300 gallons of a toxic substance on the ground, running East into Oldtown, Idaho. Due to the quick efforts of the affected business and SPOFR Engines 11 and 31, the [...]
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 [...]
