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 [...]
South Pend Oreille Fire and Rescue Chief Brad Martin has named Jennifer Krusing as the new SPOFR Operations Captain. She started as a SPOFR volunteer in 2019 and volunteered until September 2023, when she was hired as a Full-Time Firefighter/EMT. Jennifer previously worked for 20 years in the California Fire Service. She has her California State [...]
(Left) Coral McLain, EMS Captain, and (Right) Jacob Hogue, Operations Captain. Coral, who is a Paramedic has worked for both SPOFR and the Kalispel Tribal Fire Department as a Paramedic and will oversee all SPOFR EMS operations including training and scheduling. Jacob was formerly a SPOFR Training Lieutenant. He now oversees anything fire related. This includes [...]
