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 [...]
Santa's route in Newport on Monday. Newport residents, and all Pend Oreille County friends who wish to join: Please see the tentative schedule for Santa's visit on Monday! During the published time for your area, please be watching for our lit up emergency vehicles, or listen for a short blast of the siren. Come [...]
From all of us at South Pend Oreille Fire & Rescue, we hope your families have a wonderful Holiday season and a safe and fun winter! SPOFR, made up of 16 employees and over 60 volunteers, have been busy and productive going into winter! We have taught more fire safety, CPR, and first aid classes than [...]
South Pend Oreille Fire and Rescue (SPOFR) was proud to help ensure a safe and enjoyable Halloween for our community this year. SPOFR volunteers provided safe street crossings throughout downtown Newport during the annual Halloween event. The turnout was impressive—an estimated 1,500 people attended, including families, trick-or-treaters, and local businesses who joined in the fun. The [...]
The Washington Department of Natural Resources (DNR) has announced that the fire danger ratings in Pend Oreille County will move to “Low” on Friday, October 17, at 00:01. Rule burns will be allowed beginning IMMEDIATELY for forest debris (individual pile size is limited to ten feet). For burn piles that do not meet the requirements of [...]
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 [...]
