Dan Williams began his career with the Fire Service in 2005 as a volunteer with Spokane 4. He said, “I actually fell in love with it. I love the comradery of the Fire Service and EMS Service. It’s a small community and everybody’s got your back. They look after you, they help you and they train [...]
South Pend Oreille Fire and Rescue hosted a public meeting at the Sacheen Lake Fire Station on Tuesday, December 19th. Commissioner Chairman Galen Hansen called the meeting to order and welcomed the public, SPOFR staff and volunteers. Hansen began, “Most of us are aware that Chief Brad Martin will be moving in a little different direction [...]
South Pend Oreille Fire and Rescue hosted a LifeFlight training event on Saturday December 16th at the Sacheen Lake Fire station. SPOFR Captain Coral McLain organized the event with Dustin Waterbly, FP-C who is a life-flight paramedic and trainer. Dustin has been with Life-Flight over 5 years and is also the Customer Service Manager for Life-Flight. [...]
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 [...]
South Pend Oreille Fire Rescue responded to an injury accident on December 1 at MP 327 Rt 2. The picture shows SPOFR Team Members assisting the driver up a snowy bank to a waiting ambulance. SPOFR Chief Brad Martin wishes to thank Washington Highway Patrol, Pend Oreille County Sheriff’s and Fire District 2 for their assistance [...]
“Protect Those Who Protect You”: South Pend Oreille Fire and Rescue a Call to Action During Crash Responder Safety Week Pend Oreille County—Mark your calendars for November 13–17, as SPOFR joins forces with the national Crash Responder Safety Week (CRSW) to bring to light the courageous and often underrepresented stories of our local responders. Every day, [...]
South Pend Oreille Fire and Rescue was called out to a 2-story structure fire at 7453 LeClerc Rd S on November 9th. SPOFR Chief Brad Martin said, “The structure was fully engulfed on our arrival; however, we were able to save a garage with a car inside and an outbuilding from the blaze.” Martin said that [...]
SPOFR responded yesterday to a two-story structure fire at 7453 Le Clerc Rd South. Chief Brad Martin wishes to thank Fire District 4 for their help in fighting this fire.
Chief Brad Martin wishes to thank all Veterans for their service. He is very proud and supports the SPOFR Volunteers who are also Veterans for serving Pend Oreille County with pride.
South Pend Oreille Fire and Rescue Chief Martin attended the City of Newport Q&A meeting on Monday, Oct. 30th. Martin spoke up in favor of the Newport Levy. He recently posted a support letter in The Miner. At the meeting Martin said, “We are currently looking at hiring three Paramedics to support EMS calls with POEMS [...]
