The Spokane Valley Fire Department (SVFD) experienced its busiest year in 2025, responding to a record 25,393 calls for service. This marks nearly a 5% increase from 2024, SVFD said in a release.

83% of these calls were related to emergency medical services. Advanced Life Support topped the call types with 11,441 incidents, followed by Basic Life Support with 9,607 calls. Other notable incidents included 1,208 motor vehicle accidents, 1,058 building alarms and 884 fires.

Engine 7 led the department’s apparatus with 3,661 calls, closely followed by Engine 1 and Engine 8 with 3,657 and 3,532 calls respectively. Ladder 10 and Engine 6 also had busy years, with 3,089 and 2,780 calls.

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VIDEO: Crews responded early Friday morning to a house fire that broke out in a rural area of West Richland, according to Ben Shearer, Public Information Officer for Benton County Fire District 4. Authorities received notification around 6 a.m., prompting multiple units to respond. Crews initially had trouble locating the fire, but the West Richland Police Department (WRPD) eventually found the residence off Harrington Road. Upon their arrival, police reported that the roof had already burned off. Fire crews from Benton County arrived shortly after and managed to contain the fire to the single home.

Benton County Coroner Bill Leach reported that two bodies associated with the incident have been found. Authorities were unable to identify the bodies due to the fire. According to Leach, an autopsy will be conducted on Tuesday, and further efforts will be made to identify the bodies during that process.

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VIDEO: One person is dead and three other people were injured after a physical fight turned into a shootout in a Pioneer Square parking garage early Sunday morning. Police officers responded to the Sinking Ship parking garage around 1:30 a.m. where they found a man dead with a gunshot wound to the head.

A second victim, a male, was treated by Seattle Fire for life-threatening injuries and taken to Harborview Medical Center. A third victim, a female, was treated for a graze wound and also taken to Harborview in stable condition. A fourth victim, another female, showed up at Harborview with a graze wound later on. She is in stable condition.

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Spokane firefighters knocked down a garage fire in the Hillyard neighborhood late Thursday afternoon. According to a spokesperson for the Spokane Fire Department (SFD), the fire started in a detached garage in the 6100 block of North Lacey Street. Firefighters said that the fire was reported around 5 p.m. and was knocked down by about 5:15 p.m. Crews remained on scene for mop-up operations, and the fire did not spread to nearby homes. SFD said that no injuries were reported and the cause of the fire is under investigation.

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The Walla Walla Fire District 5 levy renewal is on the ballot for the February 10 election. This levy has backed emergency services in the community for over 30 years. Since 1990, the levy has been renewed every six years to help maintain critical emergency services throughout Walla Walla County. Fire Chief Mike Wickstrom emphasizes that this renewal is not a new tax but a continuation of funding the community has long supported.

“I think the big piece of it is, you know, each time we look at our ballot, we’re like, another tax, another tax. This is not; this is just a renewal. It’s something that’s really proven to be really sound and spent well throughout the County,” Chief Wickstrom said. This levy is fundamental to the county’s emergency medical services (EMS) system, which residents rely on heavily. Without it, fire officials say the county would face difficult decisions about how EMS is provided.

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