South Pend Oreille Fire Rescue

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South Pend Oreille Fire Rescue Protecting Pend Oreille County and the City of Newport with pride.

Wednesday evening, South Pend Oreille Crews simultaneously responded to a significant motorcycle accident, an illegal bu...
10/16/2026

Wednesday evening, South Pend Oreille Crews simultaneously responded to a significant motorcycle accident, an illegal burn, and a working structure fire. Unfortunately, the home was too far involved prior to arrival to save, but extension into tress and brush was quickly stopped. DOZENS of SPOFR career and volunteer staff mobilized to handle all incidents and we couldn't be more proud to serve this community!

10/16/2026

SPOFR leadership and commissioners have jointly decided to not make any personal endorsements, but we do encourage you to vote! We believe the fire service is apolitical as a whole and do not want to create any division or question in your fire department. Remember, a drop box for ballots is at Station 31 in Diamond Lake.

SPOFR was excited as always to participate in our Grizzlies Homecoming! Fun fact, South Pend Oreille Fire is not just a ...
10/10/2026

SPOFR was excited as always to participate in our Grizzlies Homecoming! Fun fact, South Pend Oreille Fire is not just a participant, we provide traffic control and safety as we do for every parade in Newport. We remain proud to serve as always!

SPOFR crews mitigated a working structure fire in the City of Newport this morning, receiving calls just after 8am. Per ...
10/07/2026

SPOFR crews mitigated a working structure fire in the City of Newport this morning, receiving calls just after 8am. Per Assistant/Operations Chief Jennifer Krusing, no injuries were reported and the fire was contained to the garage. She credits the fast arrival of Engine 11 coming from Newport and a quick interior attack by two FF/EMTs and one FF/paramedic to saving the structure. As always, we are proud of a large SPOFR response and want to thank our neigbors for assisting!

SPOFR is at Stratton Elementary School today in Newport.The kindergarten children thoroughly enjoyed their fire truck an...
09/23/2026

SPOFR is at Stratton Elementary School today in Newport.
The kindergarten children thoroughly enjoyed their fire truck and ambulance tours .
Thank you to our SPOFR Team for serving Pend Oreille County with pride.

SPOFR is in Peru! Chief was joined by two SPOFR EMT's, including one of our department Chaplains for a week long medical...
09/22/2026

SPOFR is in Peru! Chief was joined by two SPOFR EMT's, including one of our department Chaplains for a week long medical mission in the Andes Mountains! Our EMTs have acclimated to nearly 14,000 feet and will be serving hundreds of patients this week. Thank you Michelle and Amelia for representing South Pend Oreille Fire and Rescue and the great people of Pend Oreille County!

All are invited at 1100 at Newport/SPOFR Station 11 (Union and 2nd St, Newport) to remember the 25th anniversary of the ...
09/11/2026

All are invited at 1100 at Newport/SPOFR Station 11 (Union and 2nd St, Newport) to remember the 25th anniversary of the day that changed our world.

This will be a short, respectful ceremony as this is not about any of us. This is about those who went up knowing they weren't coming down, and the thousands of innocent lives lost on a sunny Tuesday morning in September.

LT Jeff Littlefield will be leading this event. If you do attend, please leave S Union Ave open for fire apparatus and park in the adjacent WaFD Bank lot.

This event has shaped our nation, emergency services, and the world in ways that will be felt for generations. Let's all take a moment to remember the day that still feels like yesterday and the lives still impacted.

09/09/2026

SPOFR Chief Shane’s important message from Stratton Elementary.

Last Day to bring in needed Stratton Elementary School Supplies.We are accepting them at our partner WaFd ( seen in pict...
09/08/2026

Last Day to bring in needed Stratton Elementary School Supplies.
We are accepting them at our partner WaFd ( seen in picture today) and Wheatland Banks and our two 24/7 SPOFR locations.
Thank you Pend Oreille for your generosity.
Tomorrow we’ll show you all of your donated items together at Stratton.

Approximately 3:30pm yesterday, SPOFR was alerted to a significant hazardous materials situation in the City of Newport....
09/04/2026

Approximately 3:30pm yesterday, SPOFR was alerted to a significant hazardous materials situation in the City of Newport. On-site staff did an excellent job evacuating the occupied two-story medical facility as SPOFR units arrived within minutes.

SPOFR evaluated multiple patients exposed to the toxin and ultimately transported three in stable condition. We worked closely with regional and state expertise to identify and mitigate the HAZMAT threat.

This incident necessitated a significant response for a lengthy incident but we remained backfilled and fully available for additional calls. Thank you to WA State Ecology for their expertise/advice and Pend Oreille Emergency Management for their availability for any needed assistance.

SPOFR is proud to be an "all-hazards" fire district; we have the capability and partners to mitigate more than only fire and EMS calls. Pictured is Lt/Paramedic Marie Balak, who is in her element as a certified HAZMAT technician, trained to the highest national certifications. Crews including Chief 301, E11, E31, C61, M11, M31, and C32 operated for over 3 hours and will continue monitoring throughout the next couple of days.

-Chief Shane Stocking

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325272 U.S. Highway 2
Newport, WA
99156

Telephone

+15094475305

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