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News Releases for Week of Sunday, October 23, 2022

Oct. 29

Mayor Woodward to Host Telephone Town Hall

8:31 a.m. - Mayor Woodward will host a telephone town hall on Tuesday to discuss community priorities to address public safety considerations and other topics.

Oct. 28

Mobile Parking App Transaction Fees Begin Tuesday

3:43 p.m. - On-street parking mobile app payments will include convenience fee.

SFD, State Farm & Red Cross Partner in National Home Fire Campaign

1:58 p.m. - On Oct. 29, SFD and volunteers with the American Red Cross will be visiting 500 homes offering to install free smoke and carbon monoxide alarms.

SPD announcing changes to processing of 911 calls

1:47 p.m. - In some situations citizens may not experience any difference in service, while the process for other calls will shift.

Oct. 26

TRAC, Cannon operator to transition

4:22 p.m. - The Salvation Army will begin operation of both on November 1.

Lithium Ion Battery Fires - SFDs National Seminar

9:02 a.m. - The Spokane Fire Department (SFD) is hosting a national seminar October 25-27 (this week) focused on Lithium Ion Battery (LIB) Fires.

Jamie McIntyre, MSW, LICSW Awarded Fire Educator of the Year for 2022

8:47 a.m. - Community Risk Reduction Manager (CRRM) Jamie McIntyre has been awarded Washington State's Fire Educator of the Year!

Oct. 25

Regional agencies activate EOC to address Camp Hope

3:47 p.m. - Local governmental agencies have activated an Emergency Operations Center (EOC) to address the challenges of those staying at Camp Hope

Early Morning South Hill Fire

3:17 p.m. - At approximately 1:00 AM on October 25, 2022, SFD was dispatched to a structure fire at 3431 South Cook Street.

Oct. 24

SPD’s Major Crimes Unit (MCU) investigating suspicious death

4:14 p.m. - On 10-23-22, just after 4 p.m., SPD received a call of a body found near the river in a remote location adjacent to the Peaceful Valley neighborhood.

Early Morning Hillyard Neighborhood Fire

11:06 a.m. - At approximately 8:03 this morning, SFD responded to the 1900 Block of East Marshall Avenue on a report of a possible house fire.