Chief Stocking Expresses Gratitude
As your newly appointed South Pend Oreille Fire and Rescue Chief/Paramedic, I want to thank Mike Nokes for the time we spent together this past week before I officially came on board September 1st. Mike [...]
Chief’s Labor Day Message
As your newly appointed South Pend Oreille Fire and Rescue Chief/Paramedic, I am honored to be here with you this Labor Day Weekend. Our Team depends on our dedicated Staff and Volunteers working over this [...]
August 2024 Volunteer Spotlight
Michael Hines, Firefighter Michael Hines has been named South Pend Oreille Fire and Rescue’s Volunteer of the Month. He has been with SPOFR since November of 2023 and he has been a general contractor, disaster [...]
SPOFR Selects New Chief
The Commissioners of SPOFR have made a formal job offer to Shane Stocking and he has accepted the position of the next Fire Chief of SPOFR. Shane comes to us with more than 15 years [...]
Burn Ban Update – July 10, 2024
Burning Controls in Pend Oreille County, effective July 10, 2024, from the Pend Oreille County Sheriff's Office: Effective Wednesday, July 10th, campfires & recreational fires and prescribed burns are prohibited in Pend Oreille County. PEND [...]
Controlled Burn Training Exercise
South Pend Oreille Fire and Rescue wishes to thank Newport Hospital and Health Services for providing a building for us to perform valuable controlled live burn training exercises. This training consisted of search and rescue [...]