October 28th is recognized as National First Responders Day. I would like to honor all first responders today, firefighters, medical personnel and our law enforcement brothers and sisters. It takes great personal and family sacrifice to answer the call and serve one's neighbors. It takes waking up in the middle of the night. It takes being [...]
From September 20th to September 29th, Chief Stocking participated in a medical mission trip to the Puno Region of Peru, specifically the city of Ayaviri, Peru. This was over his twentieth medical mission to Peru and Africa and his eighth to this specific spot with this team. He has been participating in these volunteer missions since [...]
Chief Stocking shares his heartfelt thanks and highlights from his first weeks as SPOFR's chief in this video message.
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 shared his experiences over his 13-year tenure as SPOFR Chief and the importance of serving Pend Oreille County with pride. In [...]
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 Holiday weekend as they serve with pride. "In 2023, Washington fire departments responded to 10,418 incidents over Labor Day weekend, resulting [...]
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 of Fire Service experience. Shane spent time with career Fire Departments in both California and Florida during that time. Shane is [...]
South Pend Oreille Fire & Rescue is hiring a Full-time Fire Chief. If you hold a Bachelor's degree in Fire Sciences, Public Administration, or a related field or can obtain within 3 years of hire, along with at least ten years of fire suppression and/or fire prevention experience—including five years as a company officer or above—and [...]
Notable Events As we look back at the first quarter of 2024, a series of notable events was highlighted at SPOFR. These events are listed below: SPOFR entered into an agreement with Spokane County FD 4 to provide an Interim Chief. Dan Williams, a former Life Flight Paramedic and current Deputy Chief of EMS [...]
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 [...]
