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 [...]
This past week, South Pend Oreille Fire and Rescue visited Stratton Elementary School to attend their scheduled fire drill. While at the school, we talked to the Kindergarten classes and let them sit inside our fire truck and walk through our ambulance so if they ever see us, they will not be afraid of our apparatus [...]
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 [...]
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 OREILLE COUNTY BURNING CONTROLS IN EFFECT The Washington Department of Natural Resources (DNR) has announced a ban on campfires, outdoor burning, [...]
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 exercises led by Lieutenant Corey Toombs prior to the controlled burn and the defensive controlled live burn training on June 15th. [...]
NEWPORT, WA – On Saturday June 15th at approximately 10:00 a.m. South Pend Oreille Fire and Rescue will conduct a controlled live fire burn training exercise at 200 N. Scott Avenue in cooperation with Newport Hospital and Health Services (NHHS). Scott Avenue between Spruce Street and 1st Street will be closed to through traffic. Additionally, Pine [...]
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 [...]
