Garbage, recycling, and food & yard waste services are on their normal schedule this week. Reminder! Carts need to be at the curb by 6 a.m. on your regular collection day. To view the city holiday operations schedule for the Indigenous Peoples' holiday, please refer to our news release.

Public Safety News Releases for May 2022

May 31

Sunday Morning Fire on South Freya

9:02 a.m. - The cause of this early morning incident remains under investigation by the Spokane Fire Department's Special Investigation Unit.

SPD Asking For Public's Assistance in Locating Missing Juvenile

9 a.m. - SPD is asking for the public’s assistance in locating a missing/runaway juvenile

May 26

Early Morning Northside Residential Fire

1:47 p.m. - SFD along with units from Spokane County Fire District 9 were dispatched to the 6900 Block of North Douglass Street to a reported house on fire.

Fire in Old Northside Lowe's Building

11:41 a.m. - The Spokane Fire Department are Fire District 9 responded to a reported fire at the old northside Lowes building on the 6900 block of Division.

Morning Residential Fire, Adult Burn Victim

11:20 a.m. - SFD was dispatched to the 800 Block of East 33rd Avenue to a report of smoke coming from a neighbor's door.

Early Morning Fire

11:18 a.m. - SFD was dispatched to the 1300 Block of West Grace Avenue to a report of a house on fire.

May 20

SPD Assists with Lilac Parade

4:21 p.m. - SPD set to help provide a safe and enjoyable Lilac Festival Armed Forces Torchlight Parade

May 19

Downtown High-Rise Fire

12:23 p.m. - FireComm received a message reporting an automatic alarm activating in the Park Tower Apartments in downtown Spokane.

May 16

SPD Seeking Assistance Locating Missing Vulnerable Adult

11:26 a.m. - Nina has been located. Thank you to all that assisted.

Spokane Police Officers Replace Seven Year Old's Stolen Bicycle

11:22 a.m. - Spokane Police Department officers replace seven year old’s bicycle after it’s taken during robbery

May 11

Spokane Fire Special Rescue

3:11 p.m. - SFD was dispatched to a significant rescue of nine waterfowl from the family Anatidae. (Confused? Did I get your attention yet)?

May 10

SFD Investigators Update on Three Recent Fires

10:40 a.m. - The Spokane Fire Investigation unit provides an update for three recent incidents.

Neighbor Helps SPD Arrest Suspect

8:16 a.m. - Good Samaritan assists in arrest of a suspect in a volatile incident where two suspects posed a significant threat to police and community

May 9

Early Morning Second Alarm Fire Injures One Occupant

10:08 a.m. - SFD received multiple 911 calls indicating a large house fire in Spokane's Nevada Heights Neighborhood.

Fire Victim Rescued From Residential Fire in Critical Condition

10:06 a.m. - SFD was dispatched to a report of a trailer on fire in the San Souci Mobile Home Park.

Early Morning House Fire in Gary Park Neighborhood Displaces Eight

10:03 a.m. - SFD responded to a structure fire in the Garry Park neighborhood.

Technical Rescue Team Called Upon for Weather Event

10:01 a.m. - SFD and SVFD was dispatched to a significant incident indicating multiple reports of persons trapped in house trailers in the Central Mobile Home Park

Critical Neonatal and Pediatric Emergency Care Capability Enhanced

9:56 a.m. - Spokane Fire Department offers new pediatric life-saving tools system-wide

Early Morning Structure Fire

9:51 a.m. - SFD was dispatched to a structure fire reported by a security guard patrolling a row of vacant residences.

May 5

Media Release: SFD & Red Cross Partner in National Home Fire Campaign

4:53 p.m. - On May 7, SFD & American Red Cross volunteers will be visiting homes in the Nevada Heights neighborhood installing free smoke & carbon monoxide alarms

Drive-by Shooting Arrest

12 p.m. - SPD makes arrest in a series of drive-by shootings this week

May 4

Missing Vulnerable Adult

9:07 a.m. - Spokane Police Department is asking for any help from the community to help locate Les Kremer.

May 3

SPD Responds To Multiple Shootings Monday Night

8:42 a.m. - SPD responds to five-reported shootings on Monday night in just under two hours. One of the incidents resulted in a female being shot multiple times.

Two Repeat Offenders Arrested

8:40 a.m. - Two repeat offenders with 21 prior felony convictions each arrested for multiple felonies after being located in a stolen trailer with guns and drugs.

May 2

Northeast Residential Basement Fire

12:59 p.m. - SFD responded to a residential structure fire in the 2600 block of East Sanson Avenue.