City awarded federal fire grant - September 16, 2016 at 3:32 p.m. - A $9 million federal grant will add 50 firefighters to the Spokane Fire Department.
Sharing Solutions Across the Nation - August 26, 2015 at 2:22 p.m. - Tuscaloosa Fire Service learns from Spokane programs to address increasing number of non-emergency medical calls
City extends Alternative Response Unit pilot - June 19, 2014 at 10:10 a.m. - Alternative Response Units send smaller vehicles staffed by a single EMT or Paramedic to non-life threatening medical calls
Rail cargo, a community conversation and innovation - June 16, 2014 at 3:15 p.m. - Media topics included rail cargo, business resources, getting to a cleaner river faster, and a pilot non-emergency response program
Dispatching a more flexible, reliable response - September 16, 2013 at 1:15 p.m. - SFD is now dispatching sport utility vehicles, known as Alternative Response Units (ARUs), staffed by a single firefighter, to less severe incidents.
