Spokane Fire Department

The Spokane Fire Department was established in 1884 after a hot dry summer with several fires, one of which destroyed sixteen businesses along Main Street. The original department had twenty-three volunteers and two hose carts. In the summer of 1889, nearly the entire downtown area burned to the ground including two of the three fire stations. By t... he end of that year, a paid department was established with twenty-five members, new horse drawn steam pumpers and an annual budget of $33,000.Read More