The Spokane Fire Department has 18 vacancies, which it hopes to fill with the 2025 Fire Academy. O’Berg said despite logging 19% fewer overtime hours than in 2023, a savings of about 6% compared ...

Spokane Fire Chief Julie O’Berg told the city council on Monday that 2024 was her department’s "busiest year ever” as call volumes, structure fires and overdose deaths all increased. The Spokane Fire ...