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During the first week of January, Fire District #1 will be mailing each of you an important survey. This survey is a crucial step in gathering information for a Community Development Block Grant application. If we are successful in obtaining this...

Fire District 1 sponsored our final visioning meeting on December 14th at the Loon Lake Fire Station. Twenty-five community members saw the Group Mackenzie Architectural firm's ideas of what a new Sta...

Clayton – According to the National Fire Prevention Association (NFPA), while Christmas tree fires are not common, they are likely to be serious when they occur. About five percent of home Christmas tree fires result in death. Stevens Fire...

A local non-profit was recently billed over $150 to have their four smoke detectors checked and the batteries changed out (at $5 per battery). These were not special batteries. The company that did this confused the parties involved, as they thought...

The first of Fire District 1's new water tenders went into service on August 4th.at 4pm. Personnel from the District gathered at Station 1, accompanied by Fire Commissioner Skip Wells, as Fire Chief M...

The Washington State Department of Natural Resources has raised the “Fire Danger” to HIGH for Stevens County Fire Districts 1 & 2, along with Spokane and Lincoln Counties. A reminder that all outdoor burning is banned with the exception of...

Stevens County Fire District 1 conducted a training burn on June 4, 2011. It entailed live fire events with the culmination of burning the acquired structure down. The house was located at 6615 Long...

Six Stevens County Fire District 1 firefighters recently finished a 70-story stair climb. The six firefighters, Ken Torno, Greg Nowak, Justin McCann, Josh Painter and Lt. Brenden Craig and Captain...

Stevens County Fire District 1 has received a $2500 grant from the BNSF railroad. The grant is to be used to help pay for two water tenders recently approved. Chief Mike Bucy stated that any grant money is appreciated—especially since it helps...

Stevens County Fire District 1 recently received a grant award from FM Global. The $2,600 will purchase camera equipment to be used in fire investigations. Chief Mike Bucy received the check from FM...

Steven's County Fire District 1 received notification that they are receiving a Federal Grant. The grant will replace an aging water tender stationed in Clayton. That water tender is 39 years old and is lacking several safety features. The new tender...

Christmas is a time of giving and Stevens County Fire District 1 took advantage of the Christmas spirit to help several families suffering through hard times. Through the extreme generosity of the...

Stevens County Fire District 1 will be expanding the coverage of the paid firefighters starting January 1, 2011. The District's paid firefighters previously worked a 40 hour week Monday through Friday. This will now expand to Saturdays, with two...