Voters in Spokane County’s largest fire district approved a property tax increase that officials say will be used to replace aging trucks and equipment and respond to increasing call volumes.
“We’re excited to have the opportunity to do that, and we appreciate the support of the public,” said Cody Rohrbach, chief of Spokane County’s Fire District 3.
The fire district encompasses 565 square miles, roughly the southwestern third of the county. The department includes nearly 120 part-time, on-call firefighters and seven full-time staff members, who serve about 15,000 residents living in 5,000 homes.