The Spokane Valley Fire Department has put out a 2020 calendar full of historical photos and facts in honor of its 80th anniversary.
Capt. Scott Crawford took the lead on putting the project together. “I’ve been here 25 years,” he said. “You hear stories, and you tuck them away. It was a lot of fun to make.”
The department was formed as Spokane County Fire Protection District 1 in 1940. The first fire station was little more than a low-slung barn in a field. It dropped the word “Protection” along the way and in 2007 formally changed its name to the Spokane Valley Fire Department.
Each month on the calendar features a different station (there are 10) or fire department facility. Crawford and firefighter Marcus Duarte traveled the department, taking pictures of each station, it’s engine and the crews.