Fire reported at People's Park in Spokane, Spokane WA

Fire & Arson

Reported: 08/20/2025 05:53 PM (PDT)

W Riverside Ave, Spokane, WA

Multiple callers reported a fire with visible smoke and flames at People's Park in Spokane. Fire crews are on their way to investigate the situation.

Audio|Source: Spokane City and County Fire / EMS Dispatch

02:29

Transcript:
Fire call, Spokane Engine 1, 29000, West Riverside Avenue, (name withheld) Park, Channel, City Primary, Smoke Investigation[1]. 133 FEO, engine 33 officers, switch to admin for traffic control. Here's a officer, engineer company. HATCHER HITDAQ 1 on scene, non-blocking, one truck on the sidewalk, out investigating offenders. Just that's copy, every height, attack one on scene, non-blocking, one vehicle on the sidewalk, I'm asking. Pagallion 2, Safety, 1,2900, West Riverside Avenue, (name withheld) Park, Channel, Regional Needs. Which will aid four. Rushfire. Ha! AMR. 257, Snyder, six, ma'am. You guys can cancel. 257, copy canceled, thank you. The House, Cray-Ais-1-1-0-19. Cary High syndrome, 190. Can you add me to the brush card, Paul, please? That's right, the attack one. There's such... Go that area heights, stack one. There's no occupants in the vehicle, waved up by TV. You can show Area Heights of Path 1 and Air Heights Ninja 1 back in service. Switch copy, every height's attack 1, and Air Heights, Under 1 back in service. 5pd M.R 122 cancels 122 covered here. It's responding to service size, several callers reporting fire in (name withheld) park. Just west of the bridge that hopped all field inside. Thank you very, Kelly.

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[1]

Smoke Investigation: Investigation of reported smoke or fire

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W Riverside Ave, Spokane, WA

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08/20/2025 08:54 PM (PDT)

W Riverside Ave, Spokane, WA

Command from Division Alpha. 14 is moving the rig. We have a pretty good amber shower and might want to look against the brush trucks down here over the railroad tracks. Can copy. Command from safety. Go ahead. I like 10. The tower lines and the Trump colors can't be down now on Bravo. Strong as the most important to fail here. still on the way. I think the power to the left. Checking left. The permit is on the way. I don't have any EPS. Engine 6 from Command. By as well. Division Alpha from Command. Division Alpha from Command. Where did you notice the Embers? Command, please. Here you, Bravo. This is unseen on the Bravo Alpha. I'm going to copy of this on scene brake engine six from command. Go ahead, command. I'm going to make you Ember Patrol[1], I need you to patrol the area east on Riverside from the incident. Currently we have embers shower in that direction, let me know what you need. Copy that. Charlie from command, do you need additional resources? Negative. Can't copy. Dispatch, Robicide, Command, two additional engine companies, please. Copy two additional, engine. Command, support, one. The dispatch command, just give me the balance with a third alarm, two engines in the truck. Copy. Last unit calling commandway. Command room support. One leave of the unit fades to the east on the west. On the riverside, do you have an assignment for us for us? Second alarm, working fire. Negative standby. 17. Engine 18. Whoever shut that hydrant off, turn it back on now! 15! Commercial response structure fire! Engine 3 from command. Engine 7, we are plumbing track 1. You have no more hydrants. Ocan truck. Engine 7 from Engine 1. We have to cut C hydrant to you to supply truck 1. 7. Channel Fire Up 15. Engine 3. from command. (name withheld). Bravo call. Valley Engine throughout, I go ahead. Submiti Water Supply Group, I can't contact Engine 9. You're going to have Engine 9, Engine 9, Engine 11. Continue with the assignment of ensuring water supply to all the areas. Copy. Valley Engine 2 for Division Bravo. If you have a... Hider right over there. Yeah, we're working on it. We gotta pack up a little ways and then we'll lay in seven. Copy. This is the limit command. Go ahead. Can we get PD for traffic control? That's permanent. (name withheld) from Riverside Command. My NBC died. This truck for my additional truck. (name withheld). Scribes your male. Hitchery dementia. I'm feeling extremely weak. Patient is non-verbal, not alert. M.A. Division Browl. 1018 code. Sunrise. Sunrise. Okay. Truck 4 copy from us. Engine 3 from engine 9, we cut the water supply to engine 7. Truck 1 should be open for water. We're working with Valley 2 to get an engine 7, a water supply I guess. Engine 3 copy has verified all other aerials. Truck 1, truck 2, and truck 14 all have water supplies and are being pumped. Truck 14. Go ahead and move up riverside a little bit. Sanaghan Division Alpha priority traffic. What? Delta wall is blowing out. Can I copy all companies be advised Delta wall is blowing out. And from the... The opposite side is also separating in Boeing. Fan copy. The safety, we are certain that all companies are out of the collapse zone, is that correct? That is affirmative. Span copy. Water flight on engine 9. Truck 4 has shown up on Steam. We're going to supply Truck 4 with water for Master Stream instead of Engine 7. Vision Alpha from Command. Is there an individual sitting with a Master Stream right in front of your apparatus? Can they move? I feel you'll have moved. Thank you. Division Charlie from command for all your resources in a safe location. Command from Division Charlie, that's affirmative. We've got a good water curtain between the fire building and the Division Charlie exposure. Ultimately we'll need to get somebody in there to check and make sure it hasn't extended in there. The access is off the Delta side, or the problem side, I'm sorry. I'm going to copy. I have additional resources, uh, imbound for that brake, engine fix from command, what's the status on ember thresholds? Yeah, we're getting a little bit of ember showers, but no, uh, not to start fire here. Okay, copy. I'm going to have you relocate to the Bravo side. Um, I need you to make sure that the exposure on the Charlie side is the... evacuated and evaluated from that Bravo side to see if we have any other needs back there. Interesting. Dr. Supply group from command. Flash by you go ahead. Do we have a plan for Chuck 14? I see they've relocated to a safe spot and they're going to need... water supply truck 14 has a hydrant right next to them they're going to use the same one they're already using okay coffee thank you Bravo call Valley Ladder 8th 127 15 East Mission Avenue American Behavioral Health 2 Channel Valley

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Fire reported at People's Park in Spokane, Spokane WA

Multiple callers reported a fire with visible smoke and flames at People's Park in Spokane. Fire crews are on their way to investigate the situation.

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