Fire districts look to formalize cooperation

Spokane County Fire District 10, the Airway Heights Fire Department and the Medical Lake Fire Department are looking to perform a cooperative services assessment to find better ways of working together.

The three agencies are hoping to consolidate their resources, continuing to build on an already strong relationship that has been forged over the last couple of years. Currently all three fire departments train new recruits together and help with special events. They also have an automatic aid agreement, which means if Airway Heights is already deployed throughout the city and unable to respond...