Medical Lake has safe July 4, Fire Department's busy season continues

It was a relatively safe Fourth of July for the city of Medical Lake.

At the July 20 City Council meeting, Assistant Fire Chief Corey Stevens said the department had two fire trucks on patrol. They also received help from the Spokane County Sheriff’s Office and SCOPE.

“I’ve also got to give it to our citizens for taking part in the voluntary fireworks ban,” Stevens said. “The deputies did a great job of keeping it out of the streets.”

Medical Lake requested residents to refrain from using fireworks on July 4 due to the weather and potential threat of wildfires.

Although many residents took par...