Rural fire agency eligible for $423,864 loan

AIRWAY HEIGHTS — The local Spokane County fire department is eligible for a loan to purchase off-road fire equipment.

Fire District No. 10 can borrow up to $423,864 in Local Direct Investment funds to purchase a Rosenbauer Timberwolf urban-interface fire truck, according to the Spokane County Treasurer’s Office.

“The apparatus will primarily serve on the West Plains as a front-line Wildland Urban Interface truck, the most significant risk in Spokane County,” Fire District No. 10 Chief Ken Johnson said. “In the winter, the truck will improve firefighter safety while responding in an apparatus w...