Spokane County

About[]

Encompassing 1,764mi² of land and 539,339 residents as of 2020, Spokane County, located in eastern Washington, is the 5th largest county in Washington by population and 11th largest by land area. Its county seat is the City of Spokane.

History[]

Spokane County was established on September 15, 1858, being partitioned from Walla Walla County.

Fire Protection Districts[]

Number	Region	Status	Name	Notes
1	Spokane Valley	Active	Spokane Valley Fire Department
2	Fairfield	Active	Spokane County Fire District 2
3	Cheney/Medical Lake/Spangle	Active	Spokane County Fire District 3
4	Deer Park/Chattaroy/Colbert	Active	Fire District 4 Fire & Rescue
5	Four Mound	Active	Spokane County Fire District 5
6		Defunct	Spokane County Fire Protection District No. 6	Merged with Fire District 9 in 1999.
7		Defunct	Spokane County Fire Protection District No. 7	Merged with Fire District 9 in 1963.
8	Freeman/Mica/Valleyford	Active	Spokane County Fire District 8
9	Mead/Nine Mile Falls/Fairwood/Town & Country	Active	Spokane County Fire District 9
10	West Plains	Active	Spokane County Fire District 10
11	Rockford	Active	Spokane County Fire District 11
12	Waverly/Latah	Active	Spokane County Fire District 12
13	Newman Lake	Active	Newman Lake Fire & Rescue

Cities and Towns[]

Municipality	Status	Name	Notes
City of Airway Heights	Active	Airway Heights Fire Department
City of Cheney	Active	Cheney Fire & EMS
City of Deer Park			Annexed into Fire District 4 in 2001.
City of Liberty Lake	Never Formed		Annexed into Fire District 1.
City of Medical Lake	Defunct	Medical Lake Fire Department	Annexed into Fire District 3 in 2019.
City of Milwood			Annexed into Fire District 1.
City of Spangle			Served by Fire District 3.
City of Spokane	Active	Spokane Fire Department
City of Spokane Valley	Never Formed		Annexed into Fire Districts 1 & 8 in 2004.
Town of Fairfield			Annexed into Fire District 2 in 2024.
Town of Latah			Annexed into Fire District 12.
Town of Rockford			Served by Fire District 11.
Town of Waverly			Annexed into Fire District 12.

Federal Agencies[]

Agency	Region	Status	Name	Notes
United States Department Of Defense	Fairchild Air Force Base
United States Department Of Defense	Camp Seven Mile
United States Fish And Wildlife Service	Turnbull National Wildlife Refuge