Spokane Fire Station No. 17, April 1941.

ID: 3772
This file appears in: Spokane Fire Station No. 17: Time of War

No. 17's temporary location at Felts Field, was a safety check on the added fire hazard caused by military use of the field. A big gong was installed. Photo Courtesy of Spokane Fire Department, Spokane, WA.

This file appears in: Spokane Fire Station No. 17: Time of War

By Caitlin M. Shain
Though the United States was not yet officially involved in the Second World War until December of 1941, the Spokane Fire Department established Station No. 17, located at Felts Field, for military training use beforehand. No. 17 originally…