Video Clips (edited for time/privacy) can be viewed on the Spokane County Sheriff’s Office YouTube Channel and Facebook page.  

VIDEO: Spokane Valley Deputy Calmly Enters Burning Home to Ensure Two Fire Victims are Safely Evacuated 

An alert Spokane Valley Deputy, driving east on Broadway near I-90, observed smoke coming from an N. Bowman Road and E. Cataldo Avenue neighborhood.  Following the smoke, he located a mobile home with its porch and side on fire.  As the flames grew, he entered the house to ensure the two adult victims got out of the residence and escaped the rapidly spreading fire.  With the help of arriving Deputies, they evacuated other occupants that neighbored the now fully engulfed mobile home.  Thankfully, no one was injured.  

On July 8, 2024, just prior to 3:40 am, Spokane Valley Deputy T. Ball was driving his fully marked patrol car east on Broadway Avenue near I-90 when he observed faint smoke coming from a neighborhood near N. Bowman Road and E. Cataldo Avenue.  

As Deputy Ball drove into the area of the smoke, in the 900 block of N. Bowman Road, he observed that the porch and side of a mobile home were on fire.  As Deputy Ball assessed the flames, he heard voices inside the residence and yelled for them to escape the burning structure as the fire grew.  

Deputy Ball crossed over the flames on the front porch and entered the residence, which was starting to fill with smoke.  Deputy Ball assisted the two fire victims with exiting the burning structure before it was engulfed in flames.  

Spokane Valley Fire Department crews arrived and quickly extinguished the blaze.

Thankfully, no one was injured, but the fire unfortunately destroyed the residence and damaged a neighboring home.      

“I think it is important for our public to see our Deputies will risk their safety for the safety of others in our community,” stated Sheriff Nowels.  I am thankful for Deputy Ball’s dedication and that he and the two victims were not injured during this fire.”  

In the video, you can clearly hear the smoke alarm(s) going off.  We remind everyone to take smoke alarms seriously and exit the building quickly for their safety.        

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This Spokane County Sheriff Office news article "VIDEO: Spokane Valley Deputy Calmly Enters Burning Home to Ensure Two Fire Victims are Safely Evac" was originally found on https://www.spokanecounty.org/CivicAlerts.aspx?CID=7