Two Spokane, WA, Rigs Slide Down Same Hill, One Hits House

Feb. 7, 2025

No one was hurt when the Spokane Quint struck the house and the engine hit two parked vehicles.

Spokane residents escaped not one but two close calls with fire apparatus that slid down the same hill Thursday morning. One hit a house while another struck a car that had previously been occupied.

Kayte and Jordan Johnson told KREM they were sitting in one of the cars with their three kids when Quint 13 slid by it before hitting the house.

They got out of the vehicle just before Engine 16 slid down the same hill and hit it, KREM reported.

The person in the house was not hurt. A building inspector said there was no strucutral damage. However, the truck will be out of service.

The engine was expected to return to service.

No injuries were reported in either crash.

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Susan Nicol is the news editor for Firehouse.com. She is a life member and active with the Brunswick Volunteer Ambulance & Rescue Company, Oxford Fire Company and Brunswick Vol. Fire Co. Susie has been an EMT in Maryland since 1976. Susie is vice-president of the Frederick County Fire/Rescue Museum. She is on the executive committee of Frederick County Volunteer Fire and Rescue Association. She also is part of the Maryland Institute for Emergency Medical Services Systems (MIEMSS) Region II EMS Council. Susie is a board member of the American Trauma Society, Maryland Division. Prior to joining the Firehouse team, she was a staff writer for The Frederick News-Post, covering fire, law enforcement, court and legislative issues.