SVFD’s Swiftwater Rescue reflects on week handling floods

SPOKANE VALLEY, Wash. — “We understand that statistically speaking, swiftwater rescue is about the most dangerous thing we can do,” Spokane Valley Fire Department Captain Ben Riddle told NonStop Local.

But when the call came in, he and his team, sprung into quick action.

“I think I got the phone call about 3:00 in the afternoon and we need to be on the road by 7:00 at the latest,” Riddle said…

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