SPOKANE COUNTY, Wash. — Hugs and handshakes were shared Wednesday morning in Walla Walla’s city hall, as members of Spokane County Fire District 9 and the state’s Transportation Commission celebrated a unanimous vote to honor fallen firefighter Cody Traber.
Lieutenant/paramedic Traber died August 26, 2021, while responding to the report of a brush fire near Highway 395 and Wandermere Road. However, when crews arrived they were unable to find any evidence of a fire in the area, Division Chief Bob Shindelar said at the time. Traber went up to the Wandermere Bridge to gain a better vantage point in order to locate the fire. Shortly after he got there, Traber fell off the bridge. He was pronounced dead at the scene. No wildfire was found, according to Shindelar.
Now the bridge where Traber died will be dedicated in his honor. Washington’s Transportation Commission approved naming the North Spokane Corridor Bridge for Lt. Traber, after a proposal from Fire Dist. 9 and the greater Spokane Fire and Emergency Services region…