Editing Spokane Valley, Washington (section)

===Public safety===
====Police department====
The Spokane Valley Police Department (SVPD) is a contracted division of the [[Spokane County Sheriff's Office]], with Spokane Valley being the largest city the sheriff's office serves.<ref>{{cite web| title = Spokane Valley Police Department| publisher = City of Spokane Valley| url = https://www.spokanevalley.org/Police| access-date = June 13, 2021}}</ref> Deputies assigned to the Spokane Valley Precinct use distinct patrol vehicles and have distinct uniforms and patches. The SVPD has is an accredited member of the Washington Association of Sheriffs and Police Chiefs.<ref>{{cite web| last = White| first = Rebecca| title = Spokane Valley, county proclaim appreciation for law enforcement, activists call it tone deaf| newspaper = The Spokesman-Review| date = July 1, 2020| url = https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2020/jul/01/spokane-valley-county-proclaim-appreciation-for-la/| access-date = June 13, 2021}}</ref>

====Fire department====
{{main|Spokane Valley Fire Department}}
The [[Spokane Valley Fire Department]] (SVFD) is a special-purpose fire district that has served the greater Spokane Valley area since 1940.<ref>{{cite web| title = Our history| publisher = Spokane Valley Fire Department| url = https://www.spokanevalleyfire.com/about-us/our-history/| access-date = July 6, 2019}}</ref> The department was originally formed as the Spokane Valley Fire Protection District No. 1, though they had unofficially been referred to as the "Spokane Valley Fire Department" or "Valley Fire Department" since the 1940s.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=re00AAAAIBAJ&q=valley+fire+department&pg=PA25|title = The Spokesman-Review}}</ref> SVFD officially adopted their present name in 2007.<ref name=SVFD>{{cite web| last = Culver| first = Nina| title = Spokane Valley Fire Department quietly celebrates 80th| newspaper = The Spokesman-Review| date = April 2, 2020| url = https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2020/apr/02/spokane-valley-fire-department-quietly-celebrates-/| access-date = June 13, 2021}}</ref> The SVFD provides emergency services to the cities of Spokane Valley, [[Liberty Lake, Washington|Liberty Lake]], [[Millwood, Washington|Millwood]], and nearby areas of unincorporated Spokane County such as [[Otis Orchards-East Farms, Washington|Otis Orchards]] and Pasadena Park.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.spokanevalleyfire.com/about-us/|title = About Us}}</ref>