The SAMARITAN RIDERS Spokane County Satellite Chapter is located in the Eastern Washington and was established January 1, 2014.
- As of the 2010 census the population of Spokane County was 471,221, making it the fourth-most populous county in Washington state. The largest city and county seat is Spokane, the second largest city in the state, behind Seattle. Spokane County is bordered by Idaho State to the east. It is the crossroads for Interstate 90 and State Route Highways 2, 395 and 195.
The Spokane Samaritan Riders host an Annual Awareness Campaign to bring attention to the social and medical plights of local children each year. We bring you the opportunity to lend a hand when you can.
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The Spokane Samaritan Riders are dedicated to providing assistance in whatever ways that we can when tragedy has struck our communities.
These Poster-Children & Life Events represent our history and the ever-growing list of service and accomplishments of the Samaritan Riders Spokane:
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- Rising from the Ashes – Okanogan Complex Fire Relief Ride. The Samaritan Riders Spokane were instrumental in the support of our local firefighters efforts on the front lines where fire threatened the homes and properties of our Okanogan County Master Charter Brothers and Sisters… The Okanogan Complex Fire was a wildfire affecting Okanogan County in north-central Washington State. It was composed of five fires that were caused by lightning strikes on August 15, 2015, with two of the fires near Conconully merging days later on August 19. At its peak, it burned over 304,782 acres (123,341 ha) of land and forced the evacuations of numerous towns, including Conconully, Twisp and Winthrop. Over 1,250 firefighters were deployed to the Okanogan Complex. Three United State Forest Service firefighters were killed in an accident near Twisp on August 19.
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