Bat removal in Airway Heights, Washington

Local housing & attic patterns in Airway Heights

The city’s housing comes in clear layers. The original core platted by Carl and Flora Lundstrom in the 1940s—the old town center was laid out from Lundstrom Street and 14th Avenue, north and south of the Sunset Highway (US-2)—has small wood-frame homes and later infill with simple gable roofs, older soffits and gable vents, chimneys and add-on porches. The 2012 annexation east toward Hayford and Deer Heights roads opened land for newer subdivisions and apartment complexes, which bring ridge-vent ends, box-vent and garage tie-ins, and builder-grade fascia gaps. Along the US-2 corridor, commercial and light-industrial buildings add long metal-roof ridges and parapets. Many homes are rentals for Fairchild families and West Plains workers, so we often work with property managers and owners who live elsewhere. We inspect the attic, the full exterior and any detached garage or shop.

Bat seasonality around Airway Heights

The West Plains are open, windy and colder than the Spokane River valley, and the scabland wetlands to the south around Turnbull National Wildlife Refuge—where 11 bat species have been recorded—support big summer insect hatches. WDFW says Washington bats enter hibernation sites in late September or October and stay until April or early May, with pups born in nursery colonies starting around May. One-way exclusion fits mid-August to mid-October, after young can fly, or early spring before births. Bats found hibernating in a building after October 15 should be left until spring, so winter calls usually mean sealing entries into living space now and scheduling the full exclusion later. For military households, it helps to schedule exclusion before a PCS move-out or a new lease.

Neighborhoods & landmarks we know

We work throughout Airway Heights, ZIP 99001: the original town core around Lundstrom Street and the Sunset Highway, the neighborhoods north and south of US-2, newer subdivisions and apartment complexes toward Hayford Road and Deer Heights Road, commercial roofs along the US-2 corridor, and rural-residential acreage on the West Plains toward Medical Lake and Four Lakes. Cheney, Medical Lake and the rest of the West Plains are on the same route—call with the address to confirm.

Why hire a local eastern Washington crew

Airway Heights is on our Spokane County route, not a long-distance add-on. Older West Plains homes and brand-new builds fail in different places, and the constant wind on the plains rips apart foam and cheap screening, so we seal with exclusion-grade materials matched to the trim. Landlords and military families get a written scope and photo log they can share with an owner or property manager. We time exclusion to WDFW guidance, document every entry we close, and back whole-structure work with a two-year written warranty.

• Bat specialists since 2011 — bats are our flagship service
• Documented inspection: openings numbered, photographed, primary vs. secondary
• Targeted repair or whole-structure seal (warranty on whole-structure)
• Humane one-way exclusion · WDFW-aware timing (May–August maternity)
• High-rise / rope-access capacity for elevated buildings
• We finish failed prior jobs—remove old foam and devices
• Two-year written warranty on sealed whole-structure work
• Local eastern WA ownership, backed by a multi-state team

Typical Airway Heights jobs start with a phone consultation, then an attic inspection, followed by humane exclusion and optional guano cleanup. Commercial properties can use our commercial bat removal program.

Local bat facts for Airway Heights

Washington OFM puts Airway Heights’ April 1, 2025 population at 12,120 (the city’s count includes the Airway Heights Corrections Center). The city incorporated on April 15, 1955, with 412 residents on one square mile, and grew through a major annexation in January 2012. Eleven bat species have been recorded at Turnbull National Wildlife Refuge south of the West Plains.

Who to call in Airway Heights

• Bat in the house or any bat contact: Spokane Regional Health District, 509-324-1560 ext. 7. Covers Airway Heights and all of Spokane County.
• Domestic animals, dog complaints, stray pets: Airway Heights Police Department, 509-244-3707, or Crime Check, 509-456-2233; SCRAPS provides animal protection services under the city’s 2026–2030 interlocal agreement. Domestic animals only, not wildlife.
• Wildlife questions: WDFW Eastern Region office, Spokane Valley, 509-892-1001.
• Bats living in the attic or walls: A private wildlife control operator. WDFW does not remove bats; it refers homeowners to nuisance wildlife control operators.

Sources

• City of Airway Heights – Animal Control
• City of Airway Heights – History of Airway Heights
• City of Airway Heights – Comprehensive Plan, Ch. 2: Community Setting
• HistoryLink – Airway Heights residents vote to incorporate (1955)
• West Plains Stream – Airway Heights approves new SCRAPS contract (Feb. 2026)
• Spokane County – SCRAPS animal enforcement (domestic animals only)
• SRHD – Bat Tests Positive for Rabies in Spokane County (Sept. 6, 2024)
• SRHD – Bat Tests Positive for Rabies in Spokane County (July 8, 2025)
• U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service – Turnbull National Wildlife Refuge brochure
• WDFW – Living with wildlife: Bats
• Washington State DOH – Rabies activity in Washington
• Washington OFM – April 1 population of cities, towns and counties