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Youth Education

School Presentations

Prevention starts with teaching our youth lessons on how to prevent fires and general fire safety.

We provide Fall School presentations for the community each year. Please click on the registration link to sign up.

Some of the educational programs we offer include:

  • Learn Not to Burn
  • Youth Firesetter Intervention
  • Fire Prevention Week

Open House

Want to see what it’s like INSIDE the fire station?

We provide semi-annual open houses to the public. See the firetrucks, firefighter quarters, meet staff and maybe even the Fire Chief! Get a up close view of what life is like for the Kootenai County Fire & Rescue team. These occur in May and October each year, follow our Facebook page for more details!

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Business Education

Fire Safety & Hands-Only CPR

What is hands only CPR? It is CPR without mouth-to-mouth breaths.

It is recommenced for use by people who see a teen or adult suddenly collapse in an out-of-hospital setting (such as at home, at work, or in a park).

Interested in providing this for your local business?

Please fill out the Business CPR Registration Form to access the request form below and you will be contacted with more information. Please be advised that this is NOT for certification purposes.

Fire Safety for Home and Business

Portable fire extinguisher training, fire safety in the workplace and emergency evacuation planning is provided upon request.

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Public Information

Kootenai County Fire and Rescue passes temporary levy

by CAROLYN BOSTICK Staff Writer | May 20, 2026 1:00 AM POST FALLS — The Kootenai County Fire and Rescue two-year levy passed at the polls with 62% yes votes to 38% no votes on Tuesday. Fire Chief Pete Holley said he appreciated the community rallying around public...

KCFR Proposing Two-Year Levy Override

by CAROLYN BOSTICK Staff Writer | March 18, 2026 1:06 AM POST FALLS — Voters in the Kootenai County Fire and Rescue service district will decide on a two-year levy override May 19. The measure would authorize the district to collect up to $5.2 million per year for two...

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