Fire Prevention Week kicks off in Caldwell with smoke detector tests

VIDEO: Fire departments around the Treasure Valley are working to make sure every house has working smoke detectors. According to the National Fire Protection Association, smoke detectors reduce the risk of dying in a house fire by 54%. The Caldwell Fire Department is spending this Fire Prevention Week visiting schools to educate students on the importance of smoke alarms and fire safety. Caldwell Fire Prevention Officer Joe Bongiorno said they hope their visits make an impact students take home. "Typically working smoke detectors if, there is a fire in the house, the smoke detector is going to be the number one early notification that, hey, there's something going wrong in your house and you need to get out. So, we want to make sure you have functioning smoke detectors so you can get out of the house quickly," said Bongiorno.
KTVB-TV NBC 7 Boise

BLM, local crews quash Martin Fire in a day

A vegetation fire that was sparked east of Bellevue early Saturday morning, Oct. 5, and rapidly spread across 1,100 acres of BLM land was fully tamped down the same day. Firefighters shifted to mop-up efforts Saturday night. The Martin Fire was called in by a citizen around 12:15 a.m. Saturday, according to BLM Fire Information Officer Kristin Curtis. It is being investigated as human-caused, she said. The wildfire began along Martin Canyon Road, north of the BLM Martin Canyon gun range, during an active red-flag warning that the National Weather Service extended through Saturday due to low humidity levels and 45-mph wind gusts in the area. Units from the Hailey, Ketchum, Bellevue and Sun Valley fire departments were initially paged out to Martin Canyon before BLM engines arrived on scene, according to Wood River Fire & Rescue, which sent two engines to the fire.
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North Idaho agencies send hurricane relief to East Coast

After the destruction of Hurricane Helene and anticipated landfall of Hurricane Milton, the Coeur d'Alene Fire Department, firefighter Chad Matchell and K-9 Scout from Idaho Disaster Dogs Search and Rescue team deployed Sunday to assist with hurricane recovery efforts on the East Coast. According to a social media post from the Washington State Task Force-1 FEMA team, Matchell and Scout are among a team that left Sunday to assist in either Florida or North Carolina. Four lineworkers from Kootenai Electric Cooperative began their journey Tuesday to go to Fort Myers, Fla., to help ahead of Hurricane Milton's landfall. The KEC crew will join forces with crews from Lee County Electric Cooperative as they work to restore any electrical damage sustained during the hurricane.
KREM-TV CBS 2 Spokane

Brush fire breaks out on Highway 16 in Ada County

VIDEO: Fire crews are working on putting out a brush fire along Highway 16 near Firebird Raceway. The Star Fire Chief said the fire started around 1:30 p.m. on Tuesday and has burned roughly 50 acres. Crews stopped the fire's forward progress and moved to Bureau of Land Management (BLM) land. At this time, no structures are threatened, but an Ada County Spokesperson said a "Code Red" was sent to neighboring residents to inform them about the fire. The Star Fire Chief said the BLM will be taking over fire operations.
KTVB-TV NBC 7 Boise