March 23, 2020 - Out of an abundance of concern for both our citizens and personnel, at this time the Northern Lakes Fire District has restricted access to our fire stations to personnel only. 

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For persons/businesses requiring paperwork or information on residential/commercial building permits, please call our administrative office at 208/772-5711.

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We anticipate these limitations to be temporary and will be evaluating the situation every 30 days. Any updates will be passed along through this website and our Facebook page. Please rest assured that Northern Lakes Fire is ready, able, and appropriately staffed to respond to any call we receive.

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Always call 9-1-1 in the event of an emergency

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Burning is open as of Fri., April 24

We thank the public for being patient and for abiding by the burn ban which significantly reduced area emergency responders' unnecessary contacts with the community by following social distancing guidelines. 

Burn permits are required for yard waste, burn barrels and slash piles. A no-cost 10 day permit can be obtained from the Idaho Dept. of Lands (IDL) at www.burnpermits.idaho.gov

(see instructions below)

You must call the Air Quality Hotline at 800-633-6247

(Option #3 for Kootenai County)

for conditions prior to burning. If air quality is Green burning is allowed.

If air quality is Yellow or Red, burning is not allowed in the District.

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Recreational, cooking fires, small camping fires or warming fires, chimineas, and fire pits are allowed without a permit.

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You must have a copy of your IDL permit and a copy of the District's burning regulations on hand while burning.

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Provides an all-hazards response to the greater Hayden, Rathdrum, and Twin Lakes areas in Kootenai County, located in gorgeous North Idaho. We are a career department, comprised of thirty-six firefighters, three Chief Officers, a Fire Marshal and Deputy Fire Marshal, and three administrative support staff. In addition, all of our firefighters are also certified EMTs, including fourteen paramedics.

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Northern Lakes Fire staffs two fire engines and two advanced life support (ALS) ambulances with career staff that respond to more than 5,000 emergency calls annually from two strategically located fire stations. These stations are staffed 24/7/365. Our district is comprised of approximately 108 square miles of lakes, mountains, prairies and growing cities with a population of more than 45,000 residents. 

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