Mountain Home Fire Dept.-Idaho

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Mountain Home Fire Dept.-Idaho The MHFD is committed to public safety.

This page will provide public education for adults and children and will also include safety tips, recent events and news as well as Fire Dept activities

Happy Birthday !!
09/18/2026

Happy Birthday !!

Making improvements, members have been working hard this month around the station . Be on the lookout for more improveme...
09/18/2026

Making improvements, members have been working hard this month around the station . Be on the lookout for more improvements around the station coming up!

Chief learned a valuable lesson today, Stay away from firefighters with a nozzle. When in doubt soak the Chief.
09/18/2026

Chief learned a valuable lesson today, Stay away from firefighters with a nozzle. When in doubt soak the Chief.

Today members responded to a past Lithium Battery Fire. In lithium-ion cells, the movement of electrons and lithium ion...
09/18/2026

Today members responded to a past Lithium Battery Fire.

In lithium-ion cells, the movement of electrons and lithium ions produces electricity. The process of charge and discharge is normally accompanied by a small amount of heat.

In ideal conditions, the heat is able to dissipate from the cell. However, in thermal runaway, the lithium-ion cell generates heat at a rate several times higher than the rate at which heat dissipates from the cell.

The cell reaches thermal runaway when its temperature rises uncontrollably at a rate greater than 20° centigrade per minute with maximum temperatures reaching greater than 300°C accompanied by gas and/or electrolyte venting, smoke or fire or a combination of.

https://www.nfpa.org/education-and-research/energy-transition/lithium-ion-batteries

Members continue to train. Tonight members conducted live fire training evolutions. Chief Watters is committed to makin...
09/17/2026

Members continue to train.

Tonight members conducted live fire training evolutions. Chief Watters is committed to making sure every firefighter has the training they need to be successful, great job tonight by all. Great group of Firefighters.

09/16/2026

Members will be conducting live fire training tonight. If you see smoke there is no emergency. Training will take place at 6pm and will last approximately 2 hours. We are training like your life depends on it.

09/14/2026

Mountain Home Firefighters Stretching lines to fight last nights trailer fire, fast water quick work.

Mountain Home Fire department received a call from dispatch at 2200 for reported tractor trailer on fire 84 West Captain...
09/14/2026

Mountain Home Fire department received a call from dispatch at 2200 for reported tractor trailer on fire 84 West

Captain Corbus was the first arriving officer and confirmed the report with active fire in the rear of the trailer and established command. Incident safety was established by Safety Officer Nicolosi.

First arriving company staffed with Lt Jaskson Lt Dowen , FF Luxford, FF Casey , FF Rodriguez .

Engine -14 Staffed with Lt young ,FF Corbus FF Ramero

Brush truck 5 staffed with FF Schawanke
FF - Rogers FF West- assigned to a small brush fire.

Tender - 3/4 Staffed with FF lawyer FF Gullen FF Shocky established water supply.

601 (Chief Watters) reports no injuries to the driver or Firefighters, job well done!

FF-Timothy schwanke FF-Benny Gomez and FF- Samuel thompson completed the mission 43 9/11 remembrance 5k run
09/13/2026

FF-Timothy schwanke FF-Benny Gomez and FF- Samuel thompson completed the mission 43 9/11 remembrance 5k run

Thank you to everyone that came out today, what an amazing day. We appreciate the support that was shown today. We woul...
09/12/2026

Thank you to everyone that came out today, what an amazing day. We appreciate the support that was shown today.

We would love to see your photos in the comments .

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220 S 2nd E
Mountain Home, ID
83647

Opening Hours

Monday 8am - 5pm
Tuesday 8am - 5pm
Wednesday 8am - 5pm
Thursday 8am - 5pm
Friday 8am - 5pm

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