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10/06/2026

🔥🚒 IT’S FIRE PREVENTION WEEK! 🚒🔥

Silver Valley Fire Rescue is kicking off Fire Prevention Week, October 4–10!

This year’s theme is “Charge into Fire Safety: Safe Charging is a Superpower™.” 🔋⚡

Rechargeable devices are everywhere in our homes—from phones and tablets to power tools, e-bikes, toys, and more. This week, we’ll be sharing simple ways you and your family can help prevent fires and stay safe.

🔥 A few ways to start Fire Prevention Week:

• Test every smoke alarm in your home.
• Make sure your family has a home escape plan—and practice it!
• Keep exits, hallways, and bedroom doors clear.
• Use the correct charger for rechargeable devices.
• Never charge devices under pillows, blankets, or other materials that can trap heat.
• Teach your kids what to do when they hear a smoke alarm.

👨‍🚒 Fire prevention starts long before the fire department is called.

Take a few minutes this week to look around your home, talk with your kids, test those smoke alarms, and make sure everyone knows two ways out.

Throughout Fire Prevention Week, Silver Valley Fire Rescue will be at multiple schools, libraries, and more!

Stay safe, Silver Valley! ❤️🚒

Silver Valley Fire Rescue
Prevent the fire before we have to fight it.

10/02/2026

09/04/2026

Firefighters from Shoshone County and Northern Lakes select photos of first responders who perished during the September 11 Attacks to carry with them as they complete the 110 flights of stairs during the annual 9/11 Memorial Stair Climb in Wallace. FILE PHOTO

09/03/2026

The Fire Danger level has DECREASED to HIGH and no longer stage 1 restrictions. Still no burn permits being issued at this time. Campfires are permitted. Enjoy and please be safe friends.

06/19/2026

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This photo represents a great deal to me.

Hey friends Deputy Chief Miller here. On Tuesday, this photo was taken looking toward my driveway in Elizabeth Park—a place where our community, our fire district, my neighbors, and my own home were threatened by the Gold Run Fire.

Chief Dietrich and I would like to express our sincere gratitude to our on-duty personnel, off-duty staff, administrative team, and volunteers who responded quickly and selflessly during the critical early stages of this incident. Their dedication, professionalism, and willingness to answer the call made an immediate difference.

Silver Valley Fire Rescue staffs six firefighters daily across three stations in central Shoshone County. Providing fire protection and Advanced Life Support ambulance services across more than 280 square miles is a significant responsibility with limited staffing. When large, rapidly evolving incidents occur, the routine emergencies of daily life do not stop. Between noon and 10:00 p.m. on Tuesday, our crews responded to 13 separate calls while simultaneously managing the Gold Run Fire. To everyone who stepped up to support our mission, thank you.

We would also like to recognize and thank our fellow first responders throughout Shoshone County. The collaboration, teamwork, and mutual support displayed during this incident helped keep our communities safe.

A special thank you goes to Chief Armstrong and Selkirk Fire Rescue & EMS Fire, who immediately responded with a command vehicle, brush truck, and engine crew without hesitation and without being asked. Their willingness to assist exemplifies the strength of the fire service family.

To our community, thank you for the overwhelming support shown to our firefighters and emergency responders. Your generosity in providing food, water, and encouragement throughout the day was deeply appreciated and helped sustain our crews during a long and challenging operation.

This photo serves as a reminder of what was at stake and of the incredible people who came together to protect it.

Chief Dietrich and I are truly grateful for the dedication of our personnel, the partnership of our neighboring agencies, and the unwavering support of our community.

Thanks Idaho Department of Lands Shoshone County Sheriff's Office Kellogg PD, Osburn PD, Idaho Fish and Game, Mullan VFD, Prichard-Murray Volunteer Fire Department, US Forest Service, F&H Mine Supply and to those I failed to mention.

05/17/2026

At approximately 9:58 a.m., Silver Valley Fire Rescue responded to a reported structure fire involving a detached garage in the 1100 block of East Fir Avenue in Osburn.

The first arriving firefighter and engine company encountered a fully involved garage fire with significant exposure concerns. The residence was located approximately two feet from the garage, and a neighboring shop structure was approximately five feet away and beginning to off-gas due to intense heat exposure. Crews also encountered a live electrical line in the roadway, which created additional hazards and complicated apparatus placement.

Additional resources, including a second engine and two ambulances staffed by a total crew of six personnel, arrived to assist with fire suppression efforts. Due to the intensity of the fire and heat, the fire extended into the eaves and attic space of the residence. Firefighters worked aggressively to contain the fire to the garage area, protect nearby structures, and conduct suppression operations from unaffected portions of the home to prevent further fire spread.

Off-duty and volunteer personnel also responded to assist during the incident. Significant support was provided by Mullan Volunteer Fire Department, Shoshone County Sheriff’s Office, Osburn Police Department, and McGillivray Environmental. Their assistance and teamwork were invaluable throughout the operation.

The detached garage is considered a total loss. The residence sustained major damage to the living room and kitchen areas, while the bedrooms remained largely intact with only minor damage. Thankfully, there were no reported injuries.

The Idaho State Fire Marshal’s Office will be assisting with the investigation in accordance with SVFR policies and procedures and to support the homeowner through the process.

This incident highlights the importance of a rapid, coordinated response from all available on-duty personnel during significant emergencies. During suppression operations, crews were also dispatched to a separate medical emergency, requiring personnel to divide resources and continue serving the community simultaneously.

Incidents of this scale require cooperation, staffing support, and mutual aid partnerships to ensure both effective emergency response and firefighter safety. Silver Valley Fire Rescue currently staffs six on-duty personnel to serve the communities of Central Shoshone and East Kootenai Counties, including staffing two ambulances with four of those six responders. We were fortunate that no additional major incidents occurred during this fire, as concurrent emergencies could have significantly impacted available resources and potentially resulted in greater property loss.

We extend our sincere gratitude to Shoshone County Sheriff’s Office, Osburn Police Department, Mullan Volunteer Fire Department, Avista, and McGillivray Environmental for their professionalism, partnership, and willingness to assist. We are grateful to serve alongside agencies that continue to support one another as one community family.
North Idaho News Shoshone News Press