Riggins City Fire

10/01/2026

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10/01/2026

Tommy's Angel's Countdown to party time!

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09/29/2026

It's almost time!!!!

We can't wait to celebrate Tommy and our community! The music is going to be rockin! Be sure to get your tickets, it's going to be the party of the year!!!!

09/27/2026

🚒🔥 **A Little Smoke at the Fire Station and a giant sloth?... It Was Just Training!** 🔥🚒

Riggins City Fire Department has officially kicked off a new firefighter training program, and we’re pretty excited about it!

This new program was put together by former Lewiston Fire Department Chief **Travis Myklebust** through his company, **Ignite and Inspire Strategies**. The program is designed with volunteer fire departments in mind — departments like ours that work with limited staffing, limited resources, and whatever training props we can get our hands on. The training is built around what we have available and, more importantly, what we need to be ready for the calls we get here in our little corner of Idaho.

Our first training session focused on **search operations**. Our firefighters practiced entering residential structures through doors and windows, working in different visibility conditions, searching rooms systematically, locating victims, and getting them safely out of the structure. Some of the drills were done individually, while others required firefighters to work together as a team, and yes our victim today was a giant stuffed sloth 🦥 🤘😆

It was a great first step in what will be an ongoing training program for our department.

Our next training session starts **October 1st**, and we’ll be getting down to business with **hose lays, hose deployment, and fireground hose-handling tactics**. 🚒💦

And for all of our neighbors who looked over at the fire station today and thought, *“Well...that can't be good.”* 😂

**Don't worry — we were just smoking the place up!**

We finished today's training with a good, old-fashioned smoke-filled search drill. We filled the upstairs classroom with smoke so our firefighters could practice searching in the kind of low-visibility conditions they may encounter during an actual structure fire.

We know seeing smoke pouring out of the fire station isn't exactly the most comforting sight for the neighborhood, so we appreciate everyone's patience while we put in the work. And if you saw us crawling around in there, that's not because we forgot where the coffee was — it was all part of the drill! ☕😂

As a volunteer department, training takes time, effort, and a lot of commitment from our members. We're proud of the men and women who continue to show up, put in the work, and sharpen their skills so that when the pager goes off, we're ready to go to work.

**From our firehouse to our community — we're training, we're learning, and we're getting better.** 🔥🚒

09/20/2026

See you there, Go Savages!

09/11/2026

I will post this every year, true heroes in every sense of the word. This wasn't some scene from a movie...this was real life, what these first responders did was the most selfless and courageous act maybe in our lifetime. This is one reason why we stand for the national anthem. 343 firefighters knowingly going into a situation that chances were they weren't coming back. 343 firefighters that stood toe to toe with the devil, spit in his face and said "we are still heading up." If that doesn't give you chills and a sense of patriotism, check your pulse. There is no greater act of selflessness than what these men and women did. Lets all get back to being the Americans we were on September 12, 2001. Do something nice for someone, hug your loved ones and Never Forget today, the 343 and everyone who never made it home.

09/04/2026

🚒While this picture may be a bit of an exaggeration 😄We want to remind everyone to stay vigilant while driving the next few days, the rain we are having will likely cause some rock fall on the highway. Slow down in bad weather, stay safe, and have a wonderful holiday weekend!

09/03/2026

We can't wait to celebrate Tommy and our community! The music is going to be rockin! Be sure to get your tickets, it's going to be the party of the year!!!!

08/21/2026

Huge congratulations to Jim Mandas on his completion of Firefighter 1. That is a huge accomplishment for anyone, especially for someone who is a volunteer like Jim. He also works as an EMT for Riggins Ambulance & Salmon River Ambulance District and has been accepted into paramedic school starting next year. He has more than earned a spot as a leader and captain. The department is extremely proud of you and your commitment to better serve our community.