Proudly serving the Athol and Bayview areas including Farragut State Park, Silverwood Theme Park, and the U.S. Navy Acoustic Research Detachment

PUBLIC NOTICE

Timberlake Fire Protection District is accepting sealed bids for a surplussed vehicle - 2016 Chevrolet Tahoe with 111,000 miles. 4x4, new rear brakes and rotors, remote start, Air Ride Suspension (shocks and compressor replaced 3/6/25), full tune up. All emergency equipment will be removed. The vehicle will be sold as is. Minimum bid $22,000. Sealed bids can be submitted to the Timberlake Fire Protection District office at 5985 E. Highway 54, Athol, or mailed to PO Box 810, Athol, Idaho, 83801. Bids will be accepted until June 13th, 2025 at 3pm. Please write “Tahoe Bid” on the outside of the envelope. The bids will be opened and read at the June 16th Board of Commissioners meeting.

Please call 208-683-3333 for further information.

Brittany Baeumel
District Secretary

Notice of Vacancy
Fire District 4 Commissioner

Please read the Notice of Vacancy
and review the sub-district map to confirm you live within District 4.

Notice of Vacancy

Sub-District Map

Fire Commissioner Application

BURNING

Burning of yard waste is permitted if contained to a 5x5 area.

Burn permits are be issued through Idaho Department of Lands.

This includes permits for burn barrels, residential yard waste and all slash piles.

Small cooking fires, recreational fires, and warming fires are open and do not require a permit.

Burn Regulations

Burn Permit

Timberlake Fire Announces SAFER Grant Award

Timberlake Fire Protection District is excited to announce that our fire district has been awarded FEMAs SAFER Grant for the retention and recruitment of volunteers. The award amount for this grant is $405,760.00 spread out over a four year period. $127,000 each for the first and second year and $75,000 each for the third and fourth year.

The purpose of this grant is to bring in new volunteers to serve your district and retain them. Applicants need no experience as we will be providing training and new gear as part of this grant. Year One and Two we will be bringing on four volunteers each year all under this award. The goal of the district is to have a total of 51 volunteers (including current volunteers and those hired under this grant) within the next four years.

The performance period of this grant is 11/19/24 thru 11/19/28. The funds are reimbursed to the district as they are used.

Applications are now open. Please stop by our station located at 5985 E. Highway 54 in Athol, or download one here on our website. All applications are due by 5pm on Friday, December 6th.

We are currently accepting applications for Volunteers

Click the button below to print an application

Applications can be brought to Station 1 or emailed to JDelamarian@TimberlakeFire.com

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ABOUT US

Timberlake Fire Protection District is a combination career/volunteer fire department in North Idaho. The Timberlake Fire Protection District was formed as a result of the merger of the Athol and Bayview Fire Departments in 1999.

The District covers an 83 square mile area of Kootenai County, with an approximate resident population of 8,000. The summer population booms to over 20,000 with visitors. Timberlake Fire also provides fire protection to the Little Blacktail Community in Bonner County.