Proudly serving the Athol and Bayview areas including Farragut State Park, Silverwood Theme Park, and the U.S. Navy Acoustic Research Detachment
May 10th through October 20th, Idaho Department of Lands (IDL) requires residents living outside of city limits to obtain a burn permit prior to starting controlled burn activities. Permits are also required for burning of slash piles or field burning.
To obtain a permit, visit www.burnpermits.idaho.gov or call the supervisory area office at 208-769-1577 (Kootenai Co.) or 208-263-5104 (Bonner Co.).
In addition, Timberlake Fire Burn Regulations are required to be on-site while burning year-around.
Click HERE to view and print a copy of the Timberlake Fire Burn Regulations.
The burn permits are free of charge. No permit is needed for recreational campfires.
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
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.
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