IDL offers fire-line safety class

March 13, 2017

The Idaho Department of Lands is offering a two-hour fire-line safety class for heavy equipment operators who are interested in assisting with wildland firefighting efforts on IDL protected lands during the 2017 fire season. The training will meet requirements for working state IDL fires, but will not meet requirements for fires on U.S. Forest Service managed federal lands. The training is free and registration is not required. The class will be held at 1 p.m. Wednesday, March 29, at the Kootenai River Inn, 7169 Plaza Street, Bonners Ferry, and will immediately follow the 2017 Logger's Survival First Aid and Safety Class sponsored by the Idaho Logging Safety Bureau, which begins at 8 a.m. To find out more about the IDL fire-line safety class, call Kootenai Valley Fire Warden Ken Homik at (208) 267-5577. To learn more about the 2017 Logger's Survival First Aid and Safety Class, call Terry Streeter at (208) 446-4149.