KCFR to end hazmat services
Members of the Kootenai County Fire and Rescue hazmat team gear up to respond to an incident.
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Kootenai County Fire and Rescue's hazmat team responds to a hazardous material incident involving a boat.
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Kootenai County Fire and Rescue's board of commissioners voted Monday to end the district's coordination of hazmat services for region one of North Idaho. The district has 90 days to sunset the program.
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POST FALLS — Kootenai County Fire and Rescue's board of commissioners voted Monday to discontinue an agreement to provide hazmat services for North Idaho's Region One.
“We're very concerned about what the future holds for us and our taxing authority and how that’s going to affect us. It takes time, effort and bandwidth, brainpower, skills, knowledge and ability to be able to manage the overall program,” Fire Chief Pete Holley said.
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