North Idaho firefighters nominated for Medal of Honor
Members of the three North Idaho fire departments met with lawmakers, including Attorney General Raul Labrador, to nominate four of their own for the Idaho Medal of Honor. Pictured from left, Coeur d'Alene Fire Department Deputy Chief Luke Pichette, Kootenai County Fire and Rescue Battalion Chief Kaipo Kuehu, Idaho Attorney General Raul Labrador, CDAFD Firefighter Gabe Eckert, KCFR Division Chief Kevin Lawler, and Northern Lakes Fire District Captain Jarrod Pitts.
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It’s not every year that the Coeur d’Alene Fire Department, Kootenai County Fire and Rescue or Northern Lakes Fire District submit nominations for the Idaho Medal of Honor.
But this time around, members of each department made a trip to Boise as a united front to nominate four of their own: Battalion Chiefs Frank Harwood (KCFR) and John Morrison (CDAFD), CDAFD firefighter Dave Tysdal, and NLFD Capt. Fritz Wiedenhoff.
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