Dan Ryan stands outside Kootenai County Fire and Rescue. He started volunteering as a firefighter in Post Falls in 1984 and became fire marshal in 1991. Ryan will retire as chief of support services at the end of March.
March 11, 2025
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March 12, 2025 1:05 a.m.
Post Falls firefighter looks back on 40-year career
Four decades ago, the fire department in Post Falls was located where City Hall’s parking lot is now, Dan Ryan recalled. Ryan, Kootenai County Fire and Rescue’s deputy chief of support services, is hanging up his firefighter turnouts for the final time March 31.