Boise Guardian | Emergency Service

Rural Fire Costs $$$ Thanks To Growth

August 24, 2010 ⋅ 11 comments

When it comes to fires “threatening structures or lives,” firefighters pull out all the stops and use available resources to protect the assets at risk. Such was the case Tuesday afternoon when a grass and brush fire broke out off South Cole Road. Boise FD, Kuna FD and the BLM battled a 200 acre fire [...]

Massive Response Stops Wind-fanned Blaze

August 21, 2010 ⋅ 11 comments

Boise firefighters responded in force Saturday night to a fire fanned by high winds along the railroad at Kootenai and Federal Way. At least 12 fire aparatus were on the scene with 35-50 firefighters. Police cordoned off the area which drew a host of onlookers as the flames and smoke lit up the nighttime sky. [...]

Fire Station Closure May Hurt Boise Service

August 19, 2010 ⋅ 21 comments

The proposed closure of the North Ada County Fire and Rescue station on Chinden will increase response times to Boise City residents, thanks to past bad decisions and present economic woes. About 15 years ago Boise FD closed #6 station at Fairview and Allumbaugh and relocated it to Franklin Road near Cole to service the [...]

Round 2 Of GUARDIAN “De-listed” by Boise PD

August 11, 2010 ⋅ 24 comments

What honestly started out as an olive branch extended to the Boise FD to provide some needed warning signs has evolved (degenerated) into the police spokeswoman bumping the GUARDIAN from the media e-mail list which she said was for “media only,” but after KIVI jumped on the issue the reason for not sharing news tips [...]

Boise Refuses To Post Free Warning Signs

August 6, 2010 ⋅ 16 comments

Following the drowning death of a Garden City woman, a GUARDIAN reader contacted editor David R.Frazier suggesting that after three incidents at the same location in two weeks, perhaps some signs would be a good idea. We got them made overnight. After the GUARDIAN provided free warning signs–funded by reader donations–Boise Fire officials said they [...]

City Should Warn Floaters Of Dangers

August 5, 2010 ⋅ 4 comments

A reader contacted the GUARDIAN with a safety suggestion that would cost less than a single emergency response to the Boise River. He noted the tragic incident west of the Main Street bridge which claimed the life of a young mother at Thurman Mill Dam was one of at least three emergency responses in the [...]

Tumble Highlights Need To Develop Park

August 2, 2010 ⋅ 7 comments

A teen aged girl took a tumble off Table Rock Sunday eve apparently while taking a photo. Boise firefighters and paramedics who responded to the call of a teenage girl falling off a 20-foot cliff on Table Rock say the young woman was taken to the hospital with injuries that appeared to be non-life threatening, [...]

Wildfire Shows Why NOT to Allow Foothills Homes

July 28, 2010 ⋅ 25 comments

The terms are all too familiar…”structures are threatened…trying to get a handle on the fire…lightning caused…man caused…” tallies on the number of engines, tankers, retardant aircraft, helicopters, and hotshot crews from other locations. The reason for the massive response is all too familiar as well–lives and property are endangered because people move into areas subject [...]

Coppers Watch You On ACHD Cameras

May 21, 2010 ⋅ 19 comments

In a program with which we can’t really argue, Ada County Highway District is making its extensive network of traffic cams available to coppers at the dispatch center. ACHD Commish Sara Baker revealed the arrangement on her blog yesterday and noted several recent crimes and emergencies which involved police use of the system. You too [...]

Boise Fire Union Favors Bisterfeldt-Simmons

May 20, 2010 ⋅ 13 comments

We got a letter from a source within the fire union today urging members to vote for Vern Bisterfeldt and Roger Simmons in the upcoming Ada Commish race. This Boise City fire union activity to support the County candidates is deeply rooted in the ongoing feud between firefighters and paramedics. They apparently don’t trust their [...]

Boise Top Copper On Police Texting

March 22, 2010 ⋅ 15 comments

Boise PD Chief Mike Masterson has monitored the GUARDIAN coverage and comments from readers on the issue of police texting. Here are his thoughts to the GUARDIAN. EDITOR NOTE– For sake of discussion we can define TEXTING as “reading or typing messages on electronic devices which require the driver of a motor vehicle to divert [...]

Emergency Texters, A National Issue

March 11, 2010 ⋅ 16 comments

The Idaho House of Representatives is about to consider a “no texting bill” that passed the Senate Wednesday. Interestingly, we don’t see any exemptions for coppers and firefighters. The Fed transportation people, AAA, and just about everyone who has watched a car weaving slowly down the road agree that reading and writing on computers while [...]

Bruneau Dunes Could Be Abuzz with ATVs

March 9, 2010 ⋅ 12 comments

During the Vietnam War an Army officer explained a village had to be burned “in order to save it.” Idaho Parks Director Nancy Merrill finds herself in that same situation today as she considers allowing dune buggies to chew up the tallest free standing sand dune on the continent to possibly make a few bucks [...]

Boise Fire Beyond The Limits

February 22, 2010 ⋅ 15 comments

THIS IS A REVISED STORY WITH ADDITIONAL INFORMATION REGARDING I-84 RESPONSES. SOME COMMENTS BELOW MAY NO LONGER APPLY. We have to side up with Boise FD Chief Dennis Doan and the City Attorney when it comes to collecting $15,000 from the owner of a $500,000 house outside the city which caught fire in 2007. Boise [...]

GUARDIAN Reader Cheats Death–Repeatedly

February 4, 2010 ⋅ 12 comments

This true yarn comes from a guy who loves life and has been a friend for more than 40 years. He was an airman, copper, patriot, parent, grandparent–and we now learn a great story teller. It is a long post, but worth reading and sharing. By ANDY KIMBRELL So, Wednesday morning I got up, made [...]

Third Canyon Gov’t Woman Charged

January 23, 2010 ⋅ 14 comments

Canyon County ladies in government aren’t doing much to foster trust among citizens. Last year two gals in the DMV office took a fall for skimming funds and now a third one is charged according to the DAILY PAPER. This one handled finances for the Sheriff’s mounted posse–a search and rescue group. The DAILY says [...]

BFD Ambulance Issue Probably Not Dead

January 1, 2010 ⋅ 3 comments

Despite direction from the Boise City Council, it appears the issue of who will operate the ambulances–and call the shots for medical calls–is still up for grabs if the BFD union Bros and Sis have a voice. And based on what we hear from at least one candidate for VP of the union, he would [...]

GUARDIAN Top 2009 Stories By Month

December 26, 2009 ⋅ 2 comments

As the legacy media does its annual TOP TEN stories to fill space between the holidays, the GUARDIAN has done the same thing based on what we have posted in the past year. In rereading some of the posts and comments, it appears we have an inordinate number of comments on police and fire stories. [...]

GUARDIAN Christmas Wish List

December 24, 2009 ⋅ 6 comments

For those who believe in Santa Clause, we have a Christmas wish list which has plenty of room for additional items. A toy train for Dave Bieter so he will stop trying to force a trolley and AMTRAK upon the kind, decent inhabitants of the City of Trees. A toy ambulance for the Boise FD [...]

Boise FD and Ada EMS Play Santa

December 23, 2009 ⋅ 6 comments

We can’t help but note both the Ada County Paramedics and the Boise Fire Department are visiting the Hospitals, playing Santa to the kids. Even when they are doing charity gigs, it seems like they are competing. The Firefighters are now making it a point to bill themselves as “Boise Fire & Medics.” (could also [...]

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