Pend Oreille County Fire District #5

09/05/2025

08/10/2025

This evening, members of Pend Oreille County Fire District 5 had the pleasure of attending an event sponsored by Jeff and Cherish Myers and family. This was a thank you to the first responders who participated in the rescue of their son, Preston Myers, a young man that fell from a cliff near the Riverview Bible Camp, Cusick, Washington. The Myers family, with the help of the Riverview Bible Camp, treated the responders to dinner and a social event. This event was attended by many of the 52 responders that participated in the rescue of Preston. In addition to gratitude from the Myers family, Representative Baumgartner, 5th District of Washington, sent his staff to present Certificates of Congressional Recognition to all 52 rescuers.
Agencies that attended tonight included Pend Oreille County Fire District 5, 4, and 2, Kalispel Tribal Fire, US Air Force, US Border Patrol, Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife, Pend Oreille County Sheriff, and Pend Oreille County Search and Rescue. Additional guests included staff from Representative Baumgartner's office, the Selkirk Sun, and former 5th District Representative Kathy McMorris Rodgers.

Pictured below are the members of Pend Oreille County Fire District 5 displaying their certificates from the office of Representative Micheal Baumgartner. Pictured from the left to right: Dan Bisbee (Representative Baumgartner's office), Lawsandra Kramer (Chief), Bryant Kramer (Assistant Chief), Mathew Ganowski (Firefighter), Lee Kasper (Commissioner), Jay Foster (Commissioner). Not pictured are Todd Bro (Firefighter) and Daniel Mutton (Firefighter).

Pend Oreille County Fire District 5 is grateful for the hospitality from the Myers Family, the recognition from Representative Baumgartner, the staff of the Riverview Bible Camp, and for all of the agencies and responders that help us keep our community safe!

08/05/2025

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07/30/2025

Pend Oreille County Fire District 5 is happy to announce and greatful to have our very own counties MPD rolling on calls throughout the county. How awesome it is to know that Physician 1 will be out and about. P.S. Dr. Lilja is a really awesome guy! - Chief Lawsandra Kramer

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07/28/2025

Saturday we lent a hand to POFD4 on a hold-over fire on Blackberry Lane. The slash pile was reported to have last been seen smoldering in December of last year. Attached is an article on hold-over fires from the Idaho Department Of Lands. Please keep vigilant watch over slash piles that haven't been fully processed.

07/18/2025

NO CAMPFIRES!!! (propane only)

07/13/2025

07/08/2025

⚠️ Message from Pend Oreille PUD ⚠️

07/08/2025

Breezy to gusty winds this week will create elevated to critical fire weather conditions. Many areas are in a Red Flag Warning TUE and/or WED. Please use caution to avoid fire start.