18-04-2025
Are you firewise? Free event in Donnelly to teach Idahoans how to prepare for wildfire
Wildland firefighters engage in cold trailing while mopping up around the West Mountain Complex fires in Idaho on Aug. 26, 2024. Cold trailing is a method of controlling partly dead fire edges by carefully inspecting and feeling an area for heat, by hand. (Courtesy of U.S Forest Service/ InciWeb Information System)
A wildfire preparedness event hosted by the Valley County Fire Working Group will be free and open to the public on May 3 in Donnelly.
The event, which features family-friendly activities, firewise vendors and local fire management organizations, will be held from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Donnelly Fire Department, 244 W. Roseberry Road.
Organizers said in a flyer that the event aims to teach Idahoans how to protect families, property and communities from destructive wildfires.
Literature, vendor booths, fire engine displays, kids games and a visit from Smokey Bear from 11:30 a.m. to noon are all part of the planned activities. The Donnelly Fire Department will provide free hot dogs for attendees, and free firewise plants will be available while supplies last.
For information, go to the Valley County Fire Working Group Facebook page or go to the Valley County Wildfire Mitigation website.
To secure a burn permit for your property, required from May 10 through Oct. 20, go to
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