Shoshone Fire District #1 Firefighters

12/21/2025

12/19/2025

UPDATE 12/21/25 4:10 pm

Boil order has been lifted for Osburn and Big Creek.

Water is safe to drink and use from Central Shoshone County Water District.

For questions please contact Central Shoshone County Water District at 208-786-9141 or DEQ at 208-699-8260

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UPDATE 12/20/25 7:25 am

Sunny Slopes-This area is not affected.

Boil Water Order – Osburn Service Area of Central Shoshone County Water District
December 19, 2025 - OSBURN RESIDENTS BOIL YOUR WATER OR USE BOTTLED WATER until further notice.
Osburn experienced low to no water pressure the morning of Friday, December 19, 2025. Water system operators are working to maintain water in all service areas. Due to power outages in the area, there may be further disruptions. Water operators will collect water quality samples to ensure water is safe before lifting the boil order.
General Guidance
*Use bottled or boiled water for drinking and to prepare and cook food.
*Boil tap water at a rolling boil for 3 minutes. After boiling, allow the water to cool before consumption.
*Boil tap water even if it is filtered (for example, by a home water filter or a pitcher that filters water).
*Do not consume water from any appliance connected to your water line, such as ice and water from a refrigerator.
Handwashing
*You can use tap water and soap to wash your hands.
*Be sure to scrub your hands with soap and water for at least 20 seconds. Then, rinse them well under running water.
Bathing and Showering
*You can bathe as usual. Avoid swallowing any water when bathing.
*Use caution when bathing babies and young children. Consider giving them a sponge bath to reduce the chance of them swallowing water.
Brushing Teeth
*Brush teeth with boiled or bottled water. Do not use tap water that you have not boiled first.
Washing Dishes
*Household dishwashers generally are safe to use if:
· The water reaches a final rinse temperature of at least 150 degrees Fahrenheit (66°Celsius), or the dishwater has a sanitizing cycle.
*To wash dishes by hand:
· Wash and rinse the dishes as you normally would using hot water.
· As a precautionary measure, in a separate basin, you may add 1 teaspoon of unscented household liquid bleach for each gallon of warm water and soak the rinsed dishes in the water mixture for at least one minute.
· Let the dishes air dry completely before using them again.
Laundry
*It is safe to wash clothes as usual
Caring for Pets
*Pets can get sick from some of the same germs and pathogens as people, or spread germs to people. Give pets bottled water or boiled water that has cooled, if possible.
Contact
If you have questions or concerns, contact the Idaho Department of Environmental Quality at (208) 699-8260,
Or the Central Shoshone County Water District at (208) 786-9141.
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Message from Shoshone County Sheriff's Office:

Osburn & Big Creek Area-

Boil Water Notice- Due to power outages.
Boil tap water 3 minutes

Use bottled water for drinking and cooking

For complete guidelines please call DEQ (208) 699-8260 or Central County Water District (208) 786-9141.

12/19/2025

To our Osburn residents:

Mayor Kip here, I have spoken to Avista and the water district. Crews are working hard to get power restored to the pump station in Enaville, at this time please give them time to get everything fixed with understanding they are working as quickly as possible to get all of us back on line. Please conserve water at this time, the hope is to have everything up and going by early afternoon. Although people are saying they have water we still need to be conservative on the usage until pumps are actually running. **The water district can only supply what they have in storage.** Please be advised there is a boil water advisory due to low pressure.

12/18/2025

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Big THANK YOU to Silver Valley Doors and Paul for fixing our bay doors this morning after the wind storms. Paul and his team have always taken care of our teams quickly. The service assisted our station in keeping heat in and keeping our apparatus inside to protect tax payer vehicles.

12/16/2025

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Today, we wish our fallen brother, Battalion Chief Frank Harwood, a happy birthday. Today, he would have been 43. There is not a day that goes by that we don't think of you. We got it from here, but we know you are watching over us! Rest easy brother!

12/13/2025

Grateful to be a part of Shop with a Osburn Police Shop With a Cop!

Remember to follow us in 2026 at Silver Valley Fire Rescue as we will be closing down this page.

12/11/2025

KINGSTON, Idaho – Silver Valley Fire Rescue, with help from other local agencies, rescued three people trapped during flooding in Kingston.

12/11/2025

Chief Miller here:
Today’s river rescue response is a prime example of why our consolidation with District Two is/was worth it! Formerly District One and Two, now Silver Valley Fire Rescue, independently had limited swift water rescue techs, rope rescue techs, and equipment, but together have a full compliment of staffing and equipment to perform this type of rescue. Huge thank you to the donations to the dive rescue team where the boat was used today. Huge thank you to Idaho Department of Lands Cataldo crew and Shoshone County Sheriff's Office deputies Absire and Bilaski for the extra assistance. Our communities need collaborations like this to better serve our resident of the Silver Valley.
Another thank you to our crews mixed of on and off duty personnel who made today successful. Grateful for you all.

Shoshone County has declared a state of emergency due to the flooding in the areas of CDA River and the St. Joe River. We are deploying additional off duty patrol units, Fire and EMS personnel, Silver Valley Search and Rescue, and other first responders to actively patrol the affected areas of CDA River Rd., Beaver Creek, Prichard Creek, and the St. Joe River Rd.

Silver Valley Fire Rescue's Swift Water Rescue Team has already assisted residents in safely evacuating their home, as seen in the attached photo.

We will do our best to keep the public updated. For your safety and the safety of our first responders PLEASE avoid closed roads. We are working on getting sandbags staged at the Bumble Bee Bridge where law enforcement is also staged as this situation unfolds.

12/02/2025

Followers, please follow us in 2026 on our Silver Valley Fire Rescue page! Incident info from last night:

11/15/2025

A new state study recommends consolidating several Lebanon County fire departments because none are staffed or equipped to handle a building fire alone and all rely heavily on mutual aid. The report cites understaffing, redundant equipment, financial strain, and a coverage gap between northern and southern companies. It suggests forming operational commissions or full mergers, upgrading or relocating stations, creating fair municipal cost-sharing, and expanding volunteer incentives. The study highlights growing pressure on volunteer services and leaves the final decision to local municipalities and fire companies.

Consolidations and mergers have become a real path to survivability for both volunteer and even some career departments. In areas with extreme overlapping resources and little interdepartmental coordination, consolidation or merger models can reduce redundancy, strengthen staffing, and improve overall service delivery. When done correctly, they turn scattered efforts into a unified system that is better equipped, better trained, and better positioned to meet the needs of the community. Sometimes ego has prevented this from happening in the past. But with the modern challenges facing the fire service, it is time to put ego on the back burner and put service over self.