Active wildfire spreading quickly near Old House Road, Kootenai County ID

Wildfire

Reported: 09/08/2025 01:13 PM (PDT)

Old House Rd, Idaho 83801

Fire crews are responding to an active wildfire near Old House Road. The fire is spreading quickly onto state land. Multiple fire units, including tenders, are investigating and coordinating the response.

Audio|Source: Kootenai County Fire and EMS

04:23

Transcript:

00:00

Central from 562.

00:03

H.O. 562 en route and engine 522 out of service for the remainder of this call.

00:11

Also, is this going to be on FireOps 5?

00:14

It's going to be on FireOps 6[1].

00:16

Let me make sure that you still need to go.

00:18

I just needed a Northern Lake's tender and 563 did go en route.

00:23

Floor Central.

00:24

If they only need one tender, then you can show us, clear.

00:28

Northern Lakes, correct? Offer, thank you.

00:29

Thank you. Thank you.

00:32

Check off on our engine 6-1.

00:34

A location for us or area you want to investigate?

00:38

I'm on the old house just north of the column and so it's helping me down in that drainage.

00:46

I can't tell if it's in our district yet or not.

00:48

Tender[2] 61 copies would it be better access off the old house or perimeter?

00:53

I'm on old house right now if you'll take perimeter and and check that area first.

00:59

That'd be great. Copy. Agent 61 and off perimeter, brake central engine 61 is in service.

01:04

EMS-61's out of service.

01:05

Central 604.

01:06

6.04.

01:07

I parked up at an IDL[3] gate off of Old House.

01:11

My vehicle will be parked there.

01:12

I'm going to walk in and see if I can get an eye on this fire.

01:14

Copy back.

01:15

Central from Tender[2] 563 on off 6.

01:17

Can you please show engine 523 out of service?

01:20

Engine 523 out of service.

01:22

Go ahead, sir.

01:23

Do you need me to head that way?

01:24

Okay. My friend.

01:26

Central's Major 14, Office 3.

01:29

Go ahead, engine 14.

01:30

Do you show us an opportunity help to retrieve personnel.

01:33

For a minute.

01:34

For all units,

01:36

responding to the Old House Road,

01:39

from Bonner County, go down Old House Road to the 2,200 block and use the access road to get onto state land.

01:47

She says the fire is moving fast southbound.

01:50

Central 6404 is that RP[4] on side by the fire on the IDO land?

01:56

Negative. Tapage.

Police codes explained

The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:

[1]

FireOps 6: Fire Operations Channel

[2]

Tender: Water Tanker Vehicle

[3]

IDL: Idaho Department of Lands

[4]

RP: Reporting Party

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