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District History

In 1991, Gary Henrie and Jim Parks, with significant help from Bob Dalton, organized a committee to draft the fire district ballot initiative.  There were roughly ten committee members from throughout the valley.  The committee studied the law books and conferred with Roger Hoopes, an attorney, before writing the ballot initiative.  Concurrent with the committee’s efforts, the State of Idaho passed a law that made it possible for the district to tax on improved properties only.  The fire district initiative was on the ballot in 1996, and it passed with 76% in favor.

Firefighters with gear outside a building, possibly post-training or emergency.
Firefighters training on top of a fire engine, with helicopters and emergency vehicles in the background.
Firefighters pushing a fire rescue truck in the snow.
Two firefighters in gear inside a wooden structure with a hose on the floor.
A firefighter near a yellow fire engine in a dusty, smoky environment with another person walking away.
Four firefighters by a memorial, vehicles, US & state flags, desert landscape.
A Teton County Fire Rescue ambulance, a person, a crowd gathered in the background, and an American flag.
Three firefighters rolling hoses in front of a firetruck at a fire station.
A firefighter stands by a severely damaged car with rescue equipment, in daylight with foliage in the background.
Wildfire with emergency vehicles and heavy smoke.
A fire truck on a snowy street with emergency personnel and clear blue skies.
A firefighter handling a hose near a fire truck equipped with emergency gear.
A firefighter observing an overturned truck in a snowy landscape.
Firefighters with gear outside a building, possibly post-training or emergency.
Firefighters training on top of a fire engine, with helicopters and emergency vehicles in the background.
Firefighters pushing a fire rescue truck in the snow.
Two firefighters in gear inside a wooden structure with a hose on the floor.
A firefighter near a yellow fire engine in a dusty, smoky environment with another person walking away.
Four firefighters by a memorial, vehicles, US & state flags, desert landscape.
A Teton County Fire Rescue ambulance, a person, a crowd gathered in the background, and an American flag.
Three firefighters rolling hoses in front of a firetruck at a fire station.
A firefighter stands by a severely damaged car with rescue equipment, in daylight with foliage in the background.
Wildfire with emergency vehicles and heavy smoke.
A fire truck on a snowy street with emergency personnel and clear blue skies.
A firefighter handling a hose near a fire truck equipped with emergency gear.
A firefighter observing an overturned truck in a snowy landscape.