Late in March 2024, Hauser Fire received a very timely piece from the Idaho Fire Chiefs Association and the Professional Fire Fighters of Idaho about “Protecting the Fiscal Stability and Operational Capabilities of Idaho’s Fire Service.” It reiterates what Hauser Fire has been sharing with patrons regarding operational costs and challenges.
Page created April 25, 2024
Below is important election and voter information for all of us in Hauser Lake. This information and much more is at the Kootenai County website (Elections section) at https://www.kcgov.us/31/Elections.
Page last edited April 25, 2024
Questions and answers about fires and burning in Hauser Lake.
Burning of yard waste, brush piles, burn barrels and some other material may be allowed with a permit. Please complete the online permit at burnpermits.idaho.gov. Paper permits are available at the fire station; please write legibly as we must read and enter them into the online system.
Cooking and warming fires are allowed without a permit and must be under three feet in diameter and less than two feet high. Please keep all fires small and avoid wet, smoky fuel.
Questions regarding permits should be directed to Idaho Department of Lands (IDL) at 208-769-1577.
Permits for burning are required during the Idaho Closed Burning Season which is usually from May 10 through October 20 of each year. Recreational fires do not require a permit but can be no larger than 3 feet in diameter and no more than 2 foot high in fuel. Outside of that time frame, from October 21 to May 9 of the following year, as long as there is not a Burn Ban in effect, no permit is needed. Please note that the State of Idaho sometimes does extend the permit season beyond those dates, so this can change from time to time.
Permits, when required, for hand stacked yard waste may be obtained online or at the fire station.
This the ‘self service’ online burn permit (and renewal) available as long as burning is allowed, for free, through the IDOL: burnpermits.idaho.gov
It is important that the permit holder has a permit in possession when they are burning. If you have trouble with the link, you can also still fill out a paper form, found in the white cabinet in the front of the Hauser Lake Fire Station.
All other types of permits (slash, machine stacked slash, etc.) need to be obtained from the Idaho Department of Lands, 3258 West Industrial Loop, Coeur d’Alene.
Please fill out the form in the white box/cabinet at the front of the fire station. Fill out two copies, one to take with you and one to leave in the box. You can also use the online link shown above to obtain a permit.
Permits in the Hauser Lake Fire District are issued at no cost.
Even if you have a permit the fire department may still respond if called. If there is a complaint due to smoke from your fire we may have to extinguish the fire even if you have a permit.
When weather conditions dictate burning may be banned, which means no open flames of any kind. Watch for Burn Ban signs as you drive into the area for a ban notice.
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Page posted May 10, 2024
Each December, the Hauser Lake Fire Department hosts this fund raising event, in memory of Shalena, to help a local family in need.
Our community of Hauser residents, plus so many neighbors and friends from near and far, came together again and showed outstanding generosity and compassion for a family in need. December 10, 2023 was the 37th Annual Shalena’s Breakfast with Santa event. We counted 1,240 attendees, not including the volunteers! On behalf of Hauser Fire, thank you, everyone.
Please enjoy these great photos from volunteer photographer Russell Phillips: https://phillipsshutterphotography.pixieset.com/2023breakfastwithsanta/
Photos courtesy Phillips Shutter Photography.
Page created December 13, 2023.
Thanks to Katie Hron and Shaya Hall of HLVFD for taking photos during our January 6-7 ice rescue class and sharing them. Enjoy!
This photo and more, by Katie Hron, are on Dropbox. Click the photo to open the folder (a new window should open with this link: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/dwolnlsbpjof6az/AAC99iCzRETwer6IwpcPcE-pa?dl=0).
Photos by Shaya Hall.
Posted 2-7-2023
Each December, the Hauser Lake Fire Department hosts this fund raising event, in memory of Shalena, to help a local family in need.
After two years of being unable to gather in-person, the Hauser Community–and countless neighbors, friends and family from afar–made a tremendous showing on December 11 for the 36th Annual Shalena’s Breakfast with Santa event. On behalf of the Hauser Lake Fire Protection District and Volunteer Fire Department, we thank you all with our whole hearts. We could not ask for a kinder, more generous community.
Enjoy these great photos from volunteer photographer Russell Phillips: https://phillipsshutterphotography.pixieset.com/bws/
Shalena’s Breakfast with Santa is an annual fundraiser and community-building event sponsored by the Hauser Lake Volunteer Fire Department. The event is held on the second Sunday of each December. Over 1,000 people are served each year; attendance increases steadily as more and more friends and neighbors discover this terrific event as a way to get into the holiday spirit. Click here for public comments about this great event.
Each December, the Hauser Lake Fire Department hosts this fund raising event to help a local family in need. John and Betty Mobbs started the event in 1985 when they worked to raise money to help alleviate medical bills and financial distress for the family of a Hauser Lake volunteer firefighter, Gary, whose daughter was diagnosed with cancer.
Shalena lost her battle but her memory lives on with the Breakfast. Shalena’s Breakfast With Santa has become an annual tradition within the community of Hauser, Idaho. With help from area businesses and North Idaho citizens, proceeds go to a family with a child diagnosed with a serous illness. The children’s illnesses are often terminal.
See also the 2001 interview with Gary Mobbs about Breakfast with Santa.
Thanks to KHQ channel 6 for letting us share this fun, 2 minute video with you. KHQ Channel 6 did a little story about Breakfast with Santa on the event’s 25th anniversary. Gary Mobbs and Lisa Wendle are interviewed.
Page last updated November 22, 2023.
This informative flyer was created and provided by Galena Consulting on behalf of the Hauser Lake Fire Protection District. Click here for a PDF file.
Posted 2-22-2022
Breakfast with Santa did not occur in 2020 due to COVID-19. Breakfast in 2023 will be the 37th annual event.
Page originally posted October 24, 2018. Last updated October 29, 2025
If you live in the Hauser Lake area, we encourage you to volunteer!
If you live in the Hauser Lake area, we encourage you to volunteer! Volunteers can help in whatever capacity they are comfortable. If you are in good physical condition, can dedicate the time, and like to work with cool tools, you can volunteer as a firefighter and/or EMT.
If you don’t feel comfortable with that, have a bit less time, or are not physically able to be a full firefighter, we can still use your help and support. We have an Auxiliary that supports members during incidents and trainings and takes on various projects. We can also utilize someone who may have a particular expertise or would simply want to help out with maintenance, administrative, fire prevention or other functions.
If you’re not interested in being a firefighter or EMT, the Hauser Lake Fire Auxiliary might be a great way for you to still help out and support the fire department. The Fire Auxiliary hosts our open house, helps with various projects around the station, and supports the firefighters during a fire by providing food and drinks to the firefighters.
If any of these avenues sound like something you would like to do, please contact us at the fire station for more information or just stop by for a chat with the Chief who is at the station most weekdays from 7 am to 4 pm.
We received some nice comments, shared here, in response to this question we posted on Facebook.
Page last reviewed October 26, 2021 (and all of this is still relevant)!
Sign up to get emergency notifications
First, visit the Kootenai County Emergency Notification System for Citizens page. This is a free citizen voice and text alert notification service used to contact you during urgent or emergency situations with useful information and updates by sending voice, text or email messages to you. This is for local emergency notifications like an evacuation, school lock down, public health event, etc.
Second, visit the Idaho Bureau of Homeland Security website to sign up for emergency notifications to cell phones from the state on things having to do with weather, firest, etc.
House number signs may be purchased for only $15 through the HLFD.
Will the fire department, ambulance or sheriff be able to find your house when you need them? Precious time is often lost trying to find the right address. The numbers are small or they might be large enough but, because of color or placement, are hard to see—especially if it is dark, foggy or bad weather.
So that we can find you in an emergency, your address needs to be visible from the street (where your driveway meets the street, if not on the house itself) and if there is more than one home on the driveway, all should be clearly marked. It is wise to have a friend drive by your home at normal speed on a dark night when visibility is bad and tell you what your address is. This exercise can reveal if you need to change something.
To make it easy for homeowners, the Hauser Lake Volunteer Fire Department offers blue address signs, visible throughout the community, at cost—only $15.00 each. The signs are two-sided with 4-inch reflective numbers on a blue reflective background. Call the fire station at 773-1174 to order.
(An added bonus of having a well marked address is that UPS and FedEx can find you to deliver packages too!)
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