{"id":22523,"date":"2025-06-25T01:37:38","date_gmt":"2025-06-25T07:37:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/woodriverweekly.com\/?p=22523"},"modified":"2025-06-24T17:44:39","modified_gmt":"2025-06-24T23:44:39","slug":"bellevue-fire-rescue","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/woodriverweekly.com\/index.php\/2025\/06\/25\/bellevue-fire-rescue\/","title":{"rendered":"Bellevue Fire & Rescue"},"content":{"rendered":"

Open House Block Party<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

BY ISAIAH FRIZZELL<\/em><\/p>\n

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Fire equipment and gear lined up at the Bellevue fire station. Photo credit: Scott Smith<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The Bellevue Fire and Rescue team are giving back to the community through an Open House Block Party with food, games, bouncy house and fun for the whole family.
\nHow many of you know your local first responders? The heroes who risk their lives and safety to help during crises are all too often anonymous. We perhaps only know them at some time of peril. Now\u2019s the chance to meet the firefighters of Bellevue, grab some barbecue, a hot dog and give the kids a moment of fun.<\/p>\n

Fire Chief Greg Beaver<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Bellevue fire engine 2 stands ready to respond. Photo credit: Scott Smith<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Greg Beaver leads the fleet of public servants as Bellevue\u2019s fire chief. He and his team are all essentially volunteer firefighters with full-time jobs yet on call for whatever may arise. They train regularly with neighboring fire departments. In fact, every Tuesday starting at 6 a.m. they\u2019re at the station doing exercises, learning new tactics or going over the basics to create the muscle memory that makes for quick and accurate decisions during times of chaos.
\nThankfully, there aren\u2019t too many fires in Bellevue, although they\u2019re always busy with other missions. \u201cWe get about 100 different fire calls a year. We did have a pretty bad trailer house fire in January but, you know, thankfully, it\u2019s not a lot. I think, you know, the building codes have changed and the people are more aware.\u201d
\nBeaver has been in the Valley since 1986. He initially started in Sun Valley where he served six years, moved to Bellevue, and has been chief since 2005. His full-time job is at Friedman Memorial Airport where he\u2019s a training supervisor and an operations airport firefighter. Knowing fire danger is Beaver\u2019s business.<\/p>\n

Well-Oiled Machine<\/strong>
\nThe entire Bellevue Fire Department crew is made up of highly skilled tradesmen. \u201cWe have people that work for the state, HVAC people, builders, plumbers, electricians, the whole lot, which kind of makes us unique,\u201d said Beaver. \u201cWe\u2019re able to do multiple other tasks with our, you know, our full-time skills. Everybody\u2019s got really useful skills.\u201d
\nGood to know! Maybe you shouldn\u2019t call them for a busted pipe but in the event that dealing with a busted pipe is part of a rescue mission, they\u2019ve got it covered. \u201cWe put out house fires, reset alarms, rescue animals, do water rescue, brush fires, you know, any kind of fire, and of course extrication from cars with the Jaws of Life.\u201d<\/p>\n

Party Time!<\/strong>
\nBeaver and team have two structure trucks and a wildland fire truck which will be on display at the Open House Block Party. \u201cBring the kids. We\u2019re going to have a bouncy house and some games. Come check out our trucks, meet the team and grab some free food. There\u2019ll be barbecue, hamburgers and hot dogs, that kind of thing.\u201d
\nBellevue Fire & Rescue is funded by the city and all staff are part-time volunteers with full-time jobs. You never know what might come up in conversation\u2013mutual friends, forecasts and boots-on-the-ground knowledge of what\u2019s happening in the area.
\nThe party is the perfect chance to further deepen the ties of the community so beloved in this area. Blaine County is well-known for its deeply entrenched fabric of friends\u2014everyone seems to know everyone, and for years\u2014and this makes for a safer, more friendly and even-keeled community.
\nAs for fires, Beaver advises, \u201cBe safe of fire. There\u2019s a small brushfire up north right now, up by Starweather. Wood River Fire & Rescue or South Blaine County are on it, along with maybe some Ketchum units. But, it\u2019s going to be a long, hot, dry summer, I think.\u201d
\nAdvice well taken.
\nThe Bellevue Fire Department is actively recruiting dedicated volunteers, for which there is some pay. They recently finished a drill with the Hailey Fire Department that looked fun, focusing on initial attack with large water hoses from multiple engines.<\/p>\n

Where & When<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Open House Block Party will be held:<\/p>\n

Tuesday, July 1
\n6\u20139 p.m.
\nBellevue Fire Department:
\n517 North 2nd St., Bellevue, ID 83313<\/p>\n

Potential Volunteers reach out to:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Greg Beaver
\nBellevue Fire Chief
\n(208) 481-2141
\nbfdchief@bellevueidaho.us<\/p>\n

And at: https:\/\/bellevueidaho.gov\/city-services\/fire-department\/<\/p>\n

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