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Kootenai County awards FireSmart contracts for 50-acre and 14-acre hazardous-fuel treatments

Kootenai County Board of Commissioners · February 25, 2026

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Summary

The board approved a 50-acre FireSmart bid award to Imperial Forestry LLC and a contract with Majestic View Forestry LLC for 14.02 acres at Forest Lake at Mullen Trail for $22,365, both presented by the Office of Emergency Management.

Kootenai County commissioners approved two hazardous-fuel treatment contracts Feb. 24 under the Joint Chiefs FireSmart grant program.

Andrea Littlefield of the Kootenai County Office of Emergency Management told the board the I‑90 Armstrong Park to Sunnyside FireSmart project covers 50 acres and that Imperial Forestry LLC submitted the lowest responsive bid. The board moved and approved the bid award to Imperial Forestry for the 50-acre project.

Littlefield also requested approval of a contract with Majestic View Forestry LLC for 14.02 acres of hand-treatment at Forest Lake at Mullen Trail in the amount of $22,365; the board approved that contract by voice vote. Littlefield said six responsive bidders participated in the notice inviting bids for the larger project.

The work is intended to reduce hazardous fuels along the corridor and within the Forest Lake at Mullen Trail project area under the FireSmart grant. Contracts will proceed per the awarded bids and the Office of Emergency Management will manage project implementation.