Emergency Services will be preparing for the forecasted rain and high wind weather and will be opening the citizen inquiry telephone lines for non-emergency inquiries at 8 a.m. Wednesday. The citizen inquiry telephone number is (208) 446-2292. The public is encouraged to prepare for heavy rains, wind and potential power outages. For information on being prepared, please visit the Kootenai County Office of Emergency Management’s webpage at: http://www.kcgov.us/departments/disaster/