A Coeur d'Alene firefighter deals with a hot spot after the blaze on Tubbs Hill was knocked down Tuesday PM. The fire department returned to Tubbs Hill this AM when smoke began appearing again. Also, the fire department, in conjunction with community groups, has decided to build an 1,100-foot access road to enable it to better fight fires on the hill, which are getting more frequent. (Coeur d'Alene Fire Department / Courtesy Photo)
D.F. (Dave) Oliveria joined The Spokesman-Review in 1984. He currently is a columnist and compiles the Huckleberries Online blog and writes about North Idaho in his Huckleberries column.
