Idaho Firewise News

Two months ago in this space I wrote about the lost opportunity reflected in the flames consuming northern Arizona’s pine forests, where the Wallow Fire was making national news as it spread to become the largest ever in the state and burned almost 600,000 acres before it was contained.

BOISE -- The Boise Bureau of Land Management has been very busy the past few days fighting fires on an estimated 139,000 acres in their jurisdiction. The BLM says some of those fires were cause by humans and more than likely could have been avoided if people had been more careful.

HAGERMAN • When it comes to fire safety, more is better but rarely enough.

BOISE -- An abandoned campfire is to blame for starting a fire several miles from Bogus Basin.

When you start to smell smoke, it’s too late to create a defensible space.

When the smoke had cleared from the 2008 Oregon Trail Fire (which destroyed 10 homes, damaged nine others and killed a resident), local, state and federal officials launched a call to action for homeowners and community developers to become more "firewise."

TWIN FALLS, ID (KMVT) Last week's fire at Dierkes Lake is proof that it doesn't take much to start a fire with the hot, dry conditions we have right now. Local homeowners are doing their best to protect their homes from wildland fires.

Boise Fire Department would like to offer homeowners a "Wildfire Hazard Reduction Certificate" upon completion of several items the homeowner can do to make homes safer from wildfire.

Without Fuel Treatments: ‘Many of the Houses Would Have Caught Fire and Burned to the Ground’.

Despite a long and wet spring, residents in the Silver Valley are gearing up for fire season — and that means taking measures to protect their property.