Leading Idaho Fire Causes

Embers drifting from a campfire in a canyon ignite a wildfire that incinerates thousands of acres.

A man driving on a national forest road stops on tinder-dry grass. The hot engine acts like a match, kindling a wildfire that burns thousands of acres.

Authorities suspect that a blaze that destroyed homes last week was started by sparks from a power tool being used to clear brush.

A growing number of wildfires in Idaho are joined by a common, incriminating back-story:
People caused them.

Whether a wildfire is a result of equipment use, debris burning, abandoned campfires, smoking or playing with fire - human carelessness is NOT acceptable.

Raising the awareness of the wildfire problem is the first step in the education of wildfire prevention.

Keep Idaho Green works statewide to raise awareness of the most frequent human-caused wildfires such as those resulting from debris burning, equipment use, recreation, children playing with fire, and smoking.