The Central Idaho Dispatch Zone, which includes the Salmon-Challis National Forest, elevated its fire danger to “very high” this week, U.S. Forest Service officials announced. In a press release ...
While the state continues navigating budget holdbacks and revenue shortfalls, the balance of Idaho’s wildfire suppression ...
ASHTON, Idaho (KIFI) — Fire crews have made "significant" progress on the 851-acre Sand Creek Fire, located eight miles west of Ashton. The fire, which was started by a lightning strike, is expected ...
BOISE, Idaho — The wildfire south of Boise that led to evacuation notices Thursday evening began after a military stream detonated unexploded munitions. The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) in Idaho ...
Boat operations Aug. 21 assist with fighting the Sunset Fire along Lake Pend Oreille in north Idaho. (Courtesy InciWeb) The Sunset Fire in the northern Idaho panhandle stood at 3,230 acres and 32% ...
Wildfire risk is growing across the West, and more people are building homes in places where urban development meets the wild — what’s known as the wildland/urban interface (WUI). So it’s more ...
A fast-moving grass fire, named the RA 12 Ada CO Fire, tore through 100 acres in the Eagle Foothills, Idaho, on Monday afternoon, August 18, 2025, forcing residents to flee their homes. The Eagle Fire ...
COEUR D’ALENE, Idaho — Law enforcement officials plan to give updates on the two North Idaho fire battalion chiefs who were killed in the line of duty while responding to a brush fire. Kootenai County ...