Fire Management Bureau
QUESTIONS? — Contact one of our statewide Area Offices by using our Interactive Map
Acting Bureau Chief Jim Newton [email: jnewton@idl.idaho.gov] The Fire Management Bureau is located in the IDL Coeur d'Alene Staff Office, 3284 West Industrial Loop, Coeur d'Alene ID 83815; phone (208) 769-1525; fax (208) 769-1524.
Updates
› Shoshone County CWPP 2011 Revision Available - posted April 6, 2011
› 2011 Calendar Year-End Fire Report
› County Wildland Fire Protection Plans by County
› Coeur d'Alene Helitack Photo Gallery - Visit our Helitack web page
› Current Fire Service Organization Rate Book - See HOT TOPICS heading top right on this page
Good to Know
› Current Fire Restrictions - None at this time
› 2009-2011 ARRA Stimulus Projects
Our Mission
To conserve and protect six million acres of private, state and federal forestlands by preventing and/or suppressing all unwanted fire; to enhance forest management on state endowment lands by utilizing fire as a management tool; to help local communities better cope with wildfire in the wildland/urban interface.
Forest Fire Laws and Administrative Rules
The Idaho Forestry Act [Title 38, Chapter 1] and the Rules Pertaining to Forest Fire Protection, [IDAPA 20.04] provide the framework for protecting Idaho forest and range lands from wildfire.
Firefighting Jobs
Seasonal announcements for firefighters are posted on our Jobs web page in March of each year. You can also contact one of our 14 Supervisory Area Offices throughout Idaho to find out about available firefighting jobs in that specific area.
IDL Incident Business
IDL has wildland fire protection responsibilities in two Geographic Area Coordination Centers (GACCs). The GACCs provide support to wildland fire agencies for large fire management and mobilization of firefighting resources. Lands to the north of the Salmon River fall in the Northern Rockies Geographic Area, while lands to the south of the Salmon River are in the Eastern Great Basin Geographic Area.
While IDL incident-specific business practices are consistent throughout the state, there are differences in interagency incident business practices between the two Geographic Areas. For information regarding business practices for the two Geographic Areas, see the Northern Rockies Coordinating Group Business Committee website 
or the Eastern Great Basin Coordination Center Incident Business Management website .
Coeur d'Alene Helitack
The Coeur d’Alene Helitack crew, formed in 2002, is a relatively recent addition to the Idaho Department of Lands firefighting force. Located next to the Coeur d’Alene Interagency Fire Cache, the program has built and acquired an experienced and responsible crew.
The crew consists of seven to nine members, including one permanent seasonal Helitack Foreman. The helicopter pilot and mechanic/fuel truck driver are also part of the crew; however, they are provided by a private vendor and are not government employees. The exclusive-use contract aircraft, currently a Bell 205, is also provided and maintained by the private vendor.
> Visit the Coeur d'Alene Helitack web site for more information.
Wildland Urban Interface
› County Wildfire Protection Plans (Idaho)
Smoke Management
The Clean Air Act requires states to develop state implementation plans (SIP) on how they plan to control and reduce smoke hazards created by burning on forest lands.
The major private forest landowners, federal land management agencies, Idaho Department of Environmental Quality and the Idaho Department of Lands have created the North Idaho and South Idaho Airshed Groups to voluntarily manage smoke emissions from their burning activities.
Each spring and fall, weather and proposed burn data is gathered each day to help fire weather forecasters determine if burning can be done without impacting the major population centers throughout Eastern Washington, Northern Idaho and Western Montana. Year around, air quality and burning information may be obtained by visiting them at the Montana/Idaho Airshed Group web page. In north Idaho, air quality and burning information may also be obtained from the Department of Environmental Quality's hotline: 1-800-633-6247 or from DEQ's web site at www.deq.idaho.gov.
Calendar Year-End Fire Reports
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Smokey Bear
Smokey is the most recognized advertising symbol in the world. Even after years of saying "Only you can prevent forest fires," his message still rings true and holds special meaning to millions of children. Visit The Smokey Bear web page to learn more about Smokey and his fire prevention message.
Related Fire Links
› Montana-Idaho Airshed Management System
— Also see IDL's web page - North Idaho Airshed Group
› National Wildfire Coordinating Group Publications
› NWCG Handbook (May 2005) Wildfire Origin and Cause Determination Handbook
› Idaho National Fire Plan (State of Idaho)
› National Interagency Fire Center
› National Weather Service Fire Weather
› National Weather Service - Missoula MT
› Western States Fire
› National Wildfire Coordinating Group (Home)
› Northern Rockies Coordinating Group
NOTE: Some links on this page will take you outside the State of Idaho web server.
Document links on this page are provided in Adobe Acrobat PDF format.
