Mountain Home Ranchers Form First Rangeland Fire Protection Association
- Mountain Home ranchers formed Idaho’s first Rangeland Fire Protection Association in collaboration with IDL and BLM.
- Federal policy has prohibited ranchers from fighting fires on public lands for safety and liability reasons.
- According to a national wildfire frequency map, the Southwest Idaho region burns more often than any other place in the nation.
- Read the full story on the Idaho Rangeland Resource Commission’s website.
Project Seeks to Stop the Fire Cycle in Southwest Idaho
- A primary goal is to build 350 miles of fire breaks between Boise and Glenns Ferry in hopes of catching fires when they’re small.
- Nearly 80% of the fires along the corridor are human caused.
- The area is the worst hotspot for fires in the nation.
- Read the full story on the Idaho Rangeland Resource Commission’s website.