The federal government owns 61% of Idaho, much of it wilderness, and last year's wildfires burned 640,000 acres, primarily in ...

Idaho Congressman Russ Fulcher brought federal and state officials together on January 31, 2025, to curtail the 2025 wildfire ...

With the growth of fire hazards there is impetus to develop new technologies to remotely monitor and quantify wildfires.

Michael Boren nominated for under secretary of agriculture for natural resources and environment; Tom Schultz tapped to be ...

Certain fuels burn hotter and faster than others, a lesson quickly taught to new firefighters. “It lights up like gasoline” ...

USA TODAY analysis finds 3.3 million Americans live in areas with "very high" wildfire risk and 14.8 million more at ...

With national interest focused on the California fires raging in both the state’s mountains and cities, Idaho Fish and Game recently published a press release about the effect forest fires have ...

Cheatgrass was brought into the US in the 1880s and made its way into every county in Idaho by the 1980s. Once it dries up in ...