Idaho Seems Headed for a Bad Fire Season. Are We Prepared to Pay for It?

Three wildfires scorch Boise area in one day. Humans caused all of them

Area of Boise sees Homer, Tencole, brush fires near Kuna, Meridian, Ada County, Idaho. Experts warn that dry conditions could mean bad wildfire season ahead.

Idaho seems headed for a bad fire season. Are we prepared to pay for it?

A wildfire in Madison County in 2024. | EastIdahoNews.com file photo BOISE (Idaho Statesman) — It’s only June, but the outlook is grim for this year’s fire season. Much of the Northwest is in drought. Idaho’s snowpack has melted faster, brush has been drier and temperatures have been higher than usual, said Jim Wallmann, a meteorologist at the National Interagency Fire Center. Weather experts have seen these conditions before, ahead of some of t…

Idaho braces for severe wildfire season amid funding concerns

BOISE – It’s only June, but the outlook is grim for this year’s fire season.Much of the Northwest is in drought. Idaho’s snowpack has melted faster, brush has been drier and temperatures have been higher than usual, said Jim Wallmann, a meteorologist at the National Interagency Fire Center. Weather experts have seen these conditions before, ahead of some of the state’s worst fire seasons, Wallmann told state officials at a Land Board meeting.Wal…