Low snowpack and drought put Idaho’s Panhandle, Salmon regions at higher wildfire risk

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Low snowpack and drought put Idaho’s Panhandle, Salmon regions at higher wildfire risk

The Idaho Department of Lands managed the Tyson Fire, which firefighters responded to in Benewah County in July 2023. | Courtesy Idaho Department of Lands SALMON (Idaho Capital Sun) — As weather experts forecast above normal temperatures nationwide this summer, the risk of wildfires will rise across the country, including in Idaho. On Tuesday, the Bureau of Land Management and the Idaho Department of Lands gave a fire forecast briefing to the Id…