Fire and Aviation
Eastern Idaho Interagency
Fire Center
The Eastern
Idaho Interagency Fire Center (EIIFC), located in Idaho
Falls, was established in the spring of 1995 after a five year planning
effort. Participating agencies include the Forest Service's Caribou-Targhee
National Forest, and the Bureau of Land Management's Upper Snake
River Districts.
EIIFC is responsible
for fire coordination of over 7.5 million acres of public lands,
encompassing 21 counties within four states, including Southeastern
Idaho, Southern Montana, Western Wyoming and Northern Utah
Wildland Fire Use Program
Forest
officials are using fire from natural ignitions in a safe, carefully
planned, and cost effective manner to benefit, protect, maintain,
and enhance National Forest resources. Approximately 1.2 million
acres of the Caribou-Targhee National Forest is approved for Wildland
Fire Use and almost 1.7 million acres requires ALL fires (lightning
as well as human caused) be suppressed.
Portneuf
Westbench Fuel Reduction Project:
Portneuf
Westbench Fuel Reduction Project near Pocatello, was one of
ten pilot projects under the President's Healthy
Forests Initiative, announced in August 2002. As the project
progressed, it expanded to include portions of the Pocatello
West Bench. |
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