Fewer Acres Burn Under IDL Protection Thanks to a Boost in Resources

10.6.22 - Boise, ID - The Idaho Department of Lands (IDL) went to the Idaho Legislature last session with big needs: increased pay for firefighters, hazard pay, and more firefighters. The legislature responded, funding those needs on behalf of the people of Idaho, and the Governor signed the changes into law.

While IDL isn’t quite ready to call the fire season over, the return on this investment has been encouraging.

The boost in resources meant crews were able to attack fires on the 6.3 million acres of state, private and federal land IDL protects much faster this year. Preliminary statistics show a drastic decrease in the number of acres burned.

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