Idaho is as prepared as possible for the approaching wildfire season, with fire crews and air resources strategically placed, more ranchers signing up to help fight fires and two state-owned drones that can be deployed, officials said Tuesday.
Idaho Department of Lands workers provided the details to the Idaho Land Board, which also received a report from a federal expert predicting what appears to be a typical wildfire year for Idaho. There are "not a lot of abnormalities, but certainly fire activity will exist," Jeremy Sullens of the National Interagency Fire Center told the board of statewide elected officials.
The five-member board had only four members participating as Gov. C.L. "Butch" Otter was traveling.