The prescribed burns are aimed at reducing wildfire risk across southwest Idaho. (Benjamin Cossel, Bureau of Land Management)
The Bureau of Land Management began conducting prescribed burn operations on Thursday across southwest Idaho, which are scheduled to continue through May 2025.
The burns aim to reduce hazardous fuel from previous thinning and piling operations. By removing these fuels, the BLM seeks to enhance landscape resiliency, protect local habitats, and improve firefighter and public safety by reducing wildfire risk.
The burns will proceed as weather, staffing and on-ground conditions allow, according to a news release from the BLM.
Burns are planned near the following areas:
Bruneau-Owyhee-Sage-Grouse Habitat Pile Prescribed Burn:
- 10 acres at Charity Springs located on Toy Pass
- 523 acres at Bull Meadows near Reynolds Creek
- 325 acres at Mudflat Road approximately 15 miles south of Grandview
- 20 acres at Trout Creek Road approximately five miles east of Jordan Valley, Oregon
Silver City Pile Prescribed Burn:
- 29 acres of Douglas fir, previously cut and piled near Silver City, northeast along Silver City Road near War Eagle/Cinnabar Road.
Juniper Mountain Kiosk Pile Prescribed Burn:
- 110 acres of previously cut, piled and cured western juniper near Juniper Mountain Road, Mudflat Road and Twin Springs Road, about 33 miles south and southeast of Jordan Valley, Oregon
Each burn operation is expected to last three to five days, with personnel and equipment patrolling and monitoring areas for another three to five days. Temporary road closures may be implemented during firing operations for public and firefighter safety. Depending on weather and topography, smoke may be visible from a distance in affected areas.
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