BOISE DISTRICT BLM RESOURCES
Last Update: July 7, 2009 15:49

Welcome to the Boise District, Bureau of Land Management. Boise District consists of approximately 4 million acres of public land in southwestern Idaho. It is comprised of the Owyhee, Bruneau, and Four Rivers Resource Areas. The District Fire Organization is responsible for fire protection on BLM Lands within all of these Field Offices. In addition, through cooperative and mutual aid agreements the Boise BLM provides protection for various lands administered by the Forest Service, Idaho Department of Lands, County Government, and local City/Rural Fire Departments. The acreage is located in several counties including: Ada, Adams, Canyon, Elmore, Gem, Owyhee, and Washington.

Primary fire protection is provided by 14 type IV wildland fire engines, three agency dozers, two agency water tenders, and one type 2 helicopter with a 17 person module, and one air attack platform. The engine resources are configured into eight initial attack units: Boise Yard Units A, B, C, Perm Crew; and three guard stations which include Hammett, Bruneau, and Middleton. Additionally four Fire Operations Supervisors operate as Type 3 Incident Commanders.

Boise District operations are coordinated out of the Boise Dispatch Center (BDC). All initial attack, extended attack, mutual aid, and assist fires are dispatched from BDC. Resource Orders for out of the area assignments are also coordinated through BDC.