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AMERICAN FALLS (BLM) Government housing is available at this facility, which has 9 individual bedrooms, 4 double bathrooms, a common living area, two kitchens, and laundry room.

Fire Activity: This station has initial attack responsibility for BLM and Idaho State Lands in the big desert to the north, remote mountainous ranges to the south, and the I-86 corridor between Pocatello and Massacre Rocks State Park. Station 6 also borders the Twin Falls District and often assists with initial attack and extended attack along the common border.

Fuels: To the north, in the Big Desert, there is mostly grass/shrub. Topography to the south is steep and rugged with several mountains that have concentrations of heavy timber mixed with juniper and aspen.

ASHTON (FS) Ashton is located 55 miles northeast of Idaho Falls off Highway 20. Ashton is considered the "gateway to adventure."

The Ashton/Island Park Ranger District has two offices, one in Ashton and one in Island Park. Island Park is a large Wildland Urban Interface area, which is a priority to the Forest. The Forest has been doing a lot of fuels projects and prescribed burning in the area.

Government housing is available. Two light engines are stationed out of Ashton.

ATOMIC CITY (BLM) Atomic City is located 55 miles west of Idaho Falls. Government housing is available at this facility, which has 5 individual bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, a common living area, kitchen, and laundry room. Also included is a three-bay shop that houses the TATRA. Atomic City was named for its proximity to a nuclear engineering site. Population in 2003 was 26 residents. The town is also located only 53 miles east of Craters of the Moon National Monument and Preserve.

Fire Activity: This station has initial attack responsibility for BLM and state lands in the big desert to the south, remote mountainous ranges to the north, and is a stone throw from Idaho National Laboratory lands. Station 3 also borders the Twin Falls District often assisting with initial attack and extended attack along the common border. Large fires of 100,000 acres or more are common around Atomic City.

Fuels: Fuel types around Atomic City are big desert (mostly grass/shrub) to the south, west, and east, and steep and rugged mountains to the north including Mt. Borah (highest in Idaho) and 5 other of the tallest mountains in Idaho. These mountains have concentrations of timber mixed with juniper and mahogany.

BLACKFOOT (BLM) Blackfoot is located 28 miles south of Idaho Falls or 24 miles north of Pocatello. This station is co-located with the Blackfoot Fire Department off Interstate 15. Government housing is not available in Blackfoot. The BLM has one Type 4 Engine co-located with the Blackfoot Fire Department during the summer fire season.

Fire Activity: This station is always one of the two busiest stations on the north end of the district. The Blackfoot engine goes north, south, east, and west for initial attack and is responsible for initial attack on BLM and state lands, Fort Hall Reservation, and Caribou-Targhee Forest.

Fuels:Fuel types around Blackfoot include the big desert (grass/shrub) to the west, with juniper stands and high sagebrush steps and meadows to the east and south with patches of scattered timber and aspen.

DRIGGS (FS) Driggs is located 75 miles northeast of Idaho Falls and 32 miles northwest of Jackson, WY. World class powder skiing and snowmobiling, horseback riding, fly fishing, golf, hiking, rock climbing, mountain biking, camping, rafting, hunting and much, much more!

The Teton Basin Ranger District has an office in Driggs. The Forest has been doing a lot of fuels projects and prescribed burning in the area. A large portion of the district is wilderness.

Government housing is available. One light engine is stationed out of Driggs.

DUBOIS (FS/BLM): Dubois is located 53 miles north of Idaho Falls. Government housing is available at this facility which has 5 individual bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, a common living area, kitchen, and laundry room. Also included is a 5 bay shop with a workout room and houses one 1 BLM Type 4 Engine, 1 BLM Type 6 Engine, 1 FS Type 6 Engine, and the Clark County Fire Department Engines.

Fire Activity: This station has initial attack responsibility for BLM and state lands in the big desert to the southwest, and remote mountainous ranges to the west, east and north. Station 1 also borders the Caribou-Targhee National Forest often assisting with initial attack and extended attack on the Forest. Dubois engines enjoy responding to the large fires on the big desert but usually would rather be hiking into fires in the Centennial Range on the Targhee National Forest.

Fuels:Fuel types around Dubois are big desert (grass/shrub) to the southwest with steep and rugged mountain ranges to the west, north, and east. These mountain areas include the Lost River Range, Lemhi Range, Beaverhead Mountains, and the Centennials. These mountains have concentrations of timber mixed with juniper, mahogany, and aspen stands.

FORT HALL (BLM) Fort Hall is located 14 miles north of Pocatello. Government housing is not available in Fort Hall. One BLM Type 4 Engine is co-located at the Fort Hall Fire Department during the summer seasons. The station is located on the Shoshone-Bannock Tribes Indian Reservation off Interstate 15.

Fire Activity: This station is always one of the two busiest stations on the north end of the district. The Fort Hall engine goes north, south, east, and west for initial attack and is responsible for initial attack on the Fort Hall Reservation, BLM and state lands, and Caribou-Targhee National Forest.

Fuels:Fuel types around Fort Hall include the big desert (grass/shrub) to the north and west, and to the south and east includes juniper stands and high sagebrush steps and meadows with patches of scattered timber and aspen.

IDAHO FALLS (BLM) Government housing is not available in Idaho Falls. The Idaho Falls BLM District Office, Caribou-Targhee national Forest SO, and East Idaho Interagency Fire Center are all located in Idaho Falls. Two Type 4 Engines, a Water Tenders, and a Dozer are stationed in Idaho Falls.

Fire Activity: This station has initial attack responsibility for BLM, and state lands in the big desert to the west, and Fort hall Reservation to the south. Station 2 also responds north and east to the Caribou-Targhee national Forest often assisting with initial attack and extended attack on the forest. When not on fires, the Idaho Falls Engines stay busy dealing with the bulk of the project work for the Recreation Staff during the summer.

Fuels: Fuel types around Idaho Falls include big desert to the west (grass/ shrub), forested rolling hills to the east with large open meadows and aspen stands, along with juniper stands and high sagebrush steps to the south.

ISLAND PARK (FS) Island Park is located 83 miles northeast of Idaho Falls and only 28 miles southwest of West Yellowstone. Island Park is well known for its fishing, hunting, water sports and snowmobiling. The average snowfall is about 9 feet per year, which makes Island Park a winter wonderland.

The Ashton/Island Park Ranger District has two offices, one in Ashton and one in Island Park. Island Park is a large Wildland Urban Interface area. The Forest has been doing a lot of fuels projects and prescribed burning in the area.

Government housing is available. Two light engines and a 20-person handcrew, called the Centennials, are located in Island Park.

MALAD (FS/BLM) Malad is located 68 miles south of Pocatello. The community is nestled snugly on the east side of the Malad Valley, thirteen miles from the Utah/Idaho border along Interstate 15. Malad's population is about 4,100 people. Government housing is available at this facility which has 8 individual bedrooms, 2 double bathrooms, a common living area, two kitchens, and laundry room. A new Engine Bay is scheduled for completion in 2012.

Fire Activity: Station 8 is historically the second busiest station on the southern end of the Idaho Falls District averaging 50 fires a summer between Engine 3481 and 3482. Station 8 has initial attack responsibility for BLM and Idaho State Lands from Malad to McCammon along the I-15 corridor, Arbon Valley, Rockland Valley, west from Malad to I-80, south to the Utah border and west to the Wyoming border. Recent large fires Station 8 has responded to; the Bowen Fire 19,000 acres 2006, the Stone Two 31,000 acres 2006, Rockland 4,500 acres 2006, Hubbard 3,000 acres 2007, Mitchell 10,000 acres 2007, Combine 7,700 acres 2007, Wood Canyon 4,300 acres 2007 and Cleveland 15,000 acres 2007,

Fuels: Topography around Malad is steep and rugged, Malad is surrounded by several mountain ranges. These mountains have concentrations of heavy timber mixed with juniper, aspen as well as grass and brush mostly along the valley floor.

MONTPELIER (FS) Montpelier is located 135 miles southeast of Idaho Falls and 70 miles northeast of Logan, Utah. Montpelier continues to be the central city in the Bear Lake valley with a population of nearly 3,000.

Two engines are based in Montpelier. Government housing is available.

POCATELLO (FS/BLM) With Pocatello's central location and larg Wildland Urban Interface (WUI) area, station 5 stayss the busiest station in the district averaging over 60 fires between Engine 3451 and Engine 3453 yearly.No government housing is available at this locaiton.

Fire Activity: Coming Soon

Fuels: Fuel types around Pocatello are mostly grass/shrub with a heavy mix of juniper. Topography around Pocatello is steep and rugged with several mountains in the vicinity. This mix of fuel, topography and WUI makes fires around Pocatello very complex and challenging.

Salmon (BLM) Salmon, Idaho, is a small rural community of 3,300 residents nestled in the mountains of Central Idaho. Located along the Salmon River, "The River of No Return", Salmon is proud of its rich history that includes strong traditions of mining, lumbering and family ranching. Within the City of Salmon, there are a number of recreational amenities that include four fully operational parks, a public ice rink, a public swimming pool, public tennis courts, a municipal golf course and a number of athletic fields for activities such as baseball, soccer and softball.

Fire Activity: The BLM fire program in Salmon staffs one type 4 engine, and two type 6 engines. The BLM fire crews have suppression responsibilities on BLM, State and Salmon-Challis National Forest lands and operate with our interagency partners through Central Idaho Dispatch Center. We are active in fire suppression, prescribed fire, monitoring, and mechanical fuels treatments for both the Salmon and Challis Field Offices along with the Salmon-Challis National Forest

SODA SPRINGS (FS/BLM) Soda Springs is located 105 miles southeast of Idaho Falls and 57 miles southeast of Pocatello.

Government housing is available at this new facility which has 8 individual bedrooms, 2 double bathrooms, a common living area, two kitchens, and laundry room. The engines are co-located in the Caribou County /BLM Interagency Fire Center which is across the parking lot.

Fire Activity: Station 7 has initial attack responsibility for BLM, FWS and Idaho State Lands from McCammon along the Highway 20 corridor to Soda Springs, east to the Wyoming border, south to the Utah border, and Grays Lake National Wildlife Refuge to the north. Recent large fires Station 7 has responded to; China Hat 1,500 2004, Sawmill 15,000 acres 2005, Cleveland 15,000 acres 2007, Narrows 2,500 acres 2007, Franklin Assist 2,000 acres 2007, Portneuf 2,000 acres 2008 and Cove Springs 1,500 acres 2008.

Fuels: Topography around Soda Springs is steep and rugged. Soda Springs is surrounded by mountains. These mountains have concentrations of heavy timber mixed with juniper, aspen as well as grass and brush mostly along the base and valley floor.

SWAN VALLEY (FS) Swan Valley is located 46 miles east of Idaho Falls. This small town is nestled in a valley with the Snake River running through it and Palisades Reservoir only minutes away.

Fires: The Big Dry Canyon Wildland Fire Use fire burned in 2005. This was the first large WFU fire on the Forest, which brought in the first WFU Incident Command Team to manage.

One light engine is based in Swan Valley along with a helicopter and crew. Government housing is available.