Fire restrictions by state

Idaho fire restrictions, county by county

Idaho doesn't publish one county-by-county list we could watch, so this page won't pretend to show you a live status. What it can do: tell you who sets fire restrictions here and where today's answer actually lives.

Who declares fire restrictions in Idaho

Idaho sets fire restrictions by area rather than county: state, federal, and tribal land managers divide the state into restriction areas and move each one to Stage 1 or Stage 2 together as the season builds.

Statewide, start with the Idaho Department of Lands . Locally, the county itself has today's answer — the courthouse, the fire marshal, the sheriff's office, or your fire department.

Rules change fast in dry weather — confirm with your county fire marshal or burn line before you light.

Why it might be dry enough to matter

Restrictions follow dry ground — see this week's drought picture, state by state.

Heading onto national forest land? County rules stop at the boundary — check the forest's fire restrictions and what stage 1 and stage 2 mean.

Every Idaho county

Each page below covers one county: who declares restrictions there, where to check, and how dry the ground is running.