This page provides information regarding funding from all sources to Idaho's counties including firefighting assistance, hazardous fuels reduction, and small wood utilization/biomass programs. For more specifc information about assistance programs related to the National Fire Plan, see Annual Reports or Grants.
2006 National Fire Plan Grants Awarded to Counties—announced March 30, 2006. The Idaho Department of Lands, in conjunction with the National Fire Plan Western States Wildland Urban Interface Grant Program, announced a total award of $651,000 to seven Idaho counties for hazardous fuels reduction work. Click on the link above to find out more.
Idaho Natonal Fire Plan Funding Trends: 2001-2006
Since the creation of the National Fire Plan in 2001, over $48.5 million in assistance has been awarded to Idaho's county governments, fire-based emergency services entities, tribes, and non-profit organizations in order to support hazardous fuels reduction work, improve the readiness and capacity of local fire districts, develop community planning efforts in order to reduce the threat of catastrophic wildfire, and encourage economic uses for for small-diameter woody biomass. The following links help to examine some of these trends:
Funding by Project Type: 2001-2005
Funding by Agency and Program: 2001-2005
Firefighting Assistance Funds: 2001-2005
Hazardous Fuels Treatment and Planning Funding: 2001-2005
Assistance Funding by County: 2001-2006
Line-item funding amounts for all non-federal projects funded in Idaho by county and year. Also includes the assistance program code, funding agency, and a short description of the project. For more specific information about these assistance programs, see Annual Reports.
2006 Idaho National Fire Plan Awards by County
2005 Idaho National Fire Plan Awards by County
2004 Idaho National Fire Plan Awards by County
2003 Idaho National Fire Plan Awards by County