Wildfire Update
As of Thursday, September 15, there had been 249 fires totaling 3,888 acres reported across the 6.3 million acres IDL protects. Of these unwanted fires 113 were human caused and burned 89% of the reported acreage. Overall, the number of fires reported to date is 91% of the 20 year average. The total acreage burned is 16% of the 20 year average.
IDL currently does not have any Incident Management Teams in place.
The total estimated statewide suppression costs on land protected by IDL is $18.7 million. Of this amount, $5.9 million is reimbursable, leaving IDL responsible for approximately $12.8 million. This amount reflects up front costs like aircraft contracting.
IDL has two amphibious water scoopers, two type 2 helicopters, and four single engine air tankers on contract. The pre-positioning of these resources is detailed in the attached report.
For IDL's 12 fire protective districts, 8 districts have a fire danger rating of Very High, one district is at Extreme, one is High and three districts are now Moderate. Burn permits are limited to crop residue only.
There are currently Stage 1 Fire Restrictions in the Central Zone and the Sawtooth National Forest portion of the Sawtooth North Zone
Statewide Acres Burned by Ownership
Current as of Sept. 15, 2022
| SURFACE OWNER |
ACRES |
| Idaho Department of Lands |
2,423 |
| Other State Lands |
104 |
| Private |
25,589 |
| Bureau of Land Management |
38,180 |
| Forest Service |
291,472 |
| Other Federal |
7,504 |
| Tribe |
411 |
| Undetermined |
107 |
| Total Acres |
365,790 |
Cougar Island Auction Results
One parcel of Cougar Island at Payette Lake sold at auction Wednesday for $2,025,000 which is the appraised value for that parcel. IDL auctioned a total of seven Payette Lake lots, five on the island and two non-lake front parcels. Only two sold, the Cougar Island leased parcel and one non-lake front parcels.
For Cougar Island there was only one active bidder with the winning bidder being the current lessee. He will have 30 to 60 days to close on the property with a possible 30-day extension.
In the meantime, IDL will evaluate the next step for the other parcels on the island. The goal remains maximizing the return on behalf of the endowment beneficiary.
The one non-lake property sold for $450,000, which is $50,000 above the appraised value. The land sales Wednesday generated $2,475,000 for the endowment fund that supports Public School endowment beneficiaries.
Landfolio: What's Next?
Since 2019 IDL has been utilizing the Trimble Land Administration Landfolio product (Landfolio) for some of our programs. Several releases of Landfolio are already in production, including:
- Land records
- The read-only public portal
- Grazing, agriculture, and conservation leasing
- Landfolio Lite for encroachment permits
After six years of devoted effort, we have achieved good functionality in the above four modules. However, as we move towards full deployment of Landfolio we find ourselves at a software deprecation crossroads. Our financial system software version (Navision) has reached end of life and will no longer be supported by the manufacturer. The State Controller’s Office (SCO) is migrating its financial software from STARs to Luma. Our version of Landfolio is out of date and needs to be upgraded.
The current version of Landfolio in use by IDL was configured to work with Navision through customized code which would require additional programming to function after a Landfolio upgrade. Also, Navision would need to be reprogrammed to communicate with Luma once the SCO’s migration is complete and will ultimately be retired.
IDL's IT Steering Committee has considered the unknown time and expense of continued Landfolio development, the uncertainty of future Landfolio utility for IDL, and the rapidly changing information technology landscape. After careful consideration of the circumstances and the available options, the IT Steering Committee has decided to cease development and deployment of the Landfolio product.
IDL does need a system to help manage our complex work, and the executive team is focused on the need to future proof our systems and processes. With that in mind, our internal IT and GIS teams will begin developing a technology solution for IDL’s enterprise system needs with a focus on providing staff with working tools.
The development process will use an agile methodology with short, defined periods of work called sprints. The process is designed to stop development when the system is deemed sufficient for our needs. More information will be forthcoming.
In the meantime, we will continue to utilize our existing processes for land records and instrument management; Landfolio for land records, grazing, conservation, and agricultural; Landfolio Lite for encroachments; and, IMS for all other instrument management.
Rulemaking Updates: Public Comment Periods Announced
Last week IDL announced the following public comment periods for two rulemaking dockets. Email or SMS/text notifications were went to 352 subscribers for Docket 20-0214-2201 and 240 subscribers for Docket 20-0317-2201.
DOCKET: 20-0214-2201
DOCKET: 20-0317-2201
New Meadows Enlists IDL's Help Messaging City-Wide Burn Ban
Last week City of New Meadow's Mayor Julie Good enacted a city-wide ban on all open burning. With a light following on the city's Facebook page and limited opportunities to share this news with their community, Mayor Good reached out to IDL for help. Beyond just sharing the city's post, IDL used its new Wildfire Alert system to spread word of the ban with 1976 subscribers via SMS/text messaging and email.
Overall, IDL has distributed more than 57,000 Wildfire Alert messages this season via SMS/text messaging or email. The most current alerts are published on IDL's Fire News Feed webpage, and the full archive of this season's alerts is posted here.
One Team One Voice Webpage
With multiple communication channels at our disposal – our website, Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram, YouTube, newsletters and individual conversations – sharing stories broadly has never been easier. However, given this abundance of communication channels, it’s crucial for our team speak with one voice. Otherwise, important messages we’re trying to communicate can be lost.
The One Team, One Voice webpage features the following resources:
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