IDL in the News and on Social Media - 8/8/25 Edition

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IDL in the News and on Social Media

August 8, 2025

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IDL tracks and monitors news coverage of our activities and significant events that may impact our operations, recapping the coverage in this newsletter.

This publication also details IDL's social media posts for the week, keeping stakeholders and our front-line customer service staff apprised of our public-facing communications.

In this edition:

Current News Coverage
Sharable Social Media Posts

Current News Coverage

Fire restrictions put in place for eastern Idaho due to ‘extremely dry’ conditions

East Idaho News.com, 8-7-25

IDAHO FALLS – State and federal land management agencies have put fire restrictions in place for all of eastern Idaho as it enters the heart of wildfire season.

The Eastern Idaho Interagency Fire Center, which coordinates resource sharing between multiple agencies and dozens of local fire departments to battle wildland fires, said in a news release that Stage 1 fire restrictions would go into effect Thursday, Aug. 7. You can learn more about the fire restrictions by using the Idaho Department of Lands restriction map.

“Right now, we are in such dry conditions that if a fire gets away from you, you are going to end up paying for it,” said State Fire Warden Kelly Hoffer of the Idaho Department of Lands.

Stage 1 Fire Restrictions ordered for eastern Idaho

Teton County News, 8-6-25

As the threat of wildfire danger continues to increase, state and federal land management agencies will implement Stage 1 Fire Restrictions on lands within eastern Idaho effective August 07, 2025, at 12:01 a.m. Fire restrictions are intended to decrease the chance of any preventable fires in the designated areas.

Stage 1 fire restrictions will be in place on federal, state and private forest and rangelands, roads, and trails, situated in Bannock, Bear Lake, Bingham, Bonneville, Butte, Caribou, Clark, Franklin, Fremont, Jefferson, Madison, Power, Oneida, and Teton counties.

Stage 1 fire restrictions begin tomorrow across 14 eastern Idaho counties

KIFI, 8-6-25

IDAHO FALLS, Idaho (KIFI) — As wildfire danger increases, the Eastern Idaho Interagency Fire Center is implementing Stage 1 fire restrictions on federal, state, and private lands across 14 counties, effective at 12:01 a.m. tomorrow, August 7.

The restrictions apply to Bannock, Bear Lake, Bingham, Bonneville, Butte, Caribou, Clark, Franklin, Fremont, Jefferson, Madison, Power, Oneida, and Teton counties.

Want to see a major Idaho 55 change in McCall? You can provide feedback

Idaho Statesman, 7-31-25

The Idaho Transportation Department is considering changes to Idaho Highway 55 through the busy lakeside town of McCall, and it wants your feedback.

In conjunction with the city, ITD is weighing a big change and potential improvements to make travel smoother on the busy north-south corridor that connects Boise to the Payette Lake area and the Brundage Mountain ski resort.

The specific area targeted for improvement is the town itself. Idaho 55 functions as McCall's "main street," winding through town and right beside the lake, and that has "placed pressure on the route's function as an efficient state highway," according to ITD. So a possible solution is to have a corridor exchange, with Idaho 55 following the route of Deinhard Lane to Boydstun Street, which is also known as West Mountain Road.

National Night Out

Posted August 5, 2025

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It’s #NationalNightOut and the Ponderosa Area wildland fire crew was out in Moscow tonight showing folks what it’s like to be a wildland firefighter and share some wildfire prevention tips!

#together4idaho #fireprevention #allheroesdontwearcapes

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