Grassy Ridge Fire Public Meeting 8:30 p.m.

A public meeting regarding the Grass Ridge Fire will be held tonight- July 29, 8:30 p.m.- at the Lindy Ross Elementary School cafeteria, Dubois. 

Great Basin Team 3 to discuss fire strategy and address concerns from the public. The public and media are encouraged to attend. 


Lindy Ross Elmentary school is located at 523 S. Oakley Street, Dubios , Idaho 83423

Twin Falls District BLM Fire Management

            Emergency Firefighter Program  

The Job:

• Twin Falls District Fire Management program is looking for 20 applicants to work as support fire fighters for our permanent/seasonal staff.
• Applicants will fill in for fire fighters on an as needed basis.
• The job requires hard work, sleeping on the ground, and being gone up to 30 days at a time.
• Availability is key! This is an on call position, and you can be called upon at any time day or night.
• Each applicant will be evaluated after each assignment. If you are determined to be an asset to our program, continued AD work and consideration for seasonal employment the following season will be an option.
•  This is an entry level position.
• Submit a resume to tfdfirejobs@gmail.com.

What We Provide:

• Required Training
• Necessary Gear and Equipment (except boots)
• A Professional Work Environment
• An Opportunity to Work as a Member of a Highly Skilled Team
• An Hourly Wage of $17.40 and Per Diem when in Travel Status
• Pre-employment Physical and Drug Test

Requirements if Selected:

Complete the follow training online and bring copies of certificates to the field day:

• I-100 http://training.fema.gov/EMIWeb/IS/courseOverview.aspx?code=is-100.b
• IS 700a http://training.fema.gov/EMIWeb/IS/courseOverview.aspx?code=IS-700.a
• S-130/L-180 https://onlinetraining.nwcg.gov/node/177
• S-190 https://onlinetraining.nwcg.gov/node/16
• Attend a field day to complete your training. 

Hiring paperwork will be completed the morning of the field day. Two forms of identification must be provided. (Driver’s License, Passport, Social Security Card, or Birth Certificate)

• Purchase wildland fire fighting boots.
• Must be 18 years of age.
• Must be a legal United State Citizen.
• Must have a high school diploma or equivalent.

For more information contact: Clay Stephens, 208-735-4608 

Twin Falls District BLM Fire Management is Hiring!

Looking for a great summer job? Join the Twin Falls District BLM Fire Management Team for the 2018 fire season! Applications are open! Apply before Jan. 30 to be considered for the 2018 fire season.

Wildland Firefighter Engine

GS-­0455-03/04/05

Open: 12/4/17- Close: 02/27/18

Early Cutoff Date BDO GS-5: 1/9/18

Early Cutoff Date (All Others): 1/30/18

Wildland Firefighter - Engine/Fire Suppression Module 

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BLM-FIRE-2018-022-DE

Range Tech (Dispatcher)

GS-0455-04/05/06/07

Open: 12/4/17 - Close: 2/27/18

Early Cutoff Date: 1/30/18

Fire Dispatcher (Range/Forestry Technician)

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Fire Logistics Dispatcher

GS-2151-04/05/07

Open: 12/4/17   Closes: 2/27/18

Early Cutoff Date: 1/30/18

Fire Logistics Dispatcher

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Range Tech (Dispatcher)

GS-0455-03

Open: 12/4/17 - Close: 2/27/18

Early Cutoff Date: 1/30/18

Range Tech (Dispatcher)

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Range Tech (Fuels Module Crew)

GS-­0455-05

Open: 11/13/17 - Close: 2/27/18

Early Cutoff Date: 1/9/18 BOI/Twin Falls

Fuels Module Crewmember (Range/Forestry Technician)

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Spvy Range Tech (Fuels Module Lead)

GS-­0455-07

Open: 11/13/17 - Close: 2/27/18

Early Cutoff Date: 1/9/18

Fuels Module Leader (Supervisory Range/Forestry Technician)

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Supvy Range Tech (Engine Crew)

GS-­0455-07

Open: 11/27/17 - Close: 2/27/18

Early Cutoff Date BDO/TFD: 1/9/18

Supervisory Wildland Firefighter (Supervisory Range/Forestry Technician)

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Range Tech (Fire Support)

GS-0455-03/04/05

Open: 12/4/17 - Close: 2/27/18

Early Cutoff Date Shoshone: 1/9/18

Fire Support (Range Aid/Technician)

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Idaho Falls District-BLM is hiring seasonal wildland firefighters

Idaho Falls District-BLM is hiring seasonal wildland firefighters

***Early cutoff ranges by position from 12/5/2017 to 1/30/2018***

SHOOTING CAN CAUSE WILDFIRES

Choose not to shoot on hot, dry and windy days.

Exploding targets, incendiary rounds and tracer ammunition are illegal on all public lands.

Don’t shoot into rocks or metal objects and place targets in areas free of vegetation.

Always have water, a shovel and fire extinguisher ready in case a fire starts.

Clean up all targets and shells and pack them out

Twin Falls District BLM: Fire Update

Twin Falls District BLM Fire Update

Twitter: @BLMIdahoFire
(#BLMTFDFire)

Lagoon Fire

·         Located two miles west of Shoshone

·         Size: 1,412 acres

·         Contain: 7/28/2017, 8:25 p.m.

·         Control: 7/30/2017, 8 p.m.

·         Resources: six engines, three hand crews, two dozers, two overhead, one camp crew

·         Fuel type: grass, brush

·         Fire behavior: none

·         Structures: a lumberyard and one outbuilding were burned by the fire.

·         Cause: lightning

Crews are monitoring and mopping up hotspots.  

Martin Canyon Fire

·         Located three miles east of Bellevue

·         Size: 4,024 acres

·         Contain: 7/26/2017, 6 p.m.

·         Control: 7/30/2017, 6 p.m.

·         Resources:  one Twin Falls District BLM engines, one Sawtooth National Forest engines, four hand crews, one camp crew, four overhead, one dozer

·         Fuel type: grass, mountain shrub, Douglas fir, aspen

·         Fire behavior: none

·         Structures threatened: no

Closures         

·         Muldoon Canyon is closed to recreation and camping

·         Cause: human - target shooting

Access to the Muldoon Canyon Road is being restricted and the area is closed to recreation and camping. Please do your part to prevent human caused wildfires by restricting target practice to within approved ranges and remember to always clear the area around your target before taking aim.

For More Information,

·         Kelsey Brizendine, Fire Information and Prevention Officer

·          kbrizendine@blm.gov

·         208-308-5991

·         Idaho Wildfires visit www.IdahoFireInfo.com

Twin Falls District Fire Update

                                       

                                    Twin Falls District BLM Fire Update

Twitter: @BLMIdahoFire
(#BLMTFDFire)

Lagoon Fire

·         Located two miles west of Shoshone

·         Size: estimated 700 acres

·         Contain: undetermined

·         Control: undetermined

·         Resources: Notch Butte Rangeland Fire Protection Association, five Twin Falls District BLM engines, one Sawtooth National Forest hand crew, one dozer, three overhead, one air attack, several air resources

·         Fuel type: grass, brush

·         Fire behavior: moderate

·         Structures threatened: yes

·         Cause: undetermined

The Lagoon Fire was reported last night around midnight. Resources worked through the night, fighting the blaze. Rocky terrain, difficult access and approaching thunderstorms are causing challenging conditions for fire fighters. Additional air and ground resources have been ordered.

Lagoon Fire 

Lagoon Fire

Martin Canyon Fire

·         Located three miles east of Bellevue

·         Size: estimated 4,072 acres

·         Contain: estimated 7/26/2017, 6 p.m.

·         Control: estimated 7/28/2017, 6 p.m.

·         Resources: four Twin Falls District BLM engines, two Sawtooth National Forest engines, three dozers, one water tender, four type two hand crews, four type one hand crews, one camp crew, eight overhead, one air attack, four single engine air tankers, three helicopters, two scooper planes

·         Fuel type: grass, mountain shrub, Douglas fir, aspen

·         Fire behavior: moderate

·         Structures threatened: no immediate threat but structures in the area

-·         Closures:

o   Muldoon Canyon Road from the entrance of EE-da-ho Ranch to Muldoon

o   Muldoon Canyon Road from the Little Wood Reservoir Dam to Muldoon

o   Muldoon Canyon is closed to recreation and camping

·         Cause: human - target shooting

Access to the Muldoon Canyon Road is being restricted and the area is closed to recreation and camping. Please do your part to prevent human caused wildfires by restricting target practice to within approved ranges and remember to always clear the area around your target before taking aim.

  

Antelope Valley (Final update)

·         Located eight miles south west of Murtaugh

·         Size: 68 acres

·         Contain: 7/25/2017, 7 p.m.

·         Control: 7/26/2017, 7 p.m.

·         Resources: two engines

·         Fuel type: grass, brush

·         Fire behavior: moderate

·         Structures threatened: no

·         Cause: undetermined

  

For More Information,

·         Kelsey Brizendine, Fire Information and Prevention Officer, kbrizendine@blm.gov

·         208-308-5991

·         Idaho Wildfires visit www.IdahoFireInfo.com

Twin Falls District BLM Fire Update

Twitter: @BLMIdahoFire
(#BLMTFDFire)

Calm winds throughout the night gave fire fighters the upper hand on the Centennial and Sand Point Fires. Containment lines held and resources are mopping up hot spots.

MM 271 Fire

• ·         Located off Interstate 84, near mile marker 271, BLM land
• ·         Size: 3,522 acres
• ·         Contain: 6/28/2017 at 8 p.m.
• ·         Control: 6/30/2017 at 8 p.m.
• ·         Resources: five engines, five overhead, one dozer
• ·         Fuel type: grass, brush and juniper 
• ·         Fire behavior: smoldering and creeping
• ·         No structures threatened
• ·         Cause: lightning

Resources have stopped the progression of the fire. Crews remain on scene, improving containment lines, working to mop up hot spots and remove hazardous juniper trees.

Indian Springs 2 Fire (last update)

• ·         Located approximately 7 miles south of Kimberly, near Indian Springs Recreation Area
• ·         Size: 134 acres
• ·         Contain: 6/27/2017 at midnight
• ·         Control: today 6/29/2017 at 6 p.m.
• ·         Resources: two engines
• ·         Fuel type: grass and brush
• ·         Fire behavior: none
• ·         No structures threatened
• ·         Cause: undetermined

Centennial Fire

• ·         Located approximately 10 miles south of Hammett  
• ·         Size: estimated 12,000 acres
• ·         Contain: estimated today (6/29/2017) at 8 p.m.
• ·         Control: estimated tomorrow 6/30/2017 at 8 p.m.
• ·         Resources: six engines, three dozers, one water tender, one overhead, one helicopter
• ·         Fuel type: grass and brush
• ·         Fire behavior: smoldering
• ·         No structures threatened
• ·         Cause: lightning

Sand Point Fire

• ·         Located approximately 3 miles south of Hammett 
• ·         Size: 7,844 acres
• ·         Contain: estimated today (6/29/2017) at 8 p.m.
• ·         Control: estimated tomorrow (6/30/2017) at 9 p.m.
• ·         Resources: five engines, three overhead, one type one crew (hotshot),  one type two crew (hand crew), one water tender
• ·         Fuel type: grass and brush
• ·         Fire behavior: smoldering
• ·         No structures threatened
• ·         Cause: lightning
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For More Information,

• ·         Kelsey Brizendine, Fire Information and Prevention Officer, kbrizendine@blm.gov
• ·         208-308-5991
• ·         Idaho Wildfires visit www.IdahoFireInfo.com