Resources
The Boise National Forest Fire and Aviation Management Program (FAM) is looking for a committed, hardworking, highly skilled workforce to provide fire suppression and hazardous fuels management.
FAM is a dynamic and rewarding program, requiring talented people working safely as part of a team in a variety of specialized positions, including: AFMO’s, fuels, aviation, dispatch, engine crews, handcrews, helitack, and interagency hotshot crews.
Locations
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This detailed map gives details more knowledge of the area in and around the Boise, Idaho.
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Engines
The forest operates 8 engine modules located at 7 different duty locations. The modules are 7-person modules with 5 permanent employees and 2 seasonal employees. The modules are staffed 7 days a week from the first of June until the beginning of October.
Interagency Hotshot Crews (IHC)
The Boise NF has 2 highly skilled and trained 20-person interagency hotshot crew able to adapt in the constantly changing situations of incident management. The Boise IHC located in Garden Valley and the Idaho City IHC located in Idaho City. The crew values professionalism, versatility, hard work, and positive attitudes.
Aviation
The 10-person Garden Valley Helitack Crew works with a Type 3 helicopter and is based near the town of Garden Valley. The 15-person Lucky Peak Rappel Crew works with a Type 2 helicopter and is based at Lucky Peak Helibase and Fire Station, just outside of Boise. Both crews are trained and equipped for initial attack, manage and support fire and aviation suppression efforts on a local and national level, and perform aviation related projects in support of forest resource needs.
Type 2 IA (Initial Attack)
This forest is host to two Type 2 IA hand crews that specialize in initial attack fires with the ability for large fire support. The "Crew 3" consists of a 20-person crew operates from May to mid-October is stationed in Idaho City. The "Crew 5" consists of a 20-person crew operates from May to mid-October and is stationed in Lowman.
Wildland Fire Module (WFM)
The Boise NF has 2 WFM crews, one founded in 2016, the Cascade Wildland Fire Module (Type 1 WFM) and Lucky Peak WFM (Type 2 WFM) founded in 2021. They serve the Boise National Forest and National Incident Management Teams by providing technical, ecological, and operational expertise.
Prevention
Understand and learn how to help prevent wildfires while enjoying the national forests. Whether you live in or near the forest become an advocate in protecting your residence by gaining knowledge in wildfire preparedness for homes. Campfires, restrictions, and vehicle use information, and more can be found on the fire prevention webpage.
Lookouts
The Boise National Forest has 10 fire lookouts covering 5 districts that are staffed annually from approximately June 1st to October 1st. The lookouts are the forests eyes and ears to fire management. They discover and plot the location for fires then relay that information to our local dispatch center for firefighters to immediately address.
- Mountain Home Ranger District
- Trinity and Danskin
- Idaho City Ranger District
- Sunset and Thorn Creek
- Cascade Ranger District
- Thunderbolt
- Lowman Ranger District
- Jackson Peak and Whitehawk
- Emmett Ranger District
- Scott Mountain, Tripod and Silver Creek