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BLM warns of staffing shifts and a potential active fire season in northern Idaho
Summary
Rob Lawler of the Bureau of Land Management told Bonner County commissioners the local BLM district is shrinking, management is moving to Boise, and low snowpack raises the prospect of an active 2026 fire season; small local projects such as ADA upgrades at Gamlin recreation site were also described.
Rob Lawler, assistant field manager with the Bureau of Land Management, briefed the Bonner County Board of Commissioners on local staffing changes and wildfire outlook during the April 28 meeting.
Lawler said several regional staff have taken deferred retirements or other departures, leaving the local district smaller and temporarily managed from Boise. “We are going to be managed, the district is gonna be managed by Boise,” Lawler said, adding…
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