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Forest Service warns of elevated early‑season risk, expands prevention outreach and volunteer programs
Summary
Assistant Fire Management Officer Bryce Bar said local snowpack is 70–80% of average and much of the northern panhandle is in moderate drought; the Forest Service outlined a prevention program with three new prevention technicians, community engagements, Firewise guidance and volunteer partnerships to help protect properties and restore trails.
Bryce Bar, assistant fire management officer for the zone, presented a regional fire season outlook and prevention update at the April 14 meeting.
Bar said local snowpack is about 70–80% of average but noted a mid‑ and low‑elevation snow deficit; the drought monitor shows much of the northern panhandle in moderate drought. He cautioned that while North Idaho locally looks better than large parts of the western U.S., compounding drought and low snow at lower elevations can dry…
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