Idaho BLM
| Contacts: | Krista Berumen, 208-373-3826 |
Bureau of Land Management Invites Public to Follow 2013 Idaho Fire Season on Twitter
BOISE, ID -- The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) announced today that during the upcoming 2013 fire season on public land in Idaho, the public is invited to follow current news on wildfire activity and suppression efforts with BLM's new Idaho statewide Twitter. Fire news updates will be continuously posted at the following Twitter address: www.twitter.com/blmidahofire.
To find region-specific information in Idaho, please use the following hashtags: Idaho Falls: #blmidfallsfire; Twin Falls #blmtwinfallsfire; Boise: #blmboisefire; and Coeur d' Alene: #blmcdafire.
The BLM in Idaho has one of the largest and most complex fire management programs in the BLM, protecting and managing wildfire on approximately 11 million acres of public rangelands and forests in central and southern parts of the State. Learn more about the BLM-Idaho wildland fire management program.
The BLM manages more than 245 million acres of public land, the most of any Federal agency. This land, known as the National System of Public Lands, is primarily located in 12 Western states, including Alaska. The BLM also administers 700 million acres of sub-surface mineral estate throughout the nation. The BLM's multiple-use mission is to sustain the health, diversity, and productivity of the public lands for the use and enjoyment of present and future generations. In Fiscal Year 2012, activities on public lands generated $4.6 billion in revenue, much of which was shared with the States where the activities occurred. In addition, public lands contributed more than $112 billion to the U.S. economy and helped support more than 500,000 jobs.