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Summer 2026 Emergency Links

EMERGENCY ALERT SERVICES

“How do I know if there is a local wildfire situation or emergency?”

In addition to email and social media updates from the Fire Collaborative, you can receive text messages directly from County Emergency Services.

Click the buttons below to sign up for Emergency Alerts based on your county preference. Please note that Blaine County has switched to RAVE/Smart911 for all emergency services – if you were signed up for Blaine County CODE RED last year, you will need to re-register by clicking the button below.

Custer County CodeRed Sign Up Link

Or text “CUSTERCOID” to 24639

Blaine County SMART911 Sign Up Link

ALL CELLULAR PHONES

    Integrated Public Alert and Warning System (IPAWS)

    Link for more info: IPAWS

    No Sign Up Needed – set your phone to receive IPAWS

 

Apple: Go to settings > Notifications. Scroll down to the Government Alert section, then turn on the alerts you want to receive. Tap emergency alerts if you want to turn on Emergency Alerts and Local Awareness.

Android: Go to setting > Notifications. Scroll down to Wireless emergency alerts and select. Under allow alerts, tap the slider on the left to turn them all off or to the right to turn them all on. 

“What are quick things I can do around my home to protect it?” 

  • Limb trees within 30 feet of your home up to 6’.
  • Remove combustible material within 0-5’ of your home.
  • Move your winter woodpile away from the house.
  • Check your home for cracks or holes where embers could enter your home and patch or cover them with appropriate mesh.
  • Install 1/8 or 1/16” metal mesh where building codes allow to prevent ember intrusion.
  • If you are gone for long periods of time, remove combustible furniture or toys from your deck.
 
 
 Air Quality Information
National Forest Website info:

 Sawtooth National Forest – News & Events (usda.gov)Boise National Forest-Alerts and Closures

National Forest Social Media info: 

Facebook Page for U.S. Forest Service – Sawtooth National Forest

Facebook Page for U.S. Forest Service – Boise National Forest

National Interagency Fire Center – NIFCI

National Fire News | National Interagency Fire Center (nifc.gov)

 

Fire Danger and Restriction Information

Sawtooth National Forest Fire Danger
(Click on the Dropdown Menu at the Top)
Idaho Fire Restrictions via Idaho Department of Lands
(The State of Idaho sets fire restrictions in Idaho National Forests. This map does NOT include local municipality (City, County) restrictions, which may differ from the State Restrictions)

 

National Air Quality Monitoring – PurpleAir

Fire and Smoke Map – IdahoSmoke

Wildfire Smoke Tips – Idaho Department of Health and Welfare

The Sawtooth Valley Wildland Fire Collaborative (SVWFC)

The SVWFC works collectively to communicate emergency information, provide resources for residents and visitors, and reduce wildland fire risks in the Sawtooth Valley. 
Tremendous positive impacts due to fire collaboratives’ efforts in other Western States and regions of Idaho motivates local stakeholders to work together creating similar impacts for the Sawtooth Valley and the Sawtooth National Recreation Area.
Building relationships and increasing communication among all those who collaborate on wildland fire preparedness and emergency response creates trust across the community. This trust enables creativity and solution-minded thinking. Creativity and new solutions will be required to develop wildfire resiliency.

 

 Sawtooth Wildland Fire Collaborative Facebook Page:

https://www.facebook.com/SVWFC

The Sawtooth Valley Wildland Fire Collaborative was created and is managed by the Sawtooth Society. To support the work the fire collective does sign up at the fire collab or contribute to the sawtooth society to continue safeguarding the sawtooth valley.

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Below are resources for those impacted by ongoing incidents, tools for prevention, and ways to keep yourself safe during a wildfire incident

Are you Wildfire Ready? Create your "Go Bag" Kit

Are you and your family prepared for an emergency evacuation? Getting a “Go Bag” or a disaster supplies kit ready now can save valuable time and energy if you need to evacuate your property on short notice. After an emergency, you may need to survive on your own for several days. Being prepared means having your own food, water and other supplies to last for multiple days. A disaster supplies kit is a collection of basic items your household may need in the event of an emergency. 

Click the link below to get a downloadable checklist of items you may need for your “Go Bag.”

Ready.gov Kit Checklist

“How can I be ready to evacuate my home?”​

READY, SET, GO

Evacuation Advisory – Level 1 – Ready
Evacuation Warning – Level 2 – Set
Evacuation Order – Level 3 – GO NOW
Printable Wildfire Evacuation Guides Here

"What should I put in my Go Bag?"

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Thank you for your interest in volunteering!

The SVWFC is the only collaborative in our region working collectively to reduce wildland fire risks in the Sawtooth Valley. Mitigating wildfire hazards in the Sawtooth Valley protects Blaine and Custer Counties from catastrophic fires due to prevailing winds that can funnel fire into the Big Wood and Salmon River drainages. The collaborative structure of SVWFC was not mandated by any law, regulation, or policy, but rather by community-driven need. The tremendous positive impacts of fire collaboratives in other regions of Idaho and the West motivate local stakeholders to work together. The SVWFC aims to better protect local communities from ongoing hazards of wildfires as effectively and efficiently as possible.

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In central Idaho, research shows that hot, dry weather conditions and wildfire patterns will continue to put people and structures at risk and harm our natural ecosystems. On average, 45 fires burn each fire season in the Sawtooth National Forest – half caused by lighting, and half caused by humans. While regular fire is an important and regenerative part of the ecosystem, since the 1980s, the fire season – when the vegetation is dry enough to sustain a fire – has lengthened considerably according to Dr. John Abatzoglou, a scientist who studies climate science, wildfire, and its impact on the American West.

“Over the past 50 years, fires have become much larger, and the amount of landscape being burned is increasing dramatically,” Abatzoglou said. Large, severe fires are highly likely to intensify in Idaho and result in longer wildfire seasons, and increased wildfire frequency, intensity, and total area burned.