BOISE, Idaho (AP) — The federal government said Thursday it is collecting $168,500 to cover fire suppression costs after an Illinois man ignited a 440-acre blaze in central Idaho in 2012 while ...

The Rocky Mountain Region of the U.S. Forest Service has issued an order prohibiting the use of exploding targets on Forest Service lands in the region. Exploding targets were cited as the cause of ...

Residents in the Black Hills Fire Protection District were fortunate to have experienced only a few wildfires last year and none that got out of hand. Nonetheless, the threat of wildfires is always ...

While exploding targets have been outlawed on national forests, there is no law specifically regulating their use on state lands. However, it is illegal to target practice in state Wildlife Management ...