Clear Creek Fire Department

09/16/2025

📢 Upcoming Prescribed Burns in the Clear Creek Area – Fall 2025
👨‍🚒 Shared by the U.S. Forest Service and CCVFD

Hi neighbors! We wanted to pass along information just received from the U.S. Forest Service regarding prescribed fire plans in our area this fall. With fire season planning already underway, these controlled burns are an important part of keeping our forests and community safe by reducing hazardous fuels.

🔺 Broadcast Burn (Johnson Fork Unit 1)
Area: ~141 acres
Location: Behind the mailboxes near Grimes Creek
Timing: One day of active ignition, followed by a few days of lingering smoke
Target Window: Mid-October to Mid-November (weather dependent)
Current Status: Crews are already on-site prepping containment lines.

🔥 Pile Burns
Johnson Fork (261A Road): ~300 acres, north of last year’s burns
Sheep Creek (Clear Creek Summit, 261 & 261C Roads): ~450 acres
Timing: As soon as there's snow on the ground
Duration: Will take multiple days between the two areas, based on daily weather and smoke dispersal conditions

📍 Where to Get Updates:
You can now access live maps and information on all prescribed burns planned across the Boise National Forest at this public dashboard:
👉 https://nifc.maps.arcgis.com/apps/dashboards/282f07d487f640d1a75d5fee9fc0b389

Please share this with friends and neighbors who may not be online often. As always, feel free to reach out if you have questions!

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Clear Creek Volunteer Fire Department
[email protected]

05/13/2025

Boise County public safety agencies are updating the county All-Hazards Mitigation Plan (last revised in 2018) Now more than ever, we need your boots-on-the-ground feedback.

📝 Please spend 5 minutes with this survey by May 30, 2025: https://forms.gle/xqhP3XShqbF9KZm9A

Your local fire, law enforcement, and emergency management teams will use YOUR input to prioritize flood, wildfire, earthquake, and other safety projects. Don’t miss out—speak up now and keep our mountain communities safe!

Please take a moment and fill out an updated survey for Boise County. https://forms.gle/xqhP3XShqbF9KZm9A

Boise County Sheriff's Office

01/08/2025

Prescribed Burning (Jan. 2025)
Boise National Forest
Weekly Prescribed Fire Implementation Plan
January 13th through January 17th, 2024

Weather and conditions permitting, fire managers plan to implement the following prescribed burns over the next week. These low intensity prescribed fires reduce the risk of large wildfire potential to communities and other critical resources, such as municipal watersheds while improving forest health and wildlife habitat.
Smoke from prescribed burns will be visible from several locations across the forest. Temporary impacts may affect those sensitive to smoke and may briefly limit access to forest areas or travel routes impacted by the burn. Fire officials strongly advise forest visitors and homeowners to prepare and plan activities around the proposed dates and locations of burns and to use extreme caution near prescribed burns. Area residents and forest visitors can monitor smoke impact at Idaho Department of Environmental Quality’s website https://www.deq.idaho.gov/air-quality/air-quality-index/air-quality-forecasts/
Prescribed fire is always dependent upon weather, and wind conditions, as well as approval from Idaho Department of Environmental Quality (IDEQ) through the Montana/Idaho Airshed Group found here: https://mi.airshedgroup.org/.

***See attached images for specific locations on the forest that have planned burns***

05/12/2024

Clear Creek neighbors, just a heads up about a controlled burn/smoke.

10/29/2022

Have you prepped your fireplace or wood stove for winter? Cleaning out creosote buildup helps prevent fire emergencies.

07/21/2022

The National Weather Service in Boise has issued a Red Flag Warning, which is in effect from noon to 9 PM MDT Friday. * WINDS...Gusts 25 to 30 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...9 to 14 percent. Area Description Southern Boise/Western Sawtooth NF, including the Camas Prairie; Western Twin Falls BLM; Souther...

06/03/2022

For those of you who knew Nancy Bedard, she passed away on 6 January, 2022.

Memorial services will be held on Thursday, 16 June, 2022 at 2:00 PM at the Idaho State Veteran's Cemetery.
10100 N Horseshoe Bend Rd, Boise, ID 83714

There will be a BBQ in Meridian following the services.
2392 E. Apricot Dr, Meridian, ID 83646

The family welcomes everyone who would like to come and spend some time reminiscing and celebrating Nancy’s life. It’s going to be memorable, just like she was!
If you would like to call her son Matt for more information, please message us here and we’ll get you his phone number. You may also email us at [email protected]

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03/24/2022

From the USFS: The forest proposes to implement vegetation treatments using timber harvest and prescribed fire to promote forest resiliency and address hazardous fuels within the wildland urban interface while responding to insect and disease outbreaks. The Ranger District is currently accepting sco...