How is that even possible? Are Idahoans that irresponsible? According to the U.S. Department of Interior "as many as 90 percent of wildland fires in the United States are caused by people"
Sounds about right for September 2020, right? The sun seemed to be a little late to rise this morning and at first I thought it forgot, and then I realized it was just an intense amount of smoke.
This is hard. Every day, the Red Cross says 7 people die in home fires and most of them are in homes that don’t have working smoke alarms. Volunteers in the Treasure Valley are going to change that, and there's still time to get involved and help save a life.
After a couple summers with intense wildfires, government officials are looking for ways to reduce risk. Idaho and the Forest Service have come up with agreements to do just that.
It's made for some beautiful pictures, sports cancellations, and the recommendation to stay inside, but our Treasure Valley air quality is finally improving.