Wildfire continues to be a major area of concern for most of the West – and Idaho is doing what it can now to decrease the risk of human-caused wildfires.

Stage 1 fire restrictions go into effect today (Friday) for the Boise and Payette fire restriction areas.

Those restrictions will apply to forests and rangeland in the southwest portion of Idaho — from the Owyhees to the Little Salmon River.

In north-central Idaho, Public land management agencies will implement stricter Stage 2 Fire Restrictions today on all lands within the Grangeville Fire Restriction Area.

That zone includes state, federal, and private forestland and rangeland in Lewis, Nez Perce, Idaho, Clearwater, and Latah counties.

Stage 2 restrictions are already in effect for the Coeur d’Alene Fire Restriction Area, which is between the Grangeville zone and the US-Canada border.