Boundary County Fire Safe is a county program funded by various grants in support of the National Fire Plan.  The Boundary County Fire Safe Program has been in existence since 2003 with Inland Forest Management, Inc. of Sandpoint contracted to write the County's Fire Mitigation Plan and to administer the program.  The current Program Manager is Don Gunter.

Fire Safe has a steering committee called a Wildland Urban Interface (WUI) Mitigation Committee, with representatives from various county, state and federal agencies along with local interest groups.  The purpose of this committee is to coordinate the implementation of the County's Wildland Urban Interface Fire Mitigation Plan.  This committee meets quarterly to share information, review activities of the program, and conduct business as needed.

Since it's inception in 2003, Boundary County Fire Safe Projects have created defensible space around hundreds of homes and fuel breaks near several communities in Boundary County by reducing hazardous fuels.  As an example, in 2009 nearly 500 acres of fuel break work was accomplished in priority treatment areas.  The future emphasis for fuel treatment work is to continue the creation of fuel breaks around our communities at risk.  For further information about the program or interest in participating, see the contact below or the Related Links.
 

Boundary County Contact Information:

Don Gunter
Fire Safe Program Manager
c/o Inland Forest Management
P.O. Box 1966
Sandpoint, ID  83864
(208) 263-9420 (office)
(208) 255-8934 (cell)
Email: IFM@inlandforest.com