Website helps public donate directly to Idaho wildland firefighters

EVEN WORSE.HERE IN THE GEMSTATE... MOST OFTHE LARGE FIRESARE BURNING WELLNORTH OF THETHREASUREVALLEY...THE DIXIE-JUMBOFIRES AND THESNAKE RIVERCOMPLEX HAVEBURNED A COMBINED140-THOUSANDACRES.TEAMS ON THEFIRELINES AREGETTING STRETCHEDTHIN IN THEPANHANDLE AND THEIDAHO DEPARTMENTOF LANDS SAYSWHILE DONATIONSARE APPRECIATED,THE LOGISTICS OFGETTING DONATIONSTO THE TEAMSNEEDED TO BESTREAMLINED... SOTHEYTA SRTED AWEBPAGE CALLEDDONATIONS TO THEFIRELINES."WHAT WREE'ASKING PEOPLE TODO IS TO LET USKNOW WHEN THEYHAVE AREASONABLEQUANTITY OF WATEROR SPORTS DRINKS,AND THEN BRINGTHAT TO OUR FIRECACHE.

THE FIRECACHE HAS THEPEOPLE WHO ARETHE EXPERTS ATBRINGING INSUPPLIES, FINDINGTHE SUPPLIES, ANDTHEN ACTUALLYSHIPPING THOSETHINGS OUT TO FIRECREWS."IF YOU HAVE THERESOURCES ANDCAN HELP, WE'VEPUT A LINK TO THEIDAHO DEPARTMENTOF LANDS DONATIONTO THE FIRELINESSITE ONLINEJUST GO TO IDAHONEWS SIX AND CLICK