South Idaho Dispatch

Dispatch Zone

South Idaho Interagency Dispatch Center (SIIDC), located in Shoshone, ID, covers about 11.8 million acres of federal, state, and private land. SIIDC, in conjunction with the Bureau of Land Management, U.S. Forest Service, Idaho Department of Lands, and four other cooperators, with assistance from five Rangeland Fire Protection Associations, provides wildland fire suppression and support for federal and state lands from Stanley down to the Nevada/Utah border and Glenn’s Ferry over to Massacre Rock, west of American Falls. SIIDC also works closely with local county dispatch centers to provide support for wildfires impacting the Wildland Urban Interface (WUI). In addition to local wildland fire suppression, SIIDC and its cooperators mobilize personnel, equipment, and aircraft throughout the country in support of wildfire incidents, prescribed burns, and more. 

Program Overview

Bureau of Land Management

Twin Falls District

• Shoshone Field Office
• Jarbidge Field Office
• Burley Field Office

Idaho Department of Lands

• Eastern Supervisory Area
• Idaho Department of Parks and Recreation

National Park Service

• City of Rocks National Reserve
• Craters of the Moon National Monument and Preserve
• Hagerman Fossil Beds National Monument and Minidoka National Historic Site

U.S Fish and Wildlife Service

• Hagerman National Fish Hatchery
• Magic Valley Fish Hatchery
• Minidoka National Wildlife Refuge
• Sawtooth Fish Hatchery

U.S. Forest Service

Sawtooth National Forest

• Minidoka Ranger District  
• Fairfield Ranger District
• Ketchum Ranger District/Sawtooth National Recreation Area (SNRA)

Department of Defense

• Mountain Home Air Force Base

Bureau of Reclamation

Snake River Area Office

• Upper Snake Field Office

38 Rural Fire Departments (RFDs)

5 Rangeland Fire Protection Associations (RFPAs)

Dispatch Personnel

South Idaho Interagency Dispatch Center employs a combination of BLM and FS personnel in permanent and temporary positions. SIIDC is staffed with one Center Manager who oversees two Assistant Center Managers, two permanent Lead Dispatchers, two career seasonal Dispatchers, and five temporary Dispatchers. Duties within the center typically include one Floor Supervisor, one Logistics Coordinator, one Intel Coordinator, two Aircraft Dispatchers, and multiple Initial Attack Dispatchers. Wildland fire dispatchers are responsible for the mobilization of ground and aerial fire resources, the safety of field-going personnel, logistical coordination, and other suppression support duties. Dispatchers work in a fast-paced and high-stress environment. South Idaho Interagency Dispatch Center is staffed 24 hours from June to September (or as required) and 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. during the off-season.

Interagency cache

The interagency fire cache stores and distributes supplies for all wildland fires in South Idaho. The cache is responsible for stocking tools, gear, clothing, water, food, and other firefighting supplies that firefighters need to perform their jobs safe and effectively. The supplies the cache orders come from NIFC and the Great Basin Cache. Cache managers are responsible for ensuring equipment and supplies meet required safety standards. A primary responsibility is ensuring there is enough supplies to meet firefighter needs, and coordinating supply runs out to incidents.