Idaho develops process for utility companies to submit wildfire mitigation plans
The Valley Fire burns in the Boise foothills on Oct. 4 in this file photo taken from Southeast Boise. (File photo courtesy of Robbie Johnson/Idaho Department of Lands)
In conjunction with a new law hitting the books this summer, the Idaho Public Utilities Commission recently approved a process for utility companies to submit wildfire mitigation plans to the state.
The commission developed the process for submitting the plans after the Idaho Legislature passed Senate Bill 1183, which created the Wildfire Standard of Care Act, earlier this year.
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