2017 Idaho Wildfire Emissions Compared to other Emission Sources in Idaho
Wildfire smoke impacted Idaho’s air quality significantly in 2017. Wildfires burned on over 5 million acres in Idaho, Washington, Oregon, Montana, and British Columbia Canada combined. Over 700,000 acres were affected by wildfire in Idaho this year. This report presents estimates of the emissions from Idaho fires only. Idaho wildfires in 2017 released over 111,000…