This leaves a net general fund obligation of $16.8 million to this point in the fire season, the report said. “Those numbers demonstrate the level of competition any fire is going to be competing for resources across the country,” Harvey said. “Idaho is prepared and continues to coordinate available resources, but crews, engines, aircraft, and incident management personnel are in very high demand.” Little has consistently urged the Idaho Legislature to provide a pre-payment for fire suppression costs ahead of fire season. McCandless covers Idaho politics for the Lewiston Tribune, Moscow-Pullman Daily News, Idaho Press of Nampa and Coeur d'Alene Press.