FIRE – Adds to existing law to provide that deficiency warrants may be issued for providing fire resources for fire suppression.

This Idaho bill (H 746) allows state agencies to use special payments (deficiency warrants) from the general fund to cover costs for fire resources used in non-fire suppression activities, such as training or equipment maintenance. It directly affects state land management agencies that mobilize fire resources through established emergency systems but don't involve active wildfire suppression. The bill creates a new process where the state board of land commissioners authorizes these payments, and the state controller issues the warrants against the general fund. It becomes effective July 1, 2026, to address funding gaps for non-suppression fire-related activities.