No statewide construction book — sourced · state briefing
Idaho
Program and modelNo adopted WUI code we can source here. IBHS Wildfire Prepared asks for the inspection measures, and the 2024 IWUIC model says the same floor.
2local authorities
662plant records
3guides
2026-08-24last verified
Idaho adopts the IBC, its own residential and energy codes, and the IEBC statewide — permit-issuing local governments must use those books, but the wildfire interface code is left to local choice. Of 2 sourced local nodes, 1 has chosen it; the local authorities list names both. What applies to your house follows that fork.
Between the state floor and one overlay district sits a lot of unmapped middle, and what we can't tell you yet refuses to fill it by guesswork.
From canyon to camas prairie the state spans USDA half-zones 4a through 7b, with 662 plant records documented and 105 flagged invasive or noxious. Living here handles the green half.
What applies in Idaho
Idaho’s statewide adopted construction codes are the IBC, the Idaho residential code, the energy code, and the IEBC. IWUIC is not on that list. Local governments that issue permits must adopt those state codes. They are not required to adopt other referenced codes. A city may still adopt IWUIC locally. Confirm with the building official.
2 sourced local authorities are open below; 1 has a sourced construction application. Local adoption is never implied from silence.
Sourced local authorities (2)
Each page is labeled by the record actually sourced. A fire-access document is not presented as a code adoption.
1 code-application records are normalized below these place nodes.
State distribution, native range, invasive status, hardiness, and fire evidence answer different questions. None is a planting approval. The list itself is on Grow — this page carries the aggregates.
662 plant records documented in the state.
105 carry an invasive or noxious flag applying here. One fire-evidence source names Idaho in publication scope.
For Idaho Firewise committees, fire districts, and HOA architectural
committees. The frame stays current as the evidence does, so it does not
go stale the way a copied PDF does. Free to use with the attribution line
below, which the snippet already includes.
<iframe src="https://fireapproved.com/embed/plants/idaho/" title="Idaho wildfire plant table" width="100%" height="900" loading="lazy" style="border:1px solid #ddd"></iframe>
<p>Plant table from <a href="https://fireapproved.com/places/idaho/">FireApproved.com</a>, cited to its sources. Not a planting approval.</p>
3 guides name Idaho — the reading list is on Learn.