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BOISE, Idaho — Boise firefighters contained a second-story apartment fire Wednesday evening that displaced four units without power. The Boise Fire Department said it responded to a fire around ...
For comparison, just 86,942 total acres burned in Idaho by Oct. 10, 2023 – essentially the same time period in the previous year. In 2024, one large wildfire – the Wapiti Fire – burned more ...
Officials with the Boise Fire Department are asking local residents for help testing a free new app that fire officials hope can help reduce the risk of homes being damaged by wildfires.
The Valley Fire was estimated at 25 acres at 4 a.m. shortly after it started, according to the Bureau of Land Management. By about 7:30 a.m., the fire had grown to over 2,000 acres. The fire was ...
The fire exceeded 10,000 acres on Thursday. (U.S. Forest Service/Contributed) Pyrocumulonimbus clouds billowing upward from the Boise Fire were visible from several parts of the county on Wednesday.
The Boise Fire continues to grow at a frightening pace, with the fire now having burned more than 7,220 acres as of Wednesday morning, double than the 3,600 acres the fire was at on Tuesday.
On Thursday afternoon, Boise was mapped at 10,205 acres (15.9 square miles) with 0% containment. The map above shows the approximate fire perimeter as a black line and the evacuation area in red.
The Boise Fire Department has had a busy day. Within the span of 24 hours, the department responded — and contained — a fire in the Boise Foothills, a tree fire along the Boise River Greenbelt and a ...
The Boise Fire Department has had a busy day. Within the span of 24 hours, the department responded — and contained — a fire in the Boise Foothills, a tree fire along the Boise River Greenbelt ...
The Boise Fire Department got a jumpstart on rescue operations Wednesday at a fatal building collapse that killed three and critically injured five near the Boise Airport thanks to a bit of ...
Boise Fire said it won’t provide updates on the injured people. The rescue effort required collaboration by multiple agencies, including Boise Fire, Ada County paramedics, Boise police and the ...
A structural fire closed the Walmart at the 8300 block of Overland Road on Thursday afternoon, according to the Boise Fire Department. Fire crews were dispatched to the store at about 5:30 p.m. to ...