BOISE, Idaho — Boise Fire Department, ... One heavy air tanker is en route to the fire. Officials said they expect to have to fire contained by 10 p.m. Friday and under control sometime Saturday.

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Federal officials say the air tanker base in Boise has so far dumped more than 1 million gallons of fire retardant on wildfires burning across Idaho this year. That surpasses ...

Boise Foothills wildfire, ... The Boise Fire Department did not respond to the Idaho Statesman’s request for ... They make it difficult to use aerial firefighting resources like air tankers.

A fire sparked by a malfunctioning well pump that burned over 15 acres west of North Bogus Basin Road in the Boise foothills on Friday is expected to be contained ...

BOISE • The Boise Air Tanker Base recently reached a milestone this month by pumping more than 1 million gallons of retardant into air tankers.

Boise air tanker base sets record for fire retardant dumps in big wildfire year Mon., Aug. 20, 2012 A VLAT, Very Large Aerial Tanker, ... U.S. Forest Service and local fire departments.

#BLMBODFire responding to the Southtom Fire 12 miles south of the Boise airport. Cooperators responding USFS, Kuna and Orchard Combat Training Center. BLM resources: 3 overhead, 3 engines, 1 water ...

In Boise, Idaho, in late April, near the National Interagency Fire Center, a few planes were about to fly by: one smaller lead plane and a massive C-130 Hercules air tanker ready to drop thousands ...

BOISE, Idaho — Australia has sent a jet airtanker to the United States to help fight wildfires. Officials at the National Interagency Fire Center in Boise say the Boeing 737 from the New South ...