BOISE, Idaho — Residents near Bogus Basin Rd in Boise may have received a Code Red alert after a small fire quickly grew and threatened the surrounding neighborhood just before 12 pm on August 7.
A Code Red notification was sent to nearby residents after the quickly moving grass fire was discovered, but as of 1:28 pm the wildfire had been 100% contained.
"Initially, there were about 10-12 homes threatened but thankfully with Firewise landscaping and us being able to get units up there quickly ahead of it and we were able to contain the fire just off the roadway before it reached any homes,” said Boise Fire Division Chief of Operations Aaron Hummel.
15 Boise Fire units responded to the fire, which spread to cover two acres at the corner of Bogus Basin Rd and Curling Dr and threatened about a dozen structures.
Thankfully, no structures were damaged in the flames. The cause of the fire remains under investigation.
