Update: MM65I84 Fire in Ada County Burns over 5,000 Acres

Update: MM65I84 Fire in Ada County burns over 5,000 acres

BLM Idaho Fire division fights the Mile Marker 65 I-84 blaze, burning 1,000 acres. Evacuations and road closures advised as fire crews work on containment.

1,000 acre wildfire ongoing southeast of Boise along I-84

Crews are responding to a 1,000 acre wildfire on Interstate 84 (I-84) 8 miles southeast of Boise that began early Saturday afternoon.The wildfire appears to have been started by a vehicle fire, which was reported by the Idaho Transportation Department at 12:16 p.m. There is currently no estimated time of containment.According to a Facebook post by BLM Idaho Fire, motorists headed eastbound on I-84 should "expect possible lane closures and delays…

Grass fire on I-84 between Boise and Mountain Home spreads to over 1,000 acres

ADA COUNTY, Idaho — A rapidly expanding grass fire between Boise and Mountain Home has engulfed over 1,000 acres along Interstate 84.The blaze, initially repor