Calls for help increasing on Boise Foothills trails
Ridge to Rivers and Boise Fire are reminding everyone to take steps to keep themselves safe when headed out for a hike or a ride this season.
Credit: Chase Biefeldt/KTVB Author: KTVB Staff Updated: 12:01 PM MDT May 17, 2021
BOISE, Idaho As the number of people heading into the Boise foothills trails system continues to rise, so do the number of situations in which people get into trouble and need help.
The Boise Fire Department is teaming up with Ridge to Rivers to encourage trail users to practice safety and protect themselves while enjoying the outdoors.
Former KTVB reporter Kaycee Murray reported on the fire as it spread through the Boise area. The hot and fast electricity created a strong current traveling through powerlines from Boise Avenue to Amity Road before reaching a piece of equipment called a connector on a power pole, she said during a broadcast. Investigators say that connector became so hot that it started to melt, causing molten metal to fall to the dry grass igniting what would become one of Boise s all-time biggest fires.
Dennis Doan had been elevated to Chief of Boise Fire six months before the Oregon Trail fire, which burned in southeast Boise in August 2008. It was his first major fire in command. It would be the largest and most devastating fire in his 30-year career.
Accidental causes are suspected and investigators are continuing to work to determine the true cause. Author: KTVB Staff Updated: 3:31 PM MST March 9, 2021
BOISE, Idaho
Update: As of March 9, the cause of this fire is still undetermined. Accidental causes are suspected and investigators are continuing to work to determine the true cause.
Seven apartments in the complex sustained damage due to fire and water. We are proud of our firefighters. They have spent hours training, preparing, and honing their skills to enable them to respond effectively to a difficult fire such as this, said Deputy Chief of Operations, Brad Bolen.
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