Early Monday afternoon, June 27, 2022, my wife told me there was a grass fire visible, about a third of a mile northeast from our home. We walked to the corner of Cole Road and Skylight Street, and as shown above, saw the fire burning quickly east of Cole and north of Lake Hazel Road. It was in an open field just south of the SouthFork subdivision (which is entered from Stirrup Avenue). The field is where the north end for Locale subdivision will eventually get more homes. Excavators are working there to put in underground utilities. Homes at Locale currently are being constructed south of Lake Hazel Road.
Boise Fire tweeted about it as follows (at 4:24 PM):
“A reminder to take extra precautions as grasses are drying up and can easily ignite. Around 1:00 pm today Boise Fire responded to a report of a grass fire with structures threatened on Lake Hazel and Cole Rd. Crews arrived to find the fire moving fast with 10-15 mph winds.
Boise Fire quickly put resources in place to protect the homes and started burning operations to reduce fuels in front of those homes. Fire crews were able to control the fire before it reached any structures. In total, the fire burned 27 acres.
The cause of the fire appears to be accidental, but is under investigation. No injuries are reported and no structures are currently threatened.”
There also is a brief article at KIVItv by Meredith Spelbring titled Boise Fire responds to 27-acre fire on Lake Hazel, urges added caution due to dry conditions.
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