UPDATE: Cartwright Fire 80% Contained, Full Containment Expected This Evening

Boise (670 KBOI News) – The Cartwright Fire, in the Boise Foothills near Cartwright Road, west of Bogus Basin Road, is expected to be fully contained tonight, and fully controlled by tomorrow morning.
It has burned about 15 acres.  No homes are threatened, and no evacuations have been ordered.
Stay with 670 KBOI for more details as they come in.
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ORIGINAL POST:

BLM and local fire crews have responded to a brush fire on Bogus Basin Road in the foothills of Boise.  The the fire is east of Cartwright, west of Bogus Basin Road and is estimated at 20-30 acres.

The latest information indicates structures are not in immediate danger… dispatch did indicate there could be problems if the wind were to become a major issue, but that is currently not the case.

A helicopter has also recently been dispatched to the fire.

There is no current word on what caused the fire to start. Flames and smoke are visible at this time, and the fire is burning in brush and other vegetation that has become especially dry over the last several weeks of hot and dry conditions.

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