TREASURE VALLEY, Idaho — Multiple vegetation and residential fires broke out across the Treasure Valley as residents celebrated Independence Day Saturday night.
As of 10:35 p.m. Saturday, PulsePoint reported fires in both Canyon and Ada counties, with the majority of the calls first coming in around 10:20 p.m. on July 4.
The Ada County Sheriff's Office says that dispatchers entered 1,765 incidents into the Computer-Aided Dispatch system between 12 a.m. July 4 and 6 a.m. July 5. This is the highest total that ACSO has reported.
In Garden City, a spokesperson with the Boise Fire Department told Idaho News 6 that firefighters were able to extinguish a grass fire that sparked around 12 a.m. July 5 on W. Sultana Lane. Officials say the fire was located in a hard-to-reach area near the Boise River.
Boise's brush fire units responded to the scene and were assisted by Eagle Fire and Boise Fire crews. Luckily, BFD said that no structures were damaged and no injuries were reported.
Idaho News 6 is following these fires closely and will continue to provide updates as more information becomes available.
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