SOUTHEAST BOISE, Idaho — Boise Fire Department officials say that residents have been displaced after crews responded to reports of a structure fire in the 4000 block of S. Northbridge Way in Boise on Sunday morning.
Crews arrived at the scene shortly after 1 a.m. on July 5 and found the home fully engulfed in flames, BFD said.
WATCH the 2026 fire and dispatch stats and how officials responded to a house fire in Southeast Boise
Engine 15, Engine 3, Engine 7, Engine 8, Truck 7, Ladder 5, Battalion 1, Battalion 3 and Ada County Paramedics responded to the scene.
Fortunately, everyone in the home had safely evacuated, BFD said.
Firefighters then worked to quickly attack the fire and control the blaze. Crews remained on scene for several hours, ensuring the fire had not extended into the walls of the residence and that all remaining hot spots were fully extinguished.
BFD said that the Burnout Fund was called to assist the residents displaced.
The cause of the fire remains under investigation.
This fire is just one of 1,765 events reported by dispatchers. Ada County Sheriff's Office also reports the highest 4th of July call and dispatch activity ever recorded, as Boise Fire Department responded to 16 fire calls during a 30-hour period overnight.
Between midnight on July 4 and 6 a.m. on July 5, dispatchers entered 1,765 events into the Computer Aided Dispatch (CAD) system, according to the Ada County Sheriff's Office. The CAD system, introduced in 2017, is used by dispatchers, call-takers, and 911 operators to record incident calls.
The 2026 total represents 152 more calls than last year and 594 more calls than 2022. Ada County Sheriff's Office provided the following stats from the past 5 years:
- 2026: 1,756
- 2025: 1,613
- 2024: 1,376
- 2023: 1,295
- 2022: 1,171
During the 30-hour period, dispatchers also reported:
- 284 fireworks-related calls
- 16 fire calls
- 184 Text-to-911 conversations
