Wildfire in Upper Treasure Valley, Idaho

Wildfire August 25, 2008 · Upper Treasure Valley, Idaho

Death

$5.0M

Damage as recorded

What the National Weather Service wrote

A wildfire in Southeast Boise caused by an electrical component near an Idaho Power sub station quickly burned out of control destroying 10 homes and damaging many more including 1 fatality. Another wildfire near Mountain Home burned around 500 acres.

The wider storm

A strong cold front swept through Eastern Oregon and Southwest Idaho August 25th bringing damaging winds and a wildfire in Southeast Boise that raced out of control destroying nearly a dozen homes including one fatality.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 126897. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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