Idaho DEQ Encourages Public to Prepare for Wildfire Season

The Idaho Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) is encouraging the public to prepare for smoke impacts during what is expected to be another active wildfire season. Impacts from wildfire smoke are typically felt from around early July to mid-September. However, harmful smoke from a Canadian wildfire is already affecting some communities in the Midwest, leading to unhealthy air quality alerts issued in Wisconsin and Minnesota. Breathing in wildfire smoke can cause serious respiratory and cardiovascular effects, and smoke can be particularly harmful to people with underlying health conditions, pregnant women, children, and older individuals.
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Boise firefighters prevent blaze from spreading after shed catches fire

On Wednesday night, Boise firefighters were dispatched to a structure fire on West Targee Street near South Orchard Street. When fire crews arrived they found a detached shed fully engulfed in flames that were threatening a single-level home and a nearby apartment building. Crews quickly extinguished the fire, preventing it from spreading to the other structures. After an investigation, the fire was determined to have been accidental from burning weeds. No one was injured.
KBOI-TV CBS 2 Boise