Fire crews are battling a wildfire near Lucky Peak Lake, Boise on Sunday. Officials said they received reports at around 11:20 AM local time. The Three Point Fire is now over 150 acres in size, according to the Boise District of the Bureau of Land Management’s Facebook page. However, no structures are threatened.
The department said that 'Boise District BLM and USFS on scene at the Three Point Fire with 4 BLM overhead, 4 BLM engines, 1 USFS engine, 2 BLM dozers, 1 BLM water tender, 1 BLM helicopter, 1 USFS helicopter, 1 air attack, 2 large air tankers, and 2 single engine air tankers'.
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Authorities further added that the fire is located approximately 6 miles southeast of Luck Peak Reservoir and is estimated at 400+ acres. "Resources continue to make progress constructing dozerline and holding the fire at Blacks Creek Road."
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The cause of the fire is under investigation. It is impacting Blacks Creek Road, and authorities have asked locals to avoid the area. The Bureau of Land Management reported the Three Point Fire at 11:20 AM local time.
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Reacting to the fire, one local asked: "@BoiseFire is there a new fire out near Black’s Creek Road? We could see smoke from Amity Road in the direction of Three Point Mountain. It must’ve started between about 11:30am and 12:30pm."
"What’s going on in SE Boise near Lucky Peak… huge fire on hillside again! Please investigate," another person asked on X, platform formerly known as Twitter.