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Oregon-Idaho Border Fire Escalates | Boise News
A massive grass fire roaring across the Oregon-Idaho border has exploded to over 288,000 acres, with just 5% contained and only 135 firefighters battling it—making air quality in Boise dangerously bad. Officials have shut down large swaths of public land in Owyhee County, including areas south of Trout Creek and Silver City roads and east toward highways 78 and 51, effective Tuesday evening—private property remains unaffected. The blaze, fueled by fast-moving brush and wind-whipped flames, is racing toward communities, homes, livestock, and critical infrastructure. Fire crews are digging…
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