Comments on: Major Fire On Boise Bench

By: Started how?

Started how? — Wed, 06 Sep 2017 16:52:00 +0000

We still haven’t heard the cause of the first spark. I will be listening. Listening because there are dozens of homes, many on the bench, that pile up wood like this. More wood than a household could burn. Neighbors should be asking for assurances that the fire dept will be at their home with many engines when they go poof. And I guess just hope that the keepers of the wood piles do have insurance. Fire is very scary, isn’t it?

EDITOR NOTE– Prime suspect is tossed cigarette. You are correct about piling up fuel.

By: erico49

erico49 — Sun, 03 Sep 2017 00:30:03 +0000

How do you get access to scenes? Are there press passes? Do you have one?how does one qualify? Who issues? I picture you in a fedora with the pass stuck in the hat band.

EDITOR NOTE–MY secret has always been to stay out of the way and not draw attention. A big camera with tripod and a van with the name of a legacy media on it can cut both ways, depending on whether or not the copper guarding the gate thinks you are cute.

By: Common Sense

Common Sense — Sat, 02 Sep 2017 18:02:34 +0000

Dave, thank you for your in-depth reporting and awesome photos. On the “fake news” (:)) all I heard was that “a fire broke out on the outside of an apartment building.” I had no idea about this other side of the story. Again, great to have an alternative view.

EDITOR NOTE–Truth is, I miss the old days of local news coverage. Thousands saw the smoke, heard the sirens, wondered about it. Boise FD did a very good job stopping the spread.

By: Now That's a 'hot' tub

Now That's a 'hot' tub — Fri, 01 Sep 2017 19:09:58 +0000

Hopefully no one hurt and hopefully they are insured. A little more smoke on top of all this wildland smoke won’t matter.

Question, it is not uncommon to see large piles of flammables such as wood pallets sitting out back of businesses. Any guidelines from the fire department on safer storage? Remember the PVC pipe fire under the Atlanta freeway… wow.

Good for the copyrighting Dave. I’ve notice legacy media is following you to the breaking news more and more these days.