Firefighters with the Bureau of Land Management are working a 10-acre grass fire burning on private land near Hilltop along Idaho Highway 21 Wednesday afternoon.
The fire isn’t threatening any structures, and no evacuations have been ordered.
At 3 p.m., the west lane of the highway was closed but traffic was being permitted through.
The fire was reported at 1 p.m. Wednesday, according to Ada County Dispatch.
BLM fire officials say the fire was human-caused but it remains under investigation. Crews are working hotspots along the perimeter, and they expect to have it under control by 2 p.m. Thursday.
Resources respond to the MM 15 fire on HWY21 - Hilltop. 10 acres. 1 lane is closed, please use caution when driving in the area. #BLMBDOFire
— BLM Idaho Fire (@BLMIdahoFire) July 19, 2017
At one point, Idaho 21 was shut down between Hilltop and High Bridge but by 2 p.m., one lane of the highway was re-opened, a dispatcher said.
Traffic alert: Both directions of Idaho 21 are closed between Spring Shores Road and E. Lucky Point View Point Road while crews battle fire
— Ada County Sheriff (@AdaCoSheriff) July 19, 2017
Last July, a grass fire that started about 300 yards south of Hilltop Station burned more than 4,300 acres. That fire was called the Mile Marker 14 fire.
Katy Moeller: 208-377-6413, @KatyMoeller
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