The 4,000-acre fire threatened several neighborhoods in Southeast Boise on Friday as it raced through the Foothills.

Photos taken by the Bureau of Land Management and an Idaho Statesman photographer show the scale of the Valley Fire.

A fire was burning Friday morning in the Boise Foothills near the edge of the city. The Valley Fire was estimated at 25 acres ...

Residents react to the Valley fire burning thousands of acres in the Boise foothills. The huge plumes of smoke are visible ...

The Valley Fire is located off Highway 21 and Highland Valley, about one mile east of Boise on the north side of the highway.

A new wildfire near Boise overnight. Crews responding this morning to the Valley Fire along Highway 21 near Highland Valley ...

The Boise Fire Department sent an alert for residents to avoid the Foothills as crews battle the Valley Fire that burned ...

Highway 21 is closed starting at the Warm Springs Road intersection. The fire is roughly 25+ acres, as of Friday early ...

BLM is responding to an active wildfire on Highway 21 near Hilltop Station. There are no updates on the size of the fire ...

A fire burned in Boise, Idaho near homes on the city's east side.

BOISE, Idaho (KMVT/KSVT) — The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Boise District is actively fighting a fire - The Valley Fire - ...