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.

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 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 sparked early Friday morning and has already burned thousands of acres in the Boise foothills with nearby ...

The department said the operations may look like the fire has grown, and people have been calling, but it's being carefully ...

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

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