
The safety system intended to prevent fires in Boise fire stations failed at Station 8 because it appears firefighters simply forgot to use it, city officials said.
Boise firefighters at Station 8, 4422 Overland Road, left for a medical call on Christmas Eve only to return to a fire in the station's kitchen that started when a pan of tater tots were left on a hot burner. The heat from the burner melted the pan and caught some of the cabinets on fire, Assistant Fire Chief Dave Hanneman said...