UPDATE 11:05 a.m.: The Bureau of Land Management says the Hilltop fire burning southeast of Boise off Highway 21 was fully contained by 10:00 a.m. Wednesday morning.
Fire managers say hotspots prevented them from reaching containment overnight, as they originally expected.
The BLM says the perimeter of the fire hasn't grown, but thanks to better mapping, acres burned is now estimated at 990.
UPDATE 9:00 p.m.: The Bureau of Land Management expects the Hilltop fire to be fully contained within the next two hours.
The brush fire has grown to 400 acres, but the agency says "forward progression" has stopped.
UPDATE 6:25 p.m.: The Bureau of Land Management says the Hilltop fire burning southeast of Boise near Lucky Peak Reservoir is estimated at 200 acres.
Billowing smoke from the fire off Highway 21, near milepost 13 can be seen across the valley.
ORIGINAL POST: That smoke you're seeing to the east of Boise is a wildfire, burning on Bureau of Land Management land. Officials say the brush fire is burning off Highway 21, near milepost 13.
KBOI TV reports the 15 acre fire is burning near Lucky Peak Reservoir. BLM and the U. S. Forest Service are on the scene. The fire is burning between the highway and Lucky Peak.
