A power line touching the ground was found responsible for starting the Valley Fire that has burned 10,000 acres in the Boise foothills since igniting Oct. 4, according to the Idaho Department of Lands.

Idaho Power has released a statement taking responsibility for starting the Valley Fire just east of Boise.The statement is in response to an investigation by

Investigators have determined that Idaho Power equipment likely ignited the Valley Fire in East Boise earlier this month.

Idaho Power says a report from the Idaho Department of Lands concludes that Idaho Power equipment was involved in igniting the Valley Fire.

The Idaho Department of Lands found that Boise-based Idaho Power was responsible for the nearly 10,000-acre Valley Fire after a downed pole sparked a fire in the dry grassland of the Boise Foothills,