NCAR fire in Boulder is 68% contained
The NCAR fire in south Boulder is 68% contained, and firefighters have secured the perimeter of the nearly 200-acre fire, officials said Monday.
Incident Commander Brian Oliver said about 150 firefighters from a variety of agencies battled the fire Monday.
“It’s been a huge community effort and a big community win that we’ve got no injuries and no structures lost or damaged in this incident,” Oliver said.
The blaze broke out Saturday afternoon near the National Center for Atmospheric Research, prompting an estimated 19,000 people to evacuate. By Sunday evening, authorities lifted all evacuations.
Eldorado Canyon State Park and hiking trails around the fire area remained closed Monday.
“We know that folks in the city of Boulder really like to get outside and go on these hikes, and if they can go to places that aren’t near the fire area, that will allow firefighters and the folks that need to work on this fire today to do the hard, good work they’re doing … and not have to worry about the safety of the community while in that fire line,” Boulder Fire Rescue spokeswoman Marya Washburn said.
Investigators have yet to determine what caused the fire.
“There’s no longer a fire season is really the concern,” Oliver said. “Fire season is year-round now. … If there’s not active precipitation or snow on the ground, as you can see it’s March, this isn’t fire season per se and we just had a 200-acre fire.”
NCAR fire in Boulder is 68% contained
The NCAR fire in south Boulder is 68% contained, and firefighters have secured the perimeter of the nearly 200-acre fire, officials said Monday.
Incident Commander Brian Oliver said about 150 firefighters from a variety of agencies battled the fire Monday.
“It’s been a huge community effort and a big community win that we’ve got no injuries and no structures lost or damaged in this incident,” Oliver said.
The blaze broke out Saturday afternoon near the National Center for Atmospheric Research, prompting an estimated 19,000 people to evacuate. By Sunday evening, authorities lifted all evacuations.
Eldorado Canyon State Park and hiking trails around the fire area remained closed Monday.
“We know that folks in the city of Boulder really like to get outside and go on these hikes, and if they can go to places that aren’t near the fire area, that will allow firefighters and the folks that need to work on this fire today to do the hard, good work they’re doing … and not have to worry about the safety of the community while in that fire line,” Boulder Fire Rescue spokeswoman Marya Washburn said.
Investigators have yet to determine what caused the fire.
“There’s no longer a fire season is really the concern,” Oliver said. “Fire season is year-round now. … If there’s not active precipitation or snow on the ground, as you can see it’s March, this isn’t fire season per se and we just had a 200-acre fire.”
