Tag: Boulder Fire
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Wildfire in Boulder County second new blaze in 4 days
A wildfire sparked in Boulder County Tuesday night, the second new fire in the area over the past four days. The 2-acre fire on the north side of Flagstaff Mountain near Artist Point was described as a slow moving blaze with low-level flames, according to a video posted by the Boulder County Sheriff’s Office on…
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Fire sparks near U.S. 36 in Boulder County
As temperatures along the Front Range surpassed 70 degrees Friday afternoon, a fire sparked near U.S. 36 in Boulder County. The grass fire off Cherryvale Drive is resulting in a considerable amount of smoke on the roadway and surrounding areas, Boulder County officials said on social media Friday afternoon. The blaze is currently estimated to…
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Boulder, Colorado man arrested after allegedly starting wildfire with fireworks
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Boulder County Sheriff’s Office arrested a man who allegedly started a wildfire with a firework at Gregory Canyon in west Boulder on Monday. City of Boulder Fire-Rescue crews responded to a report of a small wildland fire at Gregory Canyon near the base of Flagstaff…
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Sunshine Wildland fire in Boulder County 65% contained; evacuation orders shift to warning
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The Sunshine Canyon Wildland fire is 65% contained and areas under evacuation have lowered to an evacuation warning, officials said in a tweet. Boulder emergency management officials announced the containment of the blaze increased to 65% from 40% at 6 p.m. on Tuesday night. Areas in Sunshine Canyon that were under evacuation orders have been…
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Sunshine Wildland Fire prompts evacuations in Boulder County; blaze now 40% contained
Emergency officials lifted evacuation warnings around 5 p.m. Monday within Boulder city limits for areas between Linden and University Avenues after a fire broke out in the area of Sunshine Canyon. Shortly after evacuation orders lifted, officials estimated its size decreased from 18 to 16 acres. Officials from Boulder’s Office of Emergency Management (OEM) reported…
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Firefighters say cause of blaze that destroyed 81 units in Whittier Apartment complex is ‘undermined’
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Authorities have been unable to determine the cause of a fire that destroyed 81 units in the Whittier Apartment complex in October, Boulder Fire Rescue announced on Friday. Despite the official cause being declared as “undetermined,” officials said in a news release that there was…
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VIDEO: President Biden’s remarks after the Marshall Fire damage
President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden speak during their visit to Colorado to tour the damage from last week’s Marshall Fire. (9NEWS)
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Marshall fire: Aerial view of Boulder County the morning after
Footage from Gov. Jared Polis’s aerial survey of Boulder County the morning after the Marshall fire devastated the area. (Courtesy 9News)
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35,000 people evacuated, nearly 600 homes destroyed as wildfires sweep through Boulder County
Authorities evacuated around 35,000 people from the towns of Superior and Louisville on Thursday as wildfires destroyed nearly 600 homes in Boulder County amid extremely high winds. The Marshall fire had burned about 1,600 acres as of 5 p.m. after it sparked at around 11 a.m. at South Foothills Highway and Marshall Road, according to the…
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VIDEO: Wildfires force tens of thousands to evacuate in Boulder County
Approximately 35,000 people were evacuated from the towns of Superior and Louisville on Thursday. Estimates put it among the most destructive wildfires in Colorado history.