Tag: Calwood Fire
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Tax exemption offered to Colorado homeowners rebuilding after wildfires
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Colorado Department of Revenue is offering a tax refund to homeowners who are rebuilding or repairing their homes that were damaged or lost in a declared wildfire disaster. The Sales Use Tax Exemption Wildfire Disaster Construction Act created a refundable exemption for the state…
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Heil Valley Ranch in Boulder County to remain partially closed because of fire damage
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The south side of Heil Valley Ranch in Boulder County will remain closed through September as officials continue the recovery process after the CalWood Fire. The Boulder County commissioners approved the full closure of the…
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Sheriff’s office: Origin of Calwood Fire is undetermined after investigation
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Boulder County launches mental health program for wildfire victims, covers therapy costs
Boulder County Community Services has launched a Wildfire Mental Health Program in response to the CalWood and Lefthand Canyon wildfires that hit the county in October. The program, in partnership with Community Foundation Boulder County and Jewish Family Service, will provide residents impacted by the fires with funding for mental health services and connection to…
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Waves of wildfire evacuations strain hotels, volunteers, evacuees
When Doug Bair and Cindy Meyer left Grand Lake Wednesday, the flames of the East Troublesome fire were 200 to 300 feet tall in the trees behind their house and they could feel the heat. “It was so hot, the flames were white,” Bair said. They grabbed their medicines, clothes and important documents and got…
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BLM closes land in Boulder, Larimer counties because of CalWood fire
The Bureau of Land Management closed all of its administered lands in Boulder and Larimer counties on Wednesday because of CalWood fire activity and dangerous weather conditions. The CalWood fire began Saturday, quickly growing to 9,915 acres as of Wednesday morning. The fire is 21% contained. “This unusual step is being taken due to concerns…
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CalWood fire evacuations extend to Lyons Park Estates
The Boulder County Sheriff’s Office ordered a mandatory evacuation of residents in the Lyons Park Estates for the CalWood fire on Wednesday afternoon in response to overnight weather predictions. The evacuation order takes effect at 2 p.m. Officials said the evacuation is a result of recent CalWood fire activity and forecasted overnight winds. “The current…
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Boulder County open spaces close to CalWood fire danger
Boulder County Parks and Open Spaces closed Wednesday morning in response to extreme danger from the CalWood fire and a new red flag warning. The CalWood fire began Saturday, quickly growing to 9,915 acres as of Wednesday morning. The fire is 21% contained. Boulder County closed several properties to public use, including the Anne U.…
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Authorities: 26 homes destroyed in CalWood fire; Lefthand Canyon fire torches roughly 300 acres
BOULDER — A second wildfire ignited in Boulder County on Sunday, prompting new evacuations a day after nearly 3,000 people were displaced by a fast-moving fire that burned at least one home and likely others. They were the latest of several major wildfires burning across the state. The largest of Boulder County’s fires, the CalWood…