Containment is currently at 68% and the size continues to hold at 190 acres. The next public briefing will be livestreamed tomorrow (3/29) at 10 a.m. at: City of Boulder – YouTube Media wishing to attend should go to the same briefing location used over the past few days. ... read more →
Mar
28
Mar
28
A public briefing will be livestreamed at 9 a.m. at: City of Boulder – YouTube Media wishing to attend should go to the same briefing location used yesterday (3/27).
Mar
27
The EOC is closing at 7 p.m. for the night but will monitor conditions should anything change, and will reopen with communications support at 8 a.m. tomorrow, Monday. A public information officer will be available throughout much of the day at the media staging area, at NCAR. The NCAR road... read more →
Mar
27
The evacuation shelter at East Boulder Community Center is closing at 6 p.m. The Humane Society of Boulder Valley is open until 7 p.m. tonight for evacuees to reclaim their pets, and will open again at 8 a.m. Monday. Large animals at the Boulder County Fairgrounds may be picked up... read more →
Mar
27
All evacuees may return home but are encouraged to stay alert should conditions change. City of Boulder lifted all evacuation notices for the NCAR Fire at 5 p.m. on Sunday, March 27. All evacuees may now return to their properties. The interactive map has been updated to reflect lifted evacuations.... read more →
Mar
27
Incident Command provided an update at 4 p.m. on March 27. Watch the recording online. Key Updates: Fire now 35% contained Fire footprint approximately 189 Acres Remained the same since Sunday morning Zero injuries Zero structures damages Zero missing people Firefighters made good progress today About 150 firefighters from roughly... read more →
Mar
27
With potential fire activity still possible in the burn area--and active fire suppression efforts in effect--the #NCARFire evacuation areas from last night are still in-place. The incident command team appreciates the continued patience of impacted residents. Tune in to the 4 p.m. public briefing (https://www.youtube.com/c/CityofBoulderGov) for any updates on when... read more →
Mar
27
The #NCARfire was the first opportunity for Boulder officials to utilize two different emergency notification systems. The first was Everbridge, which sends alerts to all landlines in an impacted area and allows individuals to register their cell phone numbers to receive alerts about a particular address or addresses. This will... read more →
Mar
27
Boulder Open Space and Mountain Parks (OSMP) outreach staff is being deployed at major trailheads such as Chautauqua to keep people off trails. As a reminder, please give firefighters space and do not access restricted areas to view the #NCARFire. Trails and Chautauqua trail head and south are closed. Visit... read more →
Mar
27
Due to no changes in fire activity or public information since the 9 a.m. public/media briefing, the next community update is scheduled for 4 p.m. Media is invited to attend the briefing at the media staging area near NCAR. The briefing will be available to the public at: City of... read more →