The CalWood Fire remains at 85% containment. Firefighters monitored and patrolled today and did not find any additional hot spots. Crews continued suppression repair work on the south side of the fire. An assessment of ecological and infrastructure damage within the fire area’s interior is also ongoing. An infrared flight... read more →
Nov
06
Nov
01
Warmer temperatures and low humidity are expected today. Most of the snow has melted in the fire area. Some smoke may be visible today. Firefighters will use information from yesterday’s MMA flight and continue to mop-up isolated hot spots and work to further secure firelines using aircraft as needed. They will be working their... read more →
Oct
31
The CalWood Fire remains at 76% contained and did not increase in size. There was low fire activity today even with the morning winds. Firefighters continued to make good progress cooling hotspots and were assisted as needed by waterdrops from a helicopter. Firefighters also began some suppression repair work to... read more →
Oct
27
CalWood Fire Update Tuesday, October 27, 2020, 10:00 a.m. Rocky Mountain Incident Management Team Black Troy Hagan, Incident Commander Snow Cover Keeps CalWood Fire Activity Minimal Current Situation: After a winter storm moved through Colorado’s Front Range over the weekend and into Monday, the CalWood Fire area is experiencing near-record... read more →
Oct
26
Update on Calwood and Lefthand Canyon Fire Monday, October 26, 2020, 9:00 am. Rocky Mountain Team Black Incident Management Team Troy Hagan, incident commander Snow Over Fire Decreases Fire Activity Current Situation: The Calwood Fire received up to 13 inches of snow at high altitudes and remains 76 % content.... read more →
Oct
25
The road closure for South St. Vrain (Hwy 7) in place due to the #CalWoodFire has been lifted. Be aware that fire apparatus will still be in the area ,so please use caution. For current road status information, visit: boco.org/oeminfomap
Oct
25
The evacuation warning in Boulder County for the Meeker Park and Wild Basin area that was in place for the #EastTroublesomeFire has been lifted. For evacuation order information in Larimer County, please visit: http://nocoalert.org.
Oct
24
The Boulder OEM is demobilizing emergency operations support for the #CalWoodFire and the #LefthandCanyonFire as of 6 p.m. tonight (Saturday, Oct. 24). We will continue to share information and reactivate the Emergency Operations Center (EOC) if conditions change. Thank you to everyone who helped share our information and who stuck... read more →
Oct
24
The threat to NW Boulder County from the #EastTroublesomeFire has been downgraded for tonight by the Larimer County Sheriff's Office. The evac WARNING for the Meeker Park area will remain in place overnight, but any southerly movement by the fire towards Meeker Park or #Allenspark is unlikely. Allenspark FD will... read more →
Oct
24
The Nederland evacuation center is closing due to a lack of activity. Evacuees should go straight to @IsleCasinoBH if they need assistance. Nederland will reopen if the need arises and we will announce here.