The Boulder County Sheriff's Office explains the reason for upgrading the Evacuation Warning to an Evacuation ORDER for the subdivision of Lyons Park Estates south of the #TownofLyons. The Town of Lyons is NOT under an Evacuation ORDER but it remains under an Evacuation Warning. #CalWoodFire https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bm7qO8ptRHg
Oct
21
Oct
21
Due to fire behavior observed on the #CalWoodFire and the forecasted wind event for overnight hours, the Boulder County Sheriff's Office has issued an evacuation order for Lyons Park Estates to allow residents time to safely evacuate and prevent any evacuations being needed in the middle of the night. We... read more →
Oct
21
We are fielding rumors that some individuals are being let back into certain neighborhoods to retrieve items from homes and shut off water (protect pipes). While we anticipate allowing residents to do this at some point, we cannot allow it at this time. A Red Flag warning is in effect... read more →
Oct
21
We know everyone is eager to hear about the fire activity overnight. We will most likely have the full morning report around 10 a.m. Early news is good from our firefighting teams. We'll have more details shortly.
Oct
20
The Rocky Mountain Incident Management Team Black will be hosting a Virtual Community Meeting tonight at 7:30 p.m. for the Cal-Wood and Lefthand Canyon fires. Join the IMT Commander, Boulder County Sheriff Joe Pelle, and others for updates and a status report on the fires. The presentations will be followed... read more →
Oct
20
Logan Mill Road is now open. Sunshine Canyon is now open from Boulder to Poorman Road.
Oct
20
Due to unprecedented and historic fire conditions, the USDA Forest Service’s Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests is announcing a temporary closure of all National Forest land in Clear Creek, Jefferson, Gilpin, Boulder, and Larimer counties, effective at midnight Oct. 21. This decision will be re-evaluated daily as conditions change. The... read more →
Oct
20
Our Call Center at (303-413-7730) will be rebooted from 12:30-1 p.m. as we move back to a virtual environment. Calls received between that time will not be answered. Thank you for your patience as we dealt with our technical difficulties today.
Oct
20
Current Situation: Crews made progress on both fires Monday, gaining additional containment on the CalWood Fire. Yesterday, crews on the CalWood Fire worked extensively on all divisions of the fire constructing line as direct as possible to the fire’s edge. Aircraft was used extensively on the north edge of the... read more →
Oct
20
Be sure to mark your calendar for the virtual community meeting on Facebook tonight at 7:30 p.m. https://www.facebook.com/events/681744022472350/ Please note: You do not need Facebook to view the community meeting.