The #ColdSpringsFire is now 25% contained and has been resized to 528 acres. The slight reduction in size is a result of more accurate mapping that takes into account the "islands" not impacted by fire within the perimeter.
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The Boulder County Department of Housing and Human Services (HHS) will be opening a Disaster Assistance Center at Nederland High School (597 Eldora Rd.) beginning at 9 a.m., tomorrow, Wednesday, July 13. Case managers will be on hand to meet with those with special assistance needs resulting from the Cold Springs... read more →
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A Damage Assessment Team was once again escorted by the Incident Management Team to survey damage identified by ground crews. The DA team completed their survey at approximately 3 p.m. The land survey resulted in identifying three additional homes that are destroyed. There are also 4 additional outbuilding identified as being... read more →
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Xcel Energy provided this update as of 3 p.m. today. Currently, 574 customers remain without electric service. Since the Magnolia and Sugarloaf evacuations have been lifted, Xcel has been working on a plan to restore power to approximately 200 customers in the Sugarloaf area. Power could be restored in those... read more →
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A fire relief fund has been set up through Foothills United Way for the collection of financial donations to help residents impacted by the Cold Springs Fire near Nederland. Those seeking to make online contributions can visit www.ColdSpringsFireFund.org. The funds will be distributed by the Boulder County Department of Housing... read more →
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At the 1 p.m. community meeting, Boulder County Sheriff Joe Pelle reported that firefighters had a good day today, a lot of progress was made on the line. Important announcements: Residents' Access to Burn Area: Tomorrow morning (Wednesday, July 13) we will try to get everyone back to their houses for a couple... read more →
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July 12, 2016 — 2:15 p.m.: Denver Water has reopened Gross Reservoir to public access following a one-day closure because of its proximity to the Cold Springs Fire in Boulder County. The decision to reopen the reservoir was made based on information provided by fire and emergency management officials. Denver... read more →
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Spoiled food and general trash can be dropped off at no charge to fire-affected and evacuated residents this afternoon (Tuesday) and from 8 a.m. - 6 p.m. on Wednesday at: The dirt pull-off at the intersection of West Magnolia Road and Highway 72 and 119 Fisherman’s Parking Lot, near the Teen Center (151... read more →
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As Sheriff Pelle mentioned in his update at the 1 p.m. Community Meeting, residents whose homes are within the fire footprint will be allowed to go to their property tomorrow morning to throw away food, grab new clothes, collect paperwork, etc. Residents will only have two hours to collect their... read more →
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See a video from the 1 p.m. Community Meeting at Nederland High School. https://www.facebook.com/BoulderOEM/videos/1210723668959319/