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. today, 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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July13ColdSpringsFireMediaTourAdvisory
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NEW: Residents of the Saint Anton Highlands and Falls Pointe neighborhoods will be allowed to return to their homes at 9 a.m. on Wednesday, July 13 and remain. Other residents within the burn perimeter will be allowed temporary access to their homes from either 7-9 a.m. or 9-11 a.m on Wednesday,... read more →
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The containment line caps the west end of the fire. There are still several pockets of unburned areas around the southern and eastern ends. There will be fewer aircraft in the air tomorrow, with attention to safety for the residents and crews in the fire areas. At the 28.5 mile... read more →
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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 →