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 →
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Mar
27
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 →
Mar
27
#NCARFire Update: Burn area 189 acres according to the latest multi-mission aircraft (MMA) calculation. Boulder OEM has updated the interactive map. There are no changes to evacuation areas at this time. https://arcg.is/yPuCH View the interactive map online: Boulder Emergency Operations Center - Public Information Map (arcgis.com) There are no changes... read more →
Mar
27
Incident Command provided an update on the #NCARFire at 9 a.m. on March 27. Watch the recording online. Key updates: Fire 21% contained Approximately 200 acres Zero structures lost Zero injuries Zero missing persons Cause: Under investigation, probable origin point identified Plan for Sunday, March 27: About 110 firefighters working... read more →
Mar
27
We know that many were frustrated last night by the timing of the reduced evacuation area map. We were faced with a variety of challenges most of which were related to determining how large to make the overnight evacuation area. In some cases, even if a home was in the... read more →