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Mar
20
Firefighting efforts continue to go well this afternoon at #SunshineFire. Below are some pictures from earlier this afternoon from a reconnaissance flight over the fire by incident managers. In the pictures you'll be able to see the fire retardant lines that were dropped by the fixed-wing aircraft during yesterday's suppression efforts,...
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- March 20, 2017, 4:41 PM
- News
Mar
20
Fire is now at 80% containment - 12 p.m. Fire was stable overnight - the concerns with high winds did not come to fruition. Firefighters spent the evening putting out hot spots and flare ups There is a fire line completely around the fire perimeter. This could be a dug...
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Mar
20
The public emergency call center for #SunshineFire is now closed. Over the past (24) twenty-four hours, 14 volunteer call took 1,130 phone calls from concerned residents. Unless there is a need the call center will not re-open. Continue to watch for updates at: www.boulderoem.com/emergency-status Twitter: @boulderoem https://www.facebook.com/BoulderOEM/
- March 20, 2017, 11:13 AM
- Alert
Mar
20
Pre-evacuation notices have been lifted. Any residents in this zone no longer need to be prepared to evacuate. Mandatory evacuation notices have also been lifted. Residents living within the mandatory evacuation zones can return home. The intersection at 4th and Mapleton will allow residents through with ID and the intersection...
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Mar
20
The public Call Center is open to take resident questions – 303-413-7730 – this is for NON-emergency calls only. Call taker volunteers can help answer questions about evacuations, road closures, and other details.
- March 20, 2017, 8:13 AM
- News
Mar
20
A 8:15 a.m. media briefing is scheduled in the parking lot at 4th and Mapleton.
Mar
19
The East Boulder Community Center evacuation shelter will remain open overnight for anyone currently evacuated and in case additional evacuations become necessary during the night.
- March 19, 2017, 6:51 PM
- Alert
Mar
19
The Emergency Operations Center (EOC) is going to scale down to a core monitoring group overnight beginning at 7 p.m. The EOC will reopen again for public messaging by 7:30 a.m. on Monday, March 20. Unless the fire grows during the night, any posts to this website will be minimal....
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Mar
19
The Sunshine Fire is now at 50 percent containment.
- March 19, 2017, 6:22 PM
- Alert
Mar
19
The evacuations and pre-evacuation alerts will remain in place overnight while firefighters continue to fight pockets of intense heat and potential flare-ups in the interior of the #SunshineFire. Winds will be a factor overnight, and active fire spots could reappear between now and tomorrow morning. Additionally, air support is not...
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- March 19, 2017, 5:16 PM
- Alert
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