Wednesday, June 27, 2012

Boulder's Flagstaff Fire Much Calmer

The pre-evacuation orders have been lifted, and the Boulder Office of Emergency Management has given out the following information:
  • Fire is 30 percent contained
  • No significant growth today and no significant growth expected overnight; still at 280-300 acres in size.
  • Heavy rain fell on the fire area Wednesday afternoon, increasing relative humidity.
  • Hard fire lines are in place on the west and south sides of the fire area;
  • East and north sides have no hard fire lines and are instead relying on fire retardant drops to form a barrier;
  • Weather tonight: 56-61 degrees F., 53-58 percent relative humidity, winds out of the west at 8-13 mph with gusts of 25-30 mph between 2 and 8 a.m.
  • No significant fire movement expeced overnight.
  • Random torching of trees is to be expected.
  • Fire crews will be working the fire all night. Severity Patrols -- fire crews in brush trucks -- will be patroling the neighborhoods bordering the fire area as well as evacuated areas along Flagstaff Road and Bison Drive looking for and putting out spot fires as they happen.
  • So far there are no structures damaged or destroyed, no injuries and no structures are threatened.
  • Because of progress made on the fire Wednesday and the cancellation of pre-evacuation status for nearby residents, the public call center and media/public information functions at the Boulder County Emergency Operations Center will cease operations at 8:30 p.m. tonight. A decision about whether or not the call center will be needed going forward will be made at a later time.
  • The next media briefing will be held at 7:30 a.m. June 28 at the Boulder County Sheriff's Headquarters, 5600 Flatiron Parkway, Boulder.
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