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.