About 1,200 people were told to evacuate their houses after a wildfire broke out near the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) in southwestern Boulder.
The evacuation area expanded along with the fire. By 5:30 p.m., the evacuation area included 19,000 people and 8,000 homes, mostly in the Table Mesa area.
The NCAR fire took place at 2 p.m. Saturday. By 5:30 p.m., the blaze had spread to more than 120 acres and was at zero percent containment.
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Brian Oliver, the wildland fire pision chief for Boulder Fire-Rescue, stated that the primary firefighting efforts were focused on saving homes.
Oliver also noted that the fire made it within a couple of hundred yards of homes.
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The NCAR Fire started about three months after the Marshall Fire, which destroyed more than 1,000 homes in Boulder County beginning Dec. 30, 2021. The evacuation area for the NCAR Fire includes the area where the Marshall Fire started.
Since the Marshall Fire, Boulder County has had its wettest start to a year in terms of snowfall (about 75 inches), according to BoulderCAST Weather.
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“We are thankful for the swift action and response to this wildfire by our firefighters and first responders," Governor Jared Polis said in a statement.
"State officials have spoken with Sheriff [Joe] Pelle this afternoon and the state has deployed two firefighting aircraft, including a single-engineer tanker and type 2 helicopter, and stands ready to assist with the response. We will continue to monitor this evolving situation.”
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