Four Mile Canyon Fire Scanner Updates

Per InciWeb

Incident Overview
Boulder, CO - The Four Mile Canyon Fire is burning in rugged, steep terrain west and northwest of the Boulder City limits. A total of 3,500 acres have burned. Multiple structures have been lost and many remain threatened. The fire began on September 6, 2010 in Emerson Gulch located in Four Mile Canyon. Communities impacted by this fire include Four Mile Canyon, Sunshine Canyon, Gold Hill, Sugarloaf, Pinebrook Hills, and Boulder Heights. Approximately 3,500 residents are under manditory evacuation.


Cooler temperatures are expected today with wind speeds between 8-12 mph. Aviation resources will be assisting fire operations throughout the day today. A total of 175 firefighters are currently fighting the Four Mile Canyon Fire and are joined by three Type 1 hotshot crews. The Rocky Mountain Type II Incident Management Team will work the Boulder County Type 3 Incident Management Team on Tuesday.

Helicopter drops are starting on the area of the fire that is clear enough to see.

Per RMA GACC , now have both a Type 1 and a Type 2 IMT assigned to Four Mile Canyon Fire.

Fixed wing drops are about to start, with 1 SEAT and 2 LAT's.

OEM Updates:

12:05 p.m. - Sept. 7, 2010 - For those wilth insurance claims and questions, Allstate and State Farm have set up booths at the shelter at the Coors Event Center on the CU campus in Boulder.

11:30a.m. - Sept. 7, 2010 - The Learning Lab at the Main Boulder Public Library is equipped with eight computers and reserved for people affected by the fire. Ask at the Main Library information desk to be admitted. The Learning Lab will be staffed by a librarian.

11:18 a.m. - Sept. 7, 2010 - The next press briefing will be at noon at the Boulder County Justice Center at Sixth Street and Canyon Boulevard in Boulder. Another briefing is scheduled for 4 p.m.

10:27 a.m. - Sept. 7, 2010 - Mail to Lefthand Canyon is not being delivered due to the fire. Lefthand Canyon mail customers are asked to pick up their mail at the Jamestown Post Office.

9:57 a.m. - Sept. 7, 2010 - A new incident call center has been established to assist city and county residents affected by the wildfire and evacuations. Residents are asked to contact this call center at 303-413-7730 instead of calling 911 or the city and county dispatch lines unless there is a new emergency to report.

some more resources for information

http://allhazards.blogspot.com/2010/09/ ... urces.html

OEM update:

1:20 p.m. - Sept. 7, 2010 - The shelter at the Coors Event Center will close at 5 p.m. A shelter at the Boulder YMCA at 2850 Mapleton Ave. will open at 4 p.m.

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12:58 p.m. - Sept. 7, 2010 - To volunteer during the Fourmile Canyon wildfire situation, please call Volunteer Connection at 303-444-4904 or email e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

Specific volunteer needs are still being assessed at this time, but a list of potential volunteers and their contact information is being compiled.

To offer donations or goods, please call 303-413-7737.

per the Governor and Sheriff's briefing they are now estimating the size at 7,120 acres and they expect more evacuations.

2:10 p.m. - Sept. 7, 2010: People who wish to make donations are asked to call 2-1-1. The public phone line is up and running for this purpose.

OEM Update:

2:30 p.m. - Sept. 7, 2010 - Xcel Energy estimates that approximately 2,000 customers are without electricity in the Fourmile Canyon fire area. As the fire grew on Monday, crews shut off service to sections of the distribution power grid to reduce danger.

Xcel is attempting to gain access to the fire zone in order to ensure gas service is shut off, to assess the damage to its facilities, and to begin restoration. Xcel Energy has crews surrounding the fire area ready to begin work as soon as conditions are safe.