CO-BLX-Four Mile Canyon - Wildland fire - 7,500+ acres, 0%

Update: Incident Command: 63 structures lost in the fire with half of the area surveyed. 
 The Fourmile Canyon Fire is at least 3,500 acres in size and forced the mandatory evacuation of about 3,000 residents living in the steep, rugged and heavily forested foothills west of the City of Boulder.

CO-BLX-Four Mile Canyon wildland fire location map

Updates: 

Inciweb 0800hrs- 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.

Colorado - Four Mile Canyon - Wildland fire perimeter map

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.

0630hrs- WGBC, 9/7 0630 EBC Thomas' Type 1 IMT ordered for the Four Mile Canyon Fire (CO-BLX)

2030hrs- Yesterday- RMCC; Update: Four Mile Canyon (CO-BLX) , NW of Boulder, CO. 3,000 acres, 0% contained. 12 structures destroyed, 500 threatened.

Evacuations: Wildfire forced the mandatory evacuation of about 3,000 residents living in the steep, rugged and heavily forested foothills west of the City of Boulder. The evacuation area includes communities east of the Peak-to-Peak Highway, south of Lefthand Canyon Drive and north of Boulder Canyon Drive (Colo. Highway 119).
There have been no evacuations within the city limits of Boulder.
Twelve people spent Monday night in the Coors Events Center located on the University of Colorado, Boulder campus. All other emergency shelters were closed because evacuated residents had made arrangements to stay with friends or family in the area, according to Red Cross officials.
Cause: The blaze broke out Monday morning in Four Mile Canyon northwest of Boulder after a vehicle accident involving a Propane transport truck and rapidly spread across 5 1/2 square miles or 3,500 acres. Erratic 45-mph gusts sometimes sent the fire in two directions at once.
Resources: Over 100 firefighters manning 35 engines from 30 local agencies worked to contain the fast-moving, wind-blown fire on Monday. Three aircraft also joined the fight flying 18 sorties and dropping 40,000 gallons of fire retardant on the fire. Additional aircraft are expected to join the effort on Tuesday.
Weather: .THE FIRE DANGER IS STILL HIGH DUE TO THE WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES.
http://gacc.nifc.gov/rmcc/predictive/news.html 
More Info: An incident call center has been established to assist city and county residents affected by the wildfire. Residents are asked to contact the call center at 303-413-7737 instead of calling 911 unless there is an emergency to report. 
Contact: Boulder County Emergency Operations Center - 720-564-2935

Official Boulder County updates: http://boulderoem.com/component/content/article/5
Maps: http://activefiremaps.fs.fed.us/acti...maps&rCode=rmw
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