Olde Stage Fire
Location: North of the city limits of Boulder, Boullder Co. CO
Specific Location: Old Stage Road, Lat 40° 5´ 55″ Lon 105° 5´ 55″
Date of Origin: 01/07/2009
Cause: Unknown at this time
Situation as of 01/08/2009 5:30 PM
Personnel: 159
Size: 1,300 acres
Percent contained: 70%
Wind-driven wildfires prompted mandatory evacuations of at least 500 homes. All evacauations have been lifted except the area off of the Old Stage Road.
1 primary residence and 1 outbuilding destroyed
Creeping with occasional flare-ups. Some interior spots still burning.
Note: Boulder temp 50.7 °F updated at 6:30 pm 01/08/09. Humidity 28%. Expected low tonight 18 °F. We report this for all those who think climate change, rather than fuels, drives fires.
