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Boulder County Wildfire

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Boulder District Attorney Stan Garnett announced Wednesday that no criminal charges will be filed against the volunteer firefighter who apparently started the Four Mile Canyon Fire. More


Some homes threatened by a Colorado wildfire were protected by a private team of firefighters hired by an insurance company. More


The Fourmile Canyon Fire, which burned 169 homes and other personal property in the foothills just northwest of Boulder, is the most expensive wildfire in Colorado history, according to early insurance estimates. More


Roger Kincaid
Boulder police have arrested a man wanted for the burglary of a Fourmile Canyon Fire evacuee's car. More


Firefighters who battled Colorado's most destructive fire in history are got a big thanks Sunday in Boulder at a parade to honor the people who battled the blaze west of town that started Labor Day weekend. More


Many parents found themselves buying toilet paper, Clorox wipes and several boxes of Crayons as a result of tight budgets this school year. More


The Fourmile Canyon fire area will opened to the public at 6 p.m. Friday, almost two weeks after the fire broke out, destroying at least 167 homes. More


The City of Boulder has studied potential impacts to drinking water quality following the recent Fourmile Canyon and Reservoir Road wildfires and officials are satisfied that there is no concern for city water customers. More


The blaze west of Boulder is not completely out yet but officials are allowing the remainder of the evacuees to return home. More


Part of the decision to put into effect burn bans involves testing wildland areas to see just how dry they are. More


A group of firefighters walk up the hill after mopping up hot spots in Sunshine Canyon.
The sheriff's office says a volunteer firefighter's home fire pit is the likely cause of the most destructive fire in Colorado history. More


The fire retardant dropped from air tankers to prevent wildfires from spreading may no longer be an option after 2011. More
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Reservoir Road Fire in Loveland
The fact that both of the massive Colorado wildfires may have been caused by people burning raises the question: Should there have been a burn ban in place already? More


Fire teams battling a destructive 10-square-mile wildfire near Boulder are growing increasingly confident that they've been able to stop it from spreading so that some 1,000 evacuees can soon return to their homes -- or what remains of them. Special Section | Slideshow

Residents of Gold Hill, Salina and Summerville learned this morning it may be days yet before they're allowed back in to check on their homes in the aftermath of a major fire. More


Fire managers are confident they've stopped a wildfire burning in the Colorado foothills from spreading, and the remaining evacuees may be allowed back soon, although authorities haven't said exactly when. More
Special Section | Slideshow

The Boulder County Sheriff's Office is asking bicyclists to avoid areas around the Fourmile Fire area for the next week.More


Xcel Energy said it has restored power to all but 900 customers in the Fourmile Fire area on Saturday evening. More


Even though the winds are still an issue, firefighters battling the Fourmile Canyon blaze west of Boulder are so optimistic that they allowed some evacuees to go home. More
Special Section | Slideshow

Boulder residents living west of Broadway were told to prepare for evacuation, should the Fourmile Canyon Fire spread tonight. Evacuees allowed back inside the perimeter this morning are under a mandatory evacuation order again. More
Special Section | Slideshow

The Boulder County Sheriff's Office has updated the list of homes destroyed in the Fourmile Canyon Fire. View our interactive map with home locations. More


An evacuee from the Fourmile Canyon Fire is not only dealing with having to leave her home, she's also a crime victim. More


Inside The Devastation In Sunshine Canyon
Evacuees Sneak Back Into Fire Area
4 Still Missing, 135 Homes Burned In Fourmile Canyon Wildfire
92 Structures Lost As State Of Emergency In Force
Fire Forced Residents To Make Mad Dash
Dispatch Tapes: Crash, Exploding Propane Tank Started Fire
Gold Hill Fire Evacuees Seek Answers About Homes
Smoke Triggers Health Alerts Along Front Range
Dozens Of Homes, Buildings Destroyed By 3,500 Acre Fire

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9/22/10-10pm-No charges will be filed against the volunteer firefighter who authorities believe started the massive wildfire in Boulder Canyon. More


9/22/10 5 p.m. -- The Boulder district attorney announces no charges will be filed against a volunteer firefighter who accidentally started the Fourmile Canyon Fire. Tyler Lopez reports.

9/16/10 -- 4 p.m. For those whose homes survived the Fourmile Canyon Fire, they will face new challenges as a result of the destruction around them. Russell Haythorn reports.

9/13/10 5 p.m. -- You've seen pictures of air tankers dropping red fire retardant along fire lines. What's in it and is it safe? Marshall Zelinger reports.

9/13/10 - 4 p.m. A volunteer firefighter doing fire mitigation on his property may have accidentally started the Fourmile Canyon Fire. Russell Haythorne reports.

9/10/11 4 p.m. 7NEWS Reporter Russell Haythorne and Lance Hernandez report on residents who have been allowed to return and still others who have been kept out.

9/9/10 4 pm -- A resident along Sunshine Canyon says he found several of his neighbors homes still standing, even though they are on the "destroyed" list. He also found a home destroyed that wasn't on the list.

9/9/10 4 pm -- Some evacuated residents were allowed back into the evac area briefly on Thursday. They didn't waste time packing.

9/9/10-9am- Rick Brough and Laura McConnell provide an update about the number of homes burned and who will be allowed back in.

9/8/10-9am-Firefighter Rob Bozeman talks about what he saw as he tried to battle a fire in Boulder Canyon.

Couple snatch irreplaceable belongings as fire nears their home. "It's gonna burn," man tells 7NEWS Reporter Jaclyn Allen.

9/8/10 10 PM Team Coverage: Fourmile has burned more homes than the Hayman Fire; some residents return home Thursday, others frustrated by lack of information.

9/8/10 5 p.m. -- Watch our continuing coverage of the Fourmile Canyon Fire in this extended report.

4 p.m. Team Coverage: Firefighters battle the No. 1 fire in the U.S. At least 140 structures destroyed as about 300 firefighters battle 6,388-acre blaze.

Rain and high humidity help with fire fight. But 7NEWS Chief Meteorologist Mike Nelson says dry weather arriving late Thursday and Friday will bring red flag warnings for the Front Range and a fire-weather watch for the Eastern Plains.

ABC Correspondent Clayton Sandell's shows the path of the firestorm that destroyed many homes, while neighboring houses still stand.

9/8/10 - Raw video obtained by our ABC partners of homes that are destroyed in the Fourmile Canyon Fire.

9/7/10-10pm -7NEWS is inside the command center as firefighters make their way down the mountain.

9/7/10-10pm- An evacuee sneaks into an evacuated neighborhood and sees firefighters saving homes.

9/7/10 4 p.m. -- 7NEWS Investigator Tony Kovaleski reports on the apparent cause of the Lefthand Canyon Fire.

9/7/10 -10pm - More families in the path of the Fourmile Canyon Fire prepare to evacuate.

Some frustrated Boulder County residents were left wondering Tuesday whether they still had homes. Jaclyn Allen reports.

9/7/10 4 p.m. -- Go to the fire line as flames engulf a home and find out more about the operation of air tankers battling the blaze.

9/7/10 -- Watch dramatic video of a home consumed by the Lefthand Canyon Fire on Tuesday afternoon.

9/6/10-10pm- Victims of the Fourmile Fire are forced to watch from afar as the roadblock is prohibiting all re-entry into the fire zone.

9/6/10 -10pm-Due to a technical glitch, not all of the evacuees of the Fourmile Canyon fire received an emergency notification call. 7News reporter Marshall Zelinger asked how this could happen.

9/6/10 -10pm- Aerial views of the Fourmile Canyon Fire illustrate the extensive damage caused by the fire.

There are several evacuation shelters open for those forced to flee the Fourmile Canyon Fire. 7News Reporter Marc Stewart was live at the C.U Coors Event Center

9/6/10 - 5 PM - 7 News reporter Don Champion is live from the Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport where airtankers prepare to take off.

9/6/10 - AirTracker 7 flies over the Fourmile Canyon Fire.

9/6/10 - 5 PM - 7 News reporter Marc Stewart gives details from the North Boulder Recreation Center.

9/6/10 - 5 PM - 7 News Reporter Russell Haythorn reports on the Fourmile Canyon Fire

9/6/10-4pm- Evacuees talk about what the Fourmile Canyon looked and sounded like when it exploded.

9/6/10 - 4pm - A fire breaks out in Fourmile Canyon. An evacuee talks about the fire blowing up.

9/6/10-4pm-A home is destroyed on Sugarloaf Road.

Resources

The Boulder County Sheriff's Office has updated the list of homes destroyed in the Fourmile Canyon Fire. View our interactive map with home locations. More


Click for a list of useful links for the Fourmile Canyon Fire. More


View an interactive, updated map of the Fourmile Canyon Fire. See the fire perimeter and houses listed as burned. Use map controls to zoom and move the map. Click on icons for addresses. More


Here's how you can donate money and items to help the Fourmile Canyon Fire victims. More


Reverse notifications typically go to your home phone, you can also get them on your cell phone, e-mail and by text. More


Residents evacuated as a result of the Fourmile Canyon Fire should contact their insurance agents immediately with emergency contact information, the Rocky Mountain Insurance Information Association said Tuesday. More


Boulder Office Of Emergency Management
Get the latest update from the sheriff's office with the Boulder Office of Emergency Managment. More


If you want to donate to the Mile High Chapter of the American Red Cross, click this link. More


Foothills United Way logo
Find out what you can do to donate to the help the victims of the Fourmile Canyon Fire. More

Images

Fire teams battling a destructive 10-square-mile wildfire near Boulder are growing increasingly confident that they've been able to stop it from spreading so that some 1,000 evacuees can soon return to their homes -- or what remains of them. More


Chris Fischer takes us on a tour of Sunshine Canyon after the fire burned through the area. More


View images of homes that burned in the Fourmile Canyon Fire. These photographs were taken Thursday by Airtracker7. More


While dozens of homes have burned, images from Airtracker 7 show you some of homes that have been saved. More


Gold Hill
See satellite images of the Four Mile Canyon Fire, courtesy of Digital Globe. More


An ABC News crew goes into the fire zone and sees several homes burned to the ground. More


AirTracker 7 captures more dramatic images of homes going up in flames on Tuesday afternoon. More
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See more dramatic pictures of the fire and the smoke from Fourmile Canyon Fire. These are captured by 7NEWS viewers. More
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See more dramatic pictures of the fire and the smoke from Fourmile Canyon Fire. These are captured by 7NEWS viewers. More


See viewer pictures of the smoke and flames from the Fourmile Canyon fire. More
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Thick smoke from the Fourmile Canyon Fire blanketed the Foothills around Boulder Tuesday morning. State health officials issued a fire-fueled air quality alert for the Front Range. More


See pictures of the homes and acres devoured by the Fourmile Canyon Fire. More


Huge smoke plume from FourMile Canyon
Images of homes, and a hillside on fire. More

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