Crime & Safety
CalWood Fire Forces Evacuations, Closures In Boulder County
Nearly 3,000 people have been evacuated after the CalWood Fire broke out in Boulder County.
BOULDER COUNTY, Colo. (CBS4) – Boulder County fire officials have a crew responding to a wildfire near the Cal-Wood Education Center. The area is south of Highway 7 (also known as S. St. Vrain Drive) and northeast of Bald Mountain. Boulder County commissioners signed a local emergency disaster declaration.
The Colorado Department of Transportation closed U.S. 36 between Neva Road and CO 7/Broadway. Eastbound traffic on U.S. 36 between Lyons and Highway 66 is partially open. Staff are evacuating the Hall Ranch and Heil Valley trails, the sheriff’s office says. Meanwhile the town of Jamestown is being evacuated.
“Travel north/northwest of Boulder/Estes Park area is strongly discouraged,” CDOT said.
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Road closures for #CalWoodFire -Overland @ CR 87 -Overland @ Peak To Peak -Lefthand Canyon @ James Canyon -Peak To Peak @ Hwy7 -South St. Vrain @ Old South St. Vrain -Lefthand Canyon & Hwy 36 -Hwy 36 @ Hwy 66
— Boulder OEM (@BoulderOEM) October 17, 2020
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Road Closures for #CalWoodFire (cont.) -Olde Stage @ Lee Hill -Lee Hill @ Lefthand Canyon -Broadway @ Hw36 -Neva @ Hwy 36 -Nelson @ Hwy 36 -St. Vrain @ Hwy 36 -Hygiene Rd @ Hwy 36
— Boulder OEM (@BoulderOEM) October 17, 2020