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PHOTOS: Devastation in aftermath of Marshall fire

By 12/31/2021 | updated 4 years ago
Leonid Grachev searches for keepsakes in the charred remains of his parents’ home on the 100 block of Vista Lane on Friday, Dec. 31, 2021, in Louisville, Colo. (Timothy Hurst/The Gazette) (Timothy Hurst)

The day after the most destructive fire in Colorado history left hundreds of houses and businesses in ashes.

Leonid Grachev searches for keepsakes in the charred remains of his parents’ home on the 100 block of Vista Lane on Friday, Dec. 31, 2021, in Louisville, Colo. (Timothy Hurst/The Gazette) (Timothy Hurst)
Leonid Grachev searches for keepsakes in the charred remains of his parents’ home on the 100 block of Vista Lane on Friday, Dec. 31, 2021, in Louisville, Colo. (Timothy Hurst/The Gazette) (Timothy Hurst)
Superior, CO - Ariel photos of homes that were destroyed in the Marshall Fire over night. More than 500 homes were destroyed and that number could climb to nearly a 1,000. The fire consumed homes, businesses and even the Element Hotel near Hwy 36 and McCaslin, the hotel is completely gone. (Photo by John Leyba/Air Cam Helicopter Services) (John Leyba)
Superior, CO – Ariel photos of homes that were destroyed in the Marshall Fire over night. More than 500 homes were destroyed and that number could climb to nearly a 1,000. The fire consumed homes, businesses and even the Element Hotel near Hwy 36 and McCaslin, the hotel is completely gone. (Photo by John Leyba/Air Cam Helicopter Services) (John Leyba)
Resident Lori Smith, right, comforts one of her daughters as the family prepares to leave with a few items found in the rubble of their home on Friday, Dec. 31, 2021, in Louisville, Colo. (Timothy Hurst/The Gazette) (Timothy Hurst)
Resident Lori Smith, right, comforts one of her daughters as the family prepares to leave with a few items found in the rubble of their home on Friday, Dec. 31, 2021, in Louisville, Colo. (Timothy Hurst/The Gazette) (Timothy Hurst)
A West Metro Fire Protection District firefighter sprays down the burning garage of a home on the 800 block of West Mulberry Street on Friday, Dec. 31, 2021, in Louisville, Colo. (Timothy Hurst/The Gazette) (Timothy Hurst)
A West Metro Fire Protection District firefighter sprays down the burning garage of a home on the 800 block of West Mulberry Street on Friday, Dec. 31, 2021, in Louisville, Colo. (Timothy Hurst/The Gazette) (Timothy Hurst)
Aluminum from the engine block of a Mini Cooper can seen after it was liquified due to heat from the fire that ravaged the 800 block of West Mulberry Street on Friday, Dec. 31, 2021, in Louisville, Colo. (Timothy Hurst/The Gazette) (Timothy Hurst)
Aluminum from the engine block of a Mini Cooper can seen after it was liquified due to heat from the fire that ravaged the 800 block of West Mulberry Street on Friday, Dec. 31, 2021, in Louisville, Colo. (Timothy Hurst/The Gazette) (Timothy Hurst)
Leonid Grachev and girlfriend Allison Price search for keepsakes in the charred remains of Grachev’s parents’ home on the 100 block of Vista Lane on Friday, Dec. 31, 2021, in Louisville, Colo. (Timothy Hurst/The Gazette) (Timothy Hurst)
Leonid Grachev and girlfriend Allison Price search for keepsakes in the charred remains of Grachev’s parents’ home on the 100 block of Vista Lane on Friday, Dec. 31, 2021, in Louisville, Colo. (Timothy Hurst/The Gazette) (Timothy Hurst)
Lawrence Triesch, who just moved away from the neighborhood last August, takes photos of burned homes to send to his wife, who in turn will share them with friends from the neighborhood to know if their homes survived the fire that ripped through the 800 block of West Mulberry Street on Friday, Dec. 31, 2021, in Louisville, Colo. (Timothy Hurst/The Gazette) (Timothy Hurst)
Lawrence Triesch, who just moved away from the neighborhood last August, takes photos of burned homes to send to his wife, who in turn will share them with friends from the neighborhood to know if their homes survived the fire that ripped through the 800 block of West Mulberry Street on Friday, Dec. 31, 2021, in Louisville, Colo. (Timothy Hurst/The Gazette) (Timothy Hurst)
A family walks past the burned remains of a home lost to a fire on the 800 block of West Mulberry Street on Friday, Dec. 31, 2021, in Louisville, Colo. (Timothy Hurst/The Gazette) (Timothy Hurst)
A family walks past the burned remains of a home lost to a fire on the 800 block of West Mulberry Street on Friday, Dec. 31, 2021, in Louisville, Colo. (Timothy Hurst/The Gazette) (Timothy Hurst)
The burned out husk of a car sits in the driveway of a home on the 800 block of West Mulberry Street on Friday, Dec. 31, 2021, in Louisville, Colo. (Timothy Hurst/The Gazette) (Timothy Hurst)
The burned out husk of a car sits in the driveway of a home on the 800 block of West Mulberry Street on Friday, Dec. 31, 2021, in Louisville, Colo. (Timothy Hurst/The Gazette) (Timothy Hurst)
Resident Lori Smith holds the footprints of two of her children, found in the rubble of her home on the 800 block of West Mulberry Street on Friday, Dec. 31, 2021, in Louisville, Colo. (Timothy Hurst/The Gazette) (Timothy Hurst)
Resident Lori Smith holds the footprints of two of her children, found in the rubble of her home on the 800 block of West Mulberry Street on Friday, Dec. 31, 2021, in Louisville, Colo. (Timothy Hurst/The Gazette) (Timothy Hurst)
Resident Lori Smith laughs with Andy Harrington, from Lafayette, while talking about the footprints of two of her children, found in the rubble of her home on the 800 block of West Mulberry Street on Friday, Dec. 31, 2021, in Louisville, Colo. (Timothy Hurst/The Gazette) (Timothy Hurst)
Resident Lori Smith laughs with Andy Harrington, from Lafayette, while talking about the footprints of two of her children, found in the rubble of her home on the 800 block of West Mulberry Street on Friday, Dec. 31, 2021, in Louisville, Colo. (Timothy Hurst/The Gazette) (Timothy Hurst)
A neighborhood resident who requested to remain anonymous stands in front of a neighbors’ burned home on the 800 block of West Mulberry Street on Friday, Dec. 31, 2021, in Louisville, Colo. (Timothy Hurst/The Gazette) (Timothy Hurst)
A neighborhood resident who requested to remain anonymous stands in front of a neighbors’ burned home on the 800 block of West Mulberry Street on Friday, Dec. 31, 2021, in Louisville, Colo. (Timothy Hurst/The Gazette) (Timothy Hurst)
Icicles from the previous nights firefighting efforts cling to the branches of a home spared by a fire that ripped through the 800 block of West Mulberry Street on Friday, Dec. 31, 2021, in Louisville, Colo. (Timothy Hurst/The Gazette) (Timothy Hurst)
Icicles from the previous nights firefighting efforts cling to the branches of a home spared by a fire that ripped through the 800 block of West Mulberry Street on Friday, Dec. 31, 2021, in Louisville, Colo. (Timothy Hurst/The Gazette) (Timothy Hurst)
Keepsakes found in the charred remains of Leonid Grachev’s parents’ home sit to the side while he and others search t through the rubble on Friday, Dec. 31, 2021, in Louisville, Colo. (Timothy Hurst/The Gazette) (Timothy Hurst)
Keepsakes found in the charred remains of Leonid Grachev’s parents’ home sit to the side while he and others search t through the rubble on Friday, Dec. 31, 2021, in Louisville, Colo. (Timothy Hurst/The Gazette) (Timothy Hurst)
Steven Kyker pauses to look at the burned out husk of a Mini Cooper on Friday, Dec. 31, 2021, in Louisville, Colo. (Timothy Hurst/The Gazette) (Timothy Hurst)
Steven Kyker pauses to look at the burned out husk of a Mini Cooper on Friday, Dec. 31, 2021, in Louisville, Colo. (Timothy Hurst/The Gazette) (Timothy Hurst)
A resident of the neighborhood places a pottery sculpture she had made and found in the rubble of her parents;’ home on the charred lawn on Friday, Dec. 31, 2021, in Louisville, Colo. (Timothy Hurst/The Gazette) (Timothy Hurst)
A resident of the neighborhood places a pottery sculpture she had made and found in the rubble of her parents;’ home on the charred lawn on Friday, Dec. 31, 2021, in Louisville, Colo. (Timothy Hurst/The Gazette) (Timothy Hurst)
A West Metro Fire Protection District firefighter sprays down the burning garage of a home on the 800 block of West Mulberry Street on Friday, Dec. 31, 2021, in Louisville, Colo. (Timothy Hurst/The Gazette) (Timothy Hurst)
A West Metro Fire Protection District firefighter sprays down the burning garage of a home on the 800 block of West Mulberry Street on Friday, Dec. 31, 2021, in Louisville, Colo. (Timothy Hurst/The Gazette) (Timothy Hurst)
Pedestrians walk down the road through the burned-down 800 block of West Mulberry Street on Friday, Dec. 31, 2021, in Louisville, Colo. (Timothy Hurst/The Gazette) (Timothy Hurst)
Pedestrians walk down the road through the burned-down 800 block of West Mulberry Street on Friday, Dec. 31, 2021, in Louisville, Colo. (Timothy Hurst/The Gazette) (Timothy Hurst)
Superior, CO - Ariel photos of homes that were destroyed in the Marshall Fire over night. More than 500 homes were destroyed and that number could climb to nearly a 1,000. The fire consumed homes, businesses and even the Element Hotel near Hwy 36 and McCaslin, the hotel is completely gone. (Photo by John Leyba/Air Cam Helicopter Services) (John Leyba)
Superior, CO – Ariel photos of homes that were destroyed in the Marshall Fire over night. More than 500 homes were destroyed and that number could climb to nearly a 1,000. The fire consumed homes, businesses and even the Element Hotel near Hwy 36 and McCaslin, the hotel is completely gone. (Photo by John Leyba/Air Cam Helicopter Services) (John Leyba)
Superior, CO - Ariel photos of homes that were destroyed in the Marshall Fire over night. More than 500 homes were destroyed and that number could climb to nearly a 1,000. The fire consumed homes, businesses and even the Element Hotel near Hwy 36 and McCaslin, the hotel is completely gone. (Photo by John Leyba/Air Cam Helicopter Services) (John Leyba)
Superior, CO – Ariel photos of homes that were destroyed in the Marshall Fire over night. More than 500 homes were destroyed and that number could climb to nearly a 1,000. The fire consumed homes, businesses and even the Element Hotel near Hwy 36 and McCaslin, the hotel is completely gone. (Photo by John Leyba/Air Cam Helicopter Services) (John Leyba)
Superior, CO - Ariel photos of homes that were destroyed in the Marshall Fire over night. More than 500 homes were destroyed and that number could climb to nearly a 1,000. The fire consumed homes, businesses and even the Element Hotel near Hwy 36 and McCaslin, the hotel is completely gone. (Photo by John Leyba/Air Cam Helicopter Services) (John Leyba)
Superior, CO – Ariel photos of homes that were destroyed in the Marshall Fire over night. More than 500 homes were destroyed and that number could climb to nearly a 1,000. The fire consumed homes, businesses and even the Element Hotel near Hwy 36 and McCaslin, the hotel is completely gone. (Photo by John Leyba/Air Cam Helicopter Services) (John Leyba)
Superior, CO - Ariel photos of homes that were destroyed in the Marshall Fire over night. More than 500 homes were destroyed and that number could climb to nearly a 1,000. The fire consumed homes, businesses and even the Element Hotel near Hwy 36 and McCaslin, the hotel is completely gone. (Photo by John Leyba/Air Cam Helicopter Services) (John Leyba)
Superior, CO – Ariel photos of homes that were destroyed in the Marshall Fire over night. More than 500 homes were destroyed and that number could climb to nearly a 1,000. The fire consumed homes, businesses and even the Element Hotel near Hwy 36 and McCaslin, the hotel is completely gone. (Photo by John Leyba/Air Cam Helicopter Services) (John Leyba)
Superior, CO - Ariel photos of homes that were destroyed in the Marshall Fire over night. More than 500 homes were destroyed and that number could climb to nearly a 1,000. The fire consumed homes, businesses and even the Element Hotel near Hwy 36 and McCaslin, the hotel is completely gone. (Photo by John Leyba/Air Cam Helicopter Services) (John Leyba)
Superior, CO – Ariel photos of homes that were destroyed in the Marshall Fire over night. More than 500 homes were destroyed and that number could climb to nearly a 1,000. The fire consumed homes, businesses and even the Element Hotel near Hwy 36 and McCaslin, the hotel is completely gone. (Photo by John Leyba/Air Cam Helicopter Services) (John Leyba)
Superior, CO - Ariel photos of homes that were destroyed in the Marshall Fire over night. More than 500 homes were destroyed and that number could climb to nearly a 1,000. The fire consumed homes, businesses and even the Element Hotel near Hwy 36 and McCaslin, the hotel is completely gone. (Photo by John Leyba/Air Cam Helicopter Services) (John Leyba)
Superior, CO – Ariel photos of homes that were destroyed in the Marshall Fire over night. More than 500 homes were destroyed and that number could climb to nearly a 1,000. The fire consumed homes, businesses and even the Element Hotel near Hwy 36 and McCaslin, the hotel is completely gone. (Photo by John Leyba/Air Cam Helicopter Services) (John Leyba)
Superior, CO - Ariel photos of homes that were destroyed in the Marshall Fire over night. More than 500 homes were destroyed and that number could climb to nearly a 1,000. The fire consumed homes, businesses and even the Element Hotel near Hwy 36 and McCaslin, the hotel is completely gone. (Photo by John Leyba/Air Cam Helicopter Services) (John Leyba)
Superior, CO – Ariel photos of homes that were destroyed in the Marshall Fire over night. More than 500 homes were destroyed and that number could climb to nearly a 1,000. The fire consumed homes, businesses and even the Element Hotel near Hwy 36 and McCaslin, the hotel is completely gone. (Photo by John Leyba/Air Cam Helicopter Services) (John Leyba)
Superior, CO — Ariel photos of homes that were destroyed in the Marshall Fire over night. More than 500 homes were destroyed and that number could climb to nearly a 1,000. The fire consumed homes, businesses and even the Element Hotel near Hwy 36 and McCaslin, the hotel is completely gone. (Photo by John Leyba/Air Cam Helicopter Services) (John Leyba)
Superior, CO — Ariel photos of homes that were destroyed in the Marshall Fire over night. More than 500 homes were destroyed and that number could climb to nearly a 1,000. The fire consumed homes, businesses and even the Element Hotel near Hwy 36 and McCaslin, the hotel is completely gone. (Photo by John Leyba/Air Cam Helicopter Services) (John Leyba)
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Erica Warembourg steps through the charred remains of her father-in-law’s house in the Enclave subdivision near Davidson Mesa Open Space in Louisville, Colo., on Friday, Dec. 31, 2021. (Chancey Bush/ The Gazette) (Chancey Bush/ The Gazette)
Erica Warembourg steps through the charred remains of her father-in-law’s house in the Enclave subdivision near Davidson Mesa Open Space in Louisville, Colo., on Friday, Dec. 31, 2021. (Chancey Bush/ The Gazette) (Chancey Bush/ The Gazette)
Erica Warembourg gets emotional while she views the remains of her father-in-law's house in the Enclave subdivision near Davidson Mesa Open Space in Louisville, Colo., on Friday, Dec. 31, 2021. (Chancey Bush/ The Gazette) (Chancey Bush/ The Gazette)
Erica Warembourg gets emotional while she views the remains of her father-in-law’s house in the Enclave subdivision near Davidson Mesa Open Space in Louisville, Colo., on Friday, Dec. 31, 2021. (Chancey Bush/ The Gazette) (Chancey Bush/ The Gazette)
Erica Warembourg, right, views the remains of her father-in-law’s house with her husband, who did not want to be named, at the Enclave subdivision near Davidson Mesa Open Space in Louisville, Colo., on Friday, Dec. 31, 2021. (Chancey Bush/ The Gazette) (Chancey Bush/ The Gazette)
Erica Warembourg, right, views the remains of her father-in-law’s house with her husband, who did not want to be named, at the Enclave subdivision near Davidson Mesa Open Space in Louisville, Colo., on Friday, Dec. 31, 2021. (Chancey Bush/ The Gazette) (Chancey Bush/ The Gazette)
Remains of a stair case and Christmas decorations at the site of a home in the Enclave subdivision near Davidson Mesa Open Space in Louisville, Colo., on Friday, Dec. 31, 2021. (Chancey Bush/ The Gazette) (Chancey Bush/ The Gazette)
Remains of a stair case and Christmas decorations at the site of a home in the Enclave subdivision near Davidson Mesa Open Space in Louisville, Colo., on Friday, Dec. 31, 2021. (Chancey Bush/ The Gazette) (Chancey Bush/ The Gazette)
A burned vehicle near Washington Avenue across from Davidson Mesa Open Space in Louisville, Colo., on Friday, Dec. 31, 2021. (Chancey Bush/ The Gazette) (Chancey Bush/ The Gazette)
A burned vehicle near Washington Avenue across from Davidson Mesa Open Space in Louisville, Colo., on Friday, Dec. 31, 2021. (Chancey Bush/ The Gazette) (Chancey Bush/ The Gazette)
A helicopter flies over the Enclave subdivision near Davidson Mesa Open Space in Louisville, Colo., on Friday, Dec. 31, 2021. (Chancey Bush/ The Gazette) (Chancey Bush/ The Gazette)
A helicopter flies over the Enclave subdivision near Davidson Mesa Open Space in Louisville, Colo., on Friday, Dec. 31, 2021. (Chancey Bush/ The Gazette) (Chancey Bush/ The Gazette)
People walk along a path between a burned-down block and the Louisville Recreation & Senior Center on Friday, Dec. 31, 2021, in Louisville, Colo. (Timothy Hurst/The Gazette) (Timothy Hurst)
People walk along a path between a burned-down block and the Louisville Recreation & Senior Center on Friday, Dec. 31, 2021, in Louisville, Colo. (Timothy Hurst/The Gazette) (Timothy Hurst)
A burned down tree is laid over in the parking lot outside Avista Adventist Hospital on Friday, Dec. 31, 2021, in Louisville, Colo. (Timothy Hurst/The Gazette) (Timothy Hurst)
A burned down tree is laid over in the parking lot outside Avista Adventist Hospital on Friday, Dec. 31, 2021, in Louisville, Colo. (Timothy Hurst/The Gazette) (Timothy Hurst)
Smoke from fires in the adjacent neighborhood blow over Avista Adventist Hospital on Friday, Dec. 31, 2021, in Louisville, Colo. (Timothy Hurst/The Gazette) (Timothy Hurst)
Smoke from fires in the adjacent neighborhood blow over Avista Adventist Hospital on Friday, Dec. 31, 2021, in Louisville, Colo. (Timothy Hurst/The Gazette) (Timothy Hurst)
The burned husk of a Porsche sits where the garage to a home once stood on the 900 block of Saint Andrews Lane on Friday, Dec. 31, 2021, in Louisville, Colo. (Timothy Hurst/The Gazette) (Timothy Hurst)
The burned husk of a Porsche sits where the garage to a home once stood on the 900 block of Saint Andrews Lane on Friday, Dec. 31, 2021, in Louisville, Colo. (Timothy Hurst/The Gazette) (Timothy Hurst)
The charred remains of a home can be seen on the 900 block of Saint Andrews Lane on Friday, Dec. 31, 2021, in Louisville, Colo. (Timothy Hurst/The Gazette) (Timothy Hurst)
The charred remains of a home can be seen on the 900 block of Saint Andrews Lane on Friday, Dec. 31, 2021, in Louisville, Colo. (Timothy Hurst/The Gazette) (Timothy Hurst)
A reindeer holiday lawn ornament sits in the front yard of a home on the 900 block of Saint Andrews Lane on Friday, Dec. 31, 2021, in Louisville, Colo. (Timothy Hurst/The Gazette) (Timothy Hurst)
A reindeer holiday lawn ornament sits in the front yard of a home on the 900 block of Saint Andrews Lane on Friday, Dec. 31, 2021, in Louisville, Colo. (Timothy Hurst/The Gazette) (Timothy Hurst)
No homes appear to be left on the 400 block of Muirfield Circle on Friday, Dec. 31, 2021, in Louisville, Colo. (Timothy Hurst/The Gazette) (Timothy Hurst)
No homes appear to be left on the 400 block of Muirfield Circle on Friday, Dec. 31, 2021, in Louisville, Colo. (Timothy Hurst/The Gazette) (Timothy Hurst)
The railroad ties that once made up a retaining wall are all but burned away on Friday, Dec. 31, 2021, in Louisville, Colo. (Timothy Hurst/The Gazette) (Timothy Hurst)
The railroad ties that once made up a retaining wall are all but burned away on Friday, Dec. 31, 2021, in Louisville, Colo. (Timothy Hurst/The Gazette) (Timothy Hurst)
Aboard a Colorado National Guard helicopter, Gov. Jared Polis on Friday, Dec. 31, 2021, gets a flyover tour ion Boulder County neighborhoods destroyed by wildfires the previous day. He was accompanied by Brig. Gen. Laura Clellan, Adjutant General of Colorado, and Boulder County Sheriff Joe Pelle. Colorado U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet, right, and Rep. Joe Neguse also toured the area in a separate helicopter. (Hart Van Denburg/CPR News)
Aboard a Colorado National Guard helicopter, Gov. Jared Polis on Friday, Dec. 31, 2021, gets a flyover tour ion Boulder County neighborhoods destroyed by wildfires the previous day. He was accompanied by Brig. Gen. Laura Clellan, Adjutant General of Colorado, and Boulder County Sheriff Joe Pelle. Colorado U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet, right, and Rep. Joe Neguse also toured the area in a separate helicopter. (Hart Van Denburg/CPR News)
Aboard a Colorado National Guard helicopter, Gov. Jared Polis on Friday, Dec. 31, 2021, gets a flyover tour of Boulder County neighborhoods destroyed by wildfires the previous day. He was accompanied by Brig. Gen. Laura Clellan, Adjutant General of Colorado, and Boulder County Sheriff Joe Pelle. Colorado U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet and Rep. Joe Neguse also toured the area in a separate helicopter. (Hart Van Denburg/CPR News)
Aboard a Colorado National Guard helicopter, Gov. Jared Polis on Friday, Dec. 31, 2021, gets a flyover tour of Boulder County neighborhoods destroyed by wildfires the previous day. He was accompanied by Brig. Gen. Laura Clellan, Adjutant General of Colorado, and Boulder County Sheriff Joe Pelle. Colorado U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet and Rep. Joe Neguse also toured the area in a separate helicopter. (Hart Van Denburg/CPR News)
Aboard a Colorado National Guard helicopter, Gov. Jared Polis on Friday, Dec. 31, 2021, gets a flyover tour of Boulder County neighborhoods destroyed by wildfires the previous day. He was accompanied by Brig. Gen. Laura Clellan, Adjutant General of Colorado, and Boulder County Sheriff Joe Pelle. Colorado U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet and Rep. Joe Neguse also toured the area in a separate helicopter. (Hart Van Denburg/CPR News)
Aboard a Colorado National Guard helicopter, Gov. Jared Polis on Friday, Dec. 31, 2021, gets a flyover tour of Boulder County neighborhoods destroyed by wildfires the previous day. He was accompanied by Brig. Gen. Laura Clellan, Adjutant General of Colorado, and Boulder County Sheriff Joe Pelle. Colorado U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet and Rep. Joe Neguse also toured the area in a separate helicopter. (Hart Van Denburg/CPR News)
Aboard a Colorado National Guard helicopter, Gov. Jared Polis on Friday, Dec. 31, 2021, gets a flyover tour of Boulder County neighborhoods destroyed by wildfires the previous day. He was accompanied by Brig. Gen. Laura Clellan, Adjutant General of Colorado, and Boulder County Sheriff Joe Pelle. Colorado U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet and Rep. Joe Neguse also toured the area in a separate helicopter. (Hart Van Denburg/CPR News)
Aboard a Colorado National Guard helicopter, Gov. Jared Polis on Friday, Dec. 31, 2021, gets a flyover tour of Boulder County neighborhoods destroyed by wildfires the previous day. He was accompanied by Brig. Gen. Laura Clellan, Adjutant General of Colorado, and Boulder County Sheriff Joe Pelle. Colorado U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet and Rep. Joe Neguse also toured the area in a separate helicopter. (Hart Van Denburg/CPR News)
Aboard a Colorado National Guard helicopter, Gov. Jared Polis on Friday, Dec. 31, 2021, gets a flyover tour of Boulder County neighborhoods destroyed by wildfires the previous day. He was accompanied by Brig. Gen. Laura Clellan, Adjutant General of Colorado, and Boulder County Sheriff Joe Pelle. Colorado U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet and Rep. Joe Neguse also toured the area in a separate helicopter. (Hart Van Denburg/CPR News)
Aboard a Colorado National Guard helicopter, Gov. Jared Polis on Friday, Dec. 31, 2021, gets a flyover tour of Boulder County neighborhoods destroyed by wildfires the previous day. He was accompanied by Brig. Gen. Laura Clellan, Adjutant General of Colorado, and Boulder County Sheriff Joe Pelle. Colorado U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet and Rep. Joe Neguse also toured the area in a separate helicopter. (Hart Van Denburg/CPR News)
Aboard a Colorado National Guard helicopter, Gov. Jared Polis on Friday, Dec. 31, 2021, gets a flyover tour of Boulder County neighborhoods destroyed by wildfires the previous day. He was accompanied by Brig. Gen. Laura Clellan, Adjutant General of Colorado, and Boulder County Sheriff Joe Pelle. Colorado U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet and Rep. Joe Neguse also toured the area in a separate helicopter. (Hart Van Denburg/CPR News)
Aboard a Colorado National Guard helicopter, Gov. Jared Polis on Friday, Dec. 31, 2021, gets a flyover tour of Boulder County neighborhoods destroyed by wildfires the previous day. He was accompanied by Brig. Gen. Laura Clellan, Adjutant General of Colorado, and Boulder County Sheriff Joe Pelle. Colorado U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet and Rep. Joe Neguse also toured the area in a separate helicopter. (Hart Van Denburg/CPR News)
Aboard a Colorado National Guard helicopter, Gov. Jared Polis on Friday, Dec. 31, 2021, gets a flyover tour of Boulder County neighborhoods destroyed by wildfires the previous day. He was accompanied by Brig. Gen. Laura Clellan, Adjutant General of Colorado, and Boulder County Sheriff Joe Pelle. Colorado U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet and Rep. Joe Neguse also toured the area in a separate helicopter. (Hart Van Denburg/CPR News)
Aboard a Colorado National Guard helicopter, Gov. Jared Polis on Friday, Dec. 31, 2021, gets a flyover tour of Boulder County neighborhoods destroyed by wildfires the previous day. He was accompanied by Brig. Gen. Laura Clellan, Adjutant General of Colorado, and Boulder County Sheriff Joe Pelle. Colorado U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet and Rep. Joe Neguse also toured the area in a separate helicopter. (Hart Van Denburg/CPR News)
Gov. Jared Polis on Friday, Dec. 31, 2021, gets a flyover tour of Boulder County neighborhoods destroyed by wildfires the previous day. He was accompanied by Brig. Gen. Laura Clellan, Adjutant General of Colorado, and Boulder County Sheriff Joe Pelle. Colorado U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet, right, and Rep. Joe Neguse also toured the area in a separate helicopter. (Hart Van Denburg/CPR News)
Gov. Jared Polis on Friday, Dec. 31, 2021, gets a flyover tour of Boulder County neighborhoods destroyed by wildfires the previous day. He was accompanied by Brig. Gen. Laura Clellan, Adjutant General of Colorado, and Boulder County Sheriff Joe Pelle. Colorado U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet, right, and Rep. Joe Neguse also toured the area in a separate helicopter. (Hart Van Denburg/CPR News)
Aboard a Colorado National Guard helicopter, Gov. Jared Polis on Friday, Dec. 31, 2021, gets a flyover tour ion Boulder County neighborhoods destroyed by wildfires the previous day. He was accompanied by Brig. Gen. Laura Clellan, Adjutant General of Colorado, center, and Boulder County Sheriff Joe Pelle. Colorado U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet and Rep. Joe Neguse also toured the area in a separate helicopter. (Hart Van Denburg/CPR News)
Aboard a Colorado National Guard helicopter, Gov. Jared Polis on Friday, Dec. 31, 2021, gets a flyover tour ion Boulder County neighborhoods destroyed by wildfires the previous day. He was accompanied by Brig. Gen. Laura Clellan, Adjutant General of Colorado, center, and Boulder County Sheriff Joe Pelle. Colorado U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet and Rep. Joe Neguse also toured the area in a separate helicopter. (Hart Van Denburg/CPR News)
Aboard a Colorado National Guard helicopter, Gov. Jared Polis on Friday, Dec. 31, 2021, gets a flyover tour of Boulder County neighborhoods destroyed by wildfires the previous day. He was accompanied by Brig. Gen. Laura Clellan, Adjutant General of Colorado, and Boulder County Sheriff Joe Pelle. Colorado U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet and Rep. Joe Neguse also toured the area in a separate helicopter. (Hart Van Denburg/CPR News)
Aboard a Colorado National Guard helicopter, Gov. Jared Polis on Friday, Dec. 31, 2021, gets a flyover tour of Boulder County neighborhoods destroyed by wildfires the previous day. He was accompanied by Brig. Gen. Laura Clellan, Adjutant General of Colorado, and Boulder County Sheriff Joe Pelle. Colorado U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet and Rep. Joe Neguse also toured the area in a separate helicopter. (Hart Van Denburg/CPR News)
Aboard a Colorado National Guard helicopter, Gov. Jared Polis on Friday, Dec. 31, 2021, gets a flyover tour of Boulder County neighborhoods destroyed by wildfires the previous day. He was accompanied by Brig. Gen. Laura Clellan, Adjutant General of Colorado, and Boulder County Sheriff Joe Pelle. Colorado U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet and Rep. Joe Neguse also toured the area in a separate helicopter. (Hart Van Denburg/CPR News)
Aboard a Colorado National Guard helicopter, Gov. Jared Polis on Friday, Dec. 31, 2021, gets a flyover tour of Boulder County neighborhoods destroyed by wildfires the previous day. He was accompanied by Brig. Gen. Laura Clellan, Adjutant General of Colorado, and Boulder County Sheriff Joe Pelle. Colorado U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet and Rep. Joe Neguse also toured the area in a separate helicopter. (Hart Van Denburg/CPR News)
Aboard a Colorado National Guard helicopter, Gov. Jared Polis on Friday, Dec. 31, 2021, gets a flyover tour of Boulder County neighborhoods destroyed by wildfires the previous day. He was accompanied by Brig. Gen. Laura Clellan, Adjutant General of Colorado, and Boulder County Sheriff Joe Pelle. Colorado U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet and Rep. Joe Neguse also toured the area in a separate helicopter. (Hart Van Denburg/CPR News)
Aboard a Colorado National Guard helicopter, Gov. Jared Polis on Friday, Dec. 31, 2021, gets a flyover tour of Boulder County neighborhoods destroyed by wildfires the previous day. He was accompanied by Brig. Gen. Laura Clellan, Adjutant General of Colorado, and Boulder County Sheriff Joe Pelle. Colorado U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet and Rep. Joe Neguse also toured the area in a separate helicopter. (Hart Van Denburg/CPR News)
Aboard a Colorado National Guard helicopter, Gov. Jared Polis on Friday, Dec. 31, 2021, gets a flyover tour of Boulder County neighborhoods destroyed by wildfires the previous day. He was accompanied by Brig. Gen. Laura Clellan, Adjutant General of Colorado, and Boulder County Sheriff Joe Pelle. Colorado U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet and Rep. Joe Neguse also toured the area in a separate helicopter. (Hart Van Denburg/CPR News)
Aboard a Colorado National Guard helicopter, Gov. Jared Polis on Friday, Dec. 31, 2021, gets a flyover tour of Boulder County neighborhoods destroyed by wildfires the previous day. He was accompanied by Brig. Gen. Laura Clellan, Adjutant General of Colorado, and Boulder County Sheriff Joe Pelle. Colorado U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet and Rep. Joe Neguse also toured the area in a separate helicopter. (Hart Van Denburg/CPR News)
Aboard a Colorado National Guard helicopter, Gov. Jared Polis on Friday, Dec. 31, 2021, gets a flyover tour of Boulder County neighborhoods destroyed by wildfires the previous day. He was accompanied by Brig. Gen. Laura Clellan, Adjutant General of Colorado, and Boulder County Sheriff Joe Pelle. Colorado U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet and Rep. Joe Neguse also toured the area in a separate helicopter. (Hart Van Denburg/CPR News)
Aboard a Colorado National Guard helicopter, Gov. Jared Polis on Friday, Dec. 31, 2021, gets a flyover tour of Boulder County neighborhoods destroyed by wildfires the previous day. He was accompanied by Brig. Gen. Laura Clellan, Adjutant General of Colorado, and Boulder County Sheriff Joe Pelle. Colorado U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet and Rep. Joe Neguse also toured the area in a separate helicopter. (Hart Van Denburg/CPR News)
Aboard a Colorado National Guard helicopter, Gov. Jared Polis on Friday, Dec. 31, 2021, gets a flyover tour of Boulder County neighborhoods destroyed by wildfires the previous day. He was accompanied by Brig. Gen. Laura Clellan, Adjutant General of Colorado, center, and Boulder County Sheriff Joe Pelle. Colorado U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet and Rep. Joe Neguse also toured the area in a separate helicopter. (Hart Van Denburg/CPR News)
Aboard a Colorado National Guard helicopter, Gov. Jared Polis on Friday, Dec. 31, 2021, gets a flyover tour of Boulder County neighborhoods destroyed by wildfires the previous day. He was accompanied by Brig. Gen. Laura Clellan, Adjutant General of Colorado, center, and Boulder County Sheriff Joe Pelle. Colorado U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet and Rep. Joe Neguse also toured the area in a separate helicopter. (Hart Van Denburg/CPR News)
Aboard a Colorado National Guard helicopter, Gov. Jared Polis on Friday, Dec. 31, 2021, gets a flyover tour of Boulder County neighborhoods destroyed by wildfires the previous day. He was accompanied by Brig. Gen. Laura Clellan, Adjutant General of Colorado, and Boulder County Sheriff Joe Pelle. Colorado U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet and Rep. Joe Neguse also toured the area in a separate helicopter. (Hart Van Denburg/CPR News)
Aboard a Colorado National Guard helicopter, Gov. Jared Polis on Friday, Dec. 31, 2021, gets a flyover tour of Boulder County neighborhoods destroyed by wildfires the previous day. He was accompanied by Brig. Gen. Laura Clellan, Adjutant General of Colorado, and Boulder County Sheriff Joe Pelle. Colorado U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet and Rep. Joe Neguse also toured the area in a separate helicopter. (Hart Van Denburg/CPR News)
Aboard a Colorado National Guard helicopter, Gov. Jared Polis on Friday, Dec. 31, 2021, gets a flyover tour of Boulder County neighborhoods destroyed by wildfires the previous day. He was accompanied by Brig. Gen. Laura Clellan, Adjutant General of Colorado, and Boulder County Sheriff Joe Pelle. Colorado U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet and Rep. Joe Neguse also toured the area in a separate helicopter. (Hart Van Denburg/CPR News)
Aboard a Colorado National Guard helicopter, Gov. Jared Polis on Friday, Dec. 31, 2021, gets a flyover tour of Boulder County neighborhoods destroyed by wildfires the previous day. He was accompanied by Brig. Gen. Laura Clellan, Adjutant General of Colorado, and Boulder County Sheriff Joe Pelle. Colorado U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet and Rep. Joe Neguse also toured the area in a separate helicopter. (Hart Van Denburg/CPR News)
Aboard a Colorado National Guard helicopter, Gov. Jared Polis on Friday, Dec. 31, 2021, gets a flyover tour of Boulder County neighborhoods destroyed by wildfires the previous day. He was accompanied by Brig. Gen. Laura Clellan, Adjutant General of Colorado, and Boulder County Sheriff Joe Pelle. Colorado U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet and Rep. Joe Neguse also toured the area in a separate helicopter. (Hart Van Denburg/CPR News)
Aboard a Colorado National Guard helicopter, Gov. Jared Polis on Friday, Dec. 31, 2021, gets a flyover tour of Boulder County neighborhoods destroyed by wildfires the previous day. He was accompanied by Brig. Gen. Laura Clellan, Adjutant General of Colorado, and Boulder County Sheriff Joe Pelle. Colorado U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet and Rep. Joe Neguse also toured the area in a separate helicopter. (Hart Van Denburg/CPR News)
Aboard a Colorado National Guard helicopter, Gov. Jared Polis on Friday, Dec. 31, 2021, gets a flyover tour of Boulder County neighborhoods destroyed by wildfires the previous day. He was accompanied by Brig. Gen. Laura Clellan, Adjutant General of Colorado, and Boulder County Sheriff Joe Pelle. Colorado U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet and Rep. Joe Neguse also toured the area in a separate helicopter. (Hart Van Denburg/CPR News)
Aboard a Colorado National Guard helicopter, Gov. Jared Polis on Friday, Dec. 31, 2021, gets a flyover tour of Boulder County neighborhoods destroyed by wildfires the previous day. He was accompanied by Brig. Gen. Laura Clellan, Adjutant General of Colorado, and Boulder County Sheriff Joe Pelle. Colorado U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet and Rep. Joe Neguse also toured the area in a separate helicopter. (Hart Van Denburg/CPR News)
Aboard a Colorado National Guard helicopter, Gov. Jared Polis on Friday, Dec. 31, 2021, gets a flyover tour of Boulder County neighborhoods destroyed by wildfires the previous day. He was accompanied by Brig. Gen. Laura Clellan, Adjutant General of Colorado, at right, and Boulder County Sheriff Joe Pelle. Colorado U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet and Rep. Joe Neguse also toured the area in a separate helicopter. (Hart Van Denburg/CPR News)
Aboard a Colorado National Guard helicopter, Gov. Jared Polis on Friday, Dec. 31, 2021, gets a flyover tour of Boulder County neighborhoods destroyed by wildfires the previous day. He was accompanied by Brig. Gen. Laura Clellan, Adjutant General of Colorado, at right, and Boulder County Sheriff Joe Pelle. Colorado U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet and Rep. Joe Neguse also toured the area in a separate helicopter. (Hart Van Denburg/CPR News)
Aboard a Colorado National Guard helicopter, Gov. Jared Polis on Friday, Dec. 31, 2021, gets a flyover tour of Boulder County neighborhoods destroyed by wildfires the previous day. He was accompanied by Brig. Gen. Laura Clellan, Adjutant General of Colorado, and Boulder County Sheriff Joe Pelle. Colorado U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet and Rep. Joe Neguse also toured the area in a separate helicopter. (Hart Van Denburg/CPR News)
Aboard a Colorado National Guard helicopter, Gov. Jared Polis on Friday, Dec. 31, 2021, gets a flyover tour of Boulder County neighborhoods destroyed by wildfires the previous day. He was accompanied by Brig. Gen. Laura Clellan, Adjutant General of Colorado, and Boulder County Sheriff Joe Pelle. Colorado U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet and Rep. Joe Neguse also toured the area in a separate helicopter. (Hart Van Denburg/CPR News)
Aboard a Colorado National Guard helicopter, Gov. Jared Polis on Friday, Dec. 31, 2021, gets a flyover tour of Boulder County neighborhoods destroyed by wildfires the previous day. He was accompanied by Brig. Gen. Laura Clellan, Adjutant General of Colorado, and Boulder County Sheriff Joe Pelle. Colorado U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet and Rep. Joe Neguse also toured the area in a separate helicopter. (Hart Van Denburg/CPR News)
Aboard a Colorado National Guard helicopter, Gov. Jared Polis on Friday, Dec. 31, 2021, gets a flyover tour of Boulder County neighborhoods destroyed by wildfires the previous day. He was accompanied by Brig. Gen. Laura Clellan, Adjutant General of Colorado, and Boulder County Sheriff Joe Pelle. Colorado U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet and Rep. Joe Neguse also toured the area in a separate helicopter. (Hart Van Denburg/CPR News)
Aboard a Colorado National Guard helicopter, Gov. Jared Polis on Friday, Dec. 31, 2021, gets a flyover tour of Boulder County neighborhoods destroyed by wildfires the previous day. He was accompanied by Brig. Gen. Laura Clellan, Adjutant General of Colorado, and Boulder County Sheriff Joe Pelle. Colorado U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet and Rep. Joe Neguse also toured the area in a separate helicopter. (Hart Van Denburg/CPR News)
Aboard a Colorado National Guard helicopter, Gov. Jared Polis on Friday, Dec. 31, 2021, gets a flyover tour of Boulder County neighborhoods destroyed by wildfires the previous day. He was accompanied by Brig. Gen. Laura Clellan, Adjutant General of Colorado, and Boulder County Sheriff Joe Pelle. Colorado U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet and Rep. Joe Neguse also toured the area in a separate helicopter. (Hart Van Denburg/CPR News)
Aboard a Colorado National Guard helicopter, Gov. Jared Polis on Friday, Dec. 31, 2021, gets a flyover tour of Boulder County neighborhoods destroyed by wildfires the previous day. He was accompanied by Brig. Gen. Laura Clellan, Adjutant General of Colorado, pictured here, and Boulder County Sheriff Joe Pelle. Colorado U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet and Rep. Joe Neguse also toured the area in a separate helicopter. (Hart Van Denburg/CPR News)
Aboard a Colorado National Guard helicopter, Gov. Jared Polis on Friday, Dec. 31, 2021, gets a flyover tour of Boulder County neighborhoods destroyed by wildfires the previous day. He was accompanied by Brig. Gen. Laura Clellan, Adjutant General of Colorado, pictured here, and Boulder County Sheriff Joe Pelle. Colorado U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet and Rep. Joe Neguse also toured the area in a separate helicopter. (Hart Van Denburg/CPR News)
Aboard a Colorado National Guard helicopter, Gov. Jared Polis on Friday, Dec. 31, 2021, gets a flyover tour of Boulder County neighborhoods destroyed by wildfires the previous day. He was accompanied by Brig. Gen. Laura Clellan, Adjutant General of Colorado, at right, and Boulder County Sheriff Joe Pelle. Colorado U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet and Rep. Joe Neguse also toured the area in a separate helicopter. (Hart Van Denburg/CPR News)
Aboard a Colorado National Guard helicopter, Gov. Jared Polis on Friday, Dec. 31, 2021, gets a flyover tour of Boulder County neighborhoods destroyed by wildfires the previous day. He was accompanied by Brig. Gen. Laura Clellan, Adjutant General of Colorado, at right, and Boulder County Sheriff Joe Pelle. Colorado U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet and Rep. Joe Neguse also toured the area in a separate helicopter. (Hart Van Denburg/CPR News)
Aboard a Colorado National Guard helicopter, Gov. Jared Polis on Friday, Dec. 31, 2021, gets a flyover tour of Boulder County neighborhoods destroyed by wildfires the previous day. He was accompanied by Brig. Gen. Laura Clellan, Adjutant General of Colorado, and Boulder County Sheriff Joe Pelle. Colorado U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet and Rep. Joe Neguse also toured the area in a separate helicopter. (Hart Van Denburg/CPR News)
Aboard a Colorado National Guard helicopter, Gov. Jared Polis on Friday, Dec. 31, 2021, gets a flyover tour of Boulder County neighborhoods destroyed by wildfires the previous day. He was accompanied by Brig. Gen. Laura Clellan, Adjutant General of Colorado, and Boulder County Sheriff Joe Pelle. Colorado U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet and Rep. Joe Neguse also toured the area in a separate helicopter. (Hart Van Denburg/CPR News)
Gov. Jared Polis on Friday, Dec. 31, 2021, gets a flyover tour of Boulder County neighborhoods destroyed by wildfires the previous day. He was accompanied by Brig. Gen. Laura Clellan, Adjutant General of Colorado, and Boulder County Sheriff Joe Pelle, seen stepping out of the chopper after the flight. Colorado U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet and Rep. Joe Neguse also toured the area in a separate helicopter. (Hart Van Denburg/CPR News)
Gov. Jared Polis on Friday, Dec. 31, 2021, gets a flyover tour of Boulder County neighborhoods destroyed by wildfires the previous day. He was accompanied by Brig. Gen. Laura Clellan, Adjutant General of Colorado, and Boulder County Sheriff Joe Pelle, seen stepping out of the chopper after the flight. Colorado U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet and Rep. Joe Neguse also toured the area in a separate helicopter. (Hart Van Denburg/CPR News)
Stepping out of a Colorado National Guard helicopter, Gov. Jared Polis on Friday, Dec. 31, 2021, took a flyover tour of Boulder County neighborhoods destroyed by wildfires the previous day. He was accompanied by Brig. Gen. Laura Clellan, Adjutant General of Colorado, and Boulder County Sheriff Joe Pelle. Colorado U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet and Rep. Joe Neguse also toured the area in a separate helicopter. (Hart Van Denburg/CPR News)
Stepping out of a Colorado National Guard helicopter, Gov. Jared Polis on Friday, Dec. 31, 2021, took a flyover tour of Boulder County neighborhoods destroyed by wildfires the previous day. He was accompanied by Brig. Gen. Laura Clellan, Adjutant General of Colorado, and Boulder County Sheriff Joe Pelle. Colorado U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet and Rep. Joe Neguse also toured the area in a separate helicopter. (Hart Van Denburg/CPR News)
Gov. Jared Polis on Friday, Dec. 31, 2021, took a flyover tour of Boulder County neighborhoods destroyed by wildfires the previous day. He was accompanied by Brig. Gen. Laura Clellan, Adjutant General of Colorado, and Boulder County Sheriff Joe Pelle. Colorado U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet, right, and Rep. Joe Neguse also toured the area in a separate helicopter. (Hart Van Denburg/CPR News)
Gov. Jared Polis on Friday, Dec. 31, 2021, took a flyover tour of Boulder County neighborhoods destroyed by wildfires the previous day. He was accompanied by Brig. Gen. Laura Clellan, Adjutant General of Colorado, and Boulder County Sheriff Joe Pelle. Colorado U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet, right, and Rep. Joe Neguse also toured the area in a separate helicopter. (Hart Van Denburg/CPR News)
Aftermath in the neighborhood between Harper Lake and S Centennial Parkway in Louisville, CO following the Marshall Fire that spread rapidly into Louisville and Superior, CO on Dec 31, 2021. (Photo courtesy of Carl Payne) (Carl Glenn Payne)
Aftermath in the neighborhood between Harper Lake and S Centennial Parkway in Louisville, CO following the Marshall Fire that spread rapidly into Louisville and Superior, CO on Dec 31, 2021. (Photo courtesy of Carl Payne) (Carl Glenn Payne)
Aftermath in the neighborhood between Harper Lake and S Centennial Parkway in Louisville, CO following the Marshall Fire that spread rapidly into Louisville and Superior, CO on Dec 31, 2021. (Photo courtesy of Carl Payne) (Carl Glenn Payne)
Aftermath in the neighborhood between Harper Lake and S Centennial Parkway in Louisville, CO following the Marshall Fire that spread rapidly into Louisville and Superior, CO on Dec 31, 2021. (Photo courtesy of Carl Payne) (Carl Glenn Payne)
Aftermath in the neighborhood between Harper Lake and S Centennial Parkway in Louisville, CO following the Marshall Fire that spread rapidly into Louisville and Superior, CO on Dec 31, 2021. (Photo courtesy of Carl Payne) (Carl Glenn Payne)
Aftermath in the neighborhood between Harper Lake and S Centennial Parkway in Louisville, CO following the Marshall Fire that spread rapidly into Louisville and Superior, CO on Dec 31, 2021. (Photo courtesy of Carl Payne) (Carl Glenn Payne)
Embers smolder behind the remains of a burned-up vehicle in the neighborhood between Harper Lake and S. Centennial Parkway in Louisville after the Marshall Fire spread rapidly into Louisville and Superior on Friday afternoon.010122-news-LouisvilleFiresGlenPayne17.JPG (Carl Glenn Payne, Special to the Gazette)
Embers smolder behind the remains of a burned-up vehicle in the neighborhood between Harper Lake and S. Centennial Parkway in Louisville after the Marshall Fire spread rapidly into Louisville and Superior on Friday afternoon.010122-news-LouisvilleFiresGlenPayne17.JPG (Carl Glenn Payne, Special to the Gazette)
Christmas lights hang from a tree as remnants of the Marshall fire burn in the background at the neighborhood between Harper Lake and S. Centennial Parkway in Louisville on Saturday. (Carl Glenn Payne, Special to the Gazette)
Christmas lights hang from a tree as remnants of the Marshall fire burn in the background at the neighborhood between Harper Lake and S. Centennial Parkway in Louisville on Saturday. (Carl Glenn Payne, Special to the Gazette)
The neighborhood between Harper Lake and S. Centennial Parkway on Friday in Louisville after the Marshall fire spread rapidly into Louisville and Superior.010122-news-LouisvilleFiresGlenPayne19 copy.JPG (Carl Glenn Payne, Special to The Gazette)
The neighborhood between Harper Lake and S. Centennial Parkway on Friday in Louisville after the Marshall fire spread rapidly into Louisville and Superior.010122-news-LouisvilleFiresGlenPayne19 copy.JPG (Carl Glenn Payne, Special to The Gazette)
Aftermath in the neighborhood between Harper Lake and S Centennial Parkway in Louisville, CO following the Marshall Fire that spread rapidly into Louisville and Superior, CO on Dec 31, 2021. (Photo courtesy of Carl Payne) (Carl Glenn Payne)
Aftermath in the neighborhood between Harper Lake and S Centennial Parkway in Louisville, CO following the Marshall Fire that spread rapidly into Louisville and Superior, CO on Dec 31, 2021. (Photo courtesy of Carl Payne) (Carl Glenn Payne)
Debris is shown between Harper Lake and S. Centennial Parkway in Louisville after the Marshall fire spread rapidly into Louisville and Superior on Friday. (Carl Glenn Payne, Special to The Gazette)
Debris is shown between Harper Lake and S. Centennial Parkway in Louisville after the Marshall fire spread rapidly into Louisville and Superior on Friday. (Carl Glenn Payne, Special to The Gazette)
Aftermath in the neighborhood between Harper Lake and S Centennial Parkway in Louisville, CO following the Marshall Fire that spread rapidly into Louisville and Superior, CO on Dec 31, 2021. (Photo courtesy of Carl Payne) (Carl Glenn Payne)
Aftermath in the neighborhood between Harper Lake and S Centennial Parkway in Louisville, CO following the Marshall Fire that spread rapidly into Louisville and Superior, CO on Dec 31, 2021. (Photo courtesy of Carl Payne) (Carl Glenn Payne)
Aftermath in the neighborhood between Harper Lake and S Centennial Parkway in Louisville, CO following the Marshall Fire that spread rapidly into Louisville and Superior, CO on Dec 31, 2021. (Photo courtesy of Carl Payne) (Carl Glenn Payne)
Aftermath in the neighborhood between Harper Lake and S Centennial Parkway in Louisville, CO following the Marshall Fire that spread rapidly into Louisville and Superior, CO on Dec 31, 2021. (Photo courtesy of Carl Payne) (Carl Glenn Payne)
Aftermath in the neighborhood between Harper Lake and S Centennial Parkway in Louisville, CO following the Marshall Fire that spread rapidly into Louisville and Superior, CO on Dec 31, 2021. (Photo courtesy of Carl Payne) (Carl Glenn Payne)
Aftermath in the neighborhood between Harper Lake and S Centennial Parkway in Louisville, CO following the Marshall Fire that spread rapidly into Louisville and Superior, CO on Dec 31, 2021. (Photo courtesy of Carl Payne) (Carl Glenn Payne)
Aftermath in the neighborhood between Harper Lake and S Centennial Parkway in Louisville, CO following the Marshall Fire that spread rapidly into Louisville and Superior, CO on Dec 31, 2021. (Photo courtesy of Carl Payne) (Carl Glenn Payne)
Aftermath in the neighborhood between Harper Lake and S Centennial Parkway in Louisville, CO following the Marshall Fire that spread rapidly into Louisville and Superior, CO on Dec 31, 2021. (Photo courtesy of Carl Payne) (Carl Glenn Payne)
Concrete foundations are all that remain of some homes on the 2000 block of Andrew Drive on Friday, Dec. 31, 2021, in Superior, Colo. (Timothy Hurst/The Gazette) (Timothy Hurst)
Concrete foundations are all that remain of some homes on the 2000 block of Andrew Drive on Friday, Dec. 31, 2021, in Superior, Colo. (Timothy Hurst/The Gazette) (Timothy Hurst)
Jim Conaghan rides his bike through a snowstorm past burned down homes on the 2000 block of Andrew Drive on Friday, Dec. 31, 2021, in Superior, Colo. (Timothy Hurst/The Gazette) (Timothy Hurst)
Jim Conaghan rides his bike through a snowstorm past burned down homes on the 2000 block of Andrew Drive on Friday, Dec. 31, 2021, in Superior, Colo. (Timothy Hurst/The Gazette) (Timothy Hurst)
A Central City Fire Department firefighter sprays down the hot debris that’s accumulated in the basement of a home that burned down on the 2000 block of Andrew Drive on Friday, Dec. 31, 2021, in Superior, Colo. (Timothy Hurst/The Gazette) (Timothy Hurst)
A Central City Fire Department firefighter sprays down the hot debris that’s accumulated in the basement of a home that burned down on the 2000 block of Andrew Drive on Friday, Dec. 31, 2021, in Superior, Colo. (Timothy Hurst/The Gazette) (Timothy Hurst)
A Central City Fire Department firefighter sprays down the hot debris that’s accumulated in the basement of a home that burned down on the 2000 block of Andrew Drive on Friday, Dec. 31, 2021, in Superior, Colo. (Timothy Hurst/The Gazette) (Timothy Hurst)
A Central City Fire Department firefighter sprays down the hot debris that’s accumulated in the basement of a home that burned down on the 2000 block of Andrew Drive on Friday, Dec. 31, 2021, in Superior, Colo. (Timothy Hurst/The Gazette) (Timothy Hurst)
Two people walk through the snow and smoke into a neighborhood while a police vehicle drives by on Friday, Dec. 31, 2021, in Superior, Colo. (Timothy Hurst/The Gazette) (Timothy Hurst)
Two people walk through the snow and smoke into a neighborhood while a police vehicle drives by on Friday, Dec. 31, 2021, in Superior, Colo. (Timothy Hurst/The Gazette) (Timothy Hurst)
Signs hang on a fence in the Enclave subdivision near Davidson Mesa Open Space in Louisville, Colo., on Friday, Dec. 31, 2021. (Chancey Bush/ The Gazette) (Chancey Bush/ The Gazette)
Signs hang on a fence in the Enclave subdivision near Davidson Mesa Open Space in Louisville, Colo., on Friday, Dec. 31, 2021. (Chancey Bush/ The Gazette) (Chancey Bush/ The Gazette)
People walk though the destruction across from Davidson Mesa Open Space in Louisville, Colo., on Friday, Dec. 31, 2021. The Marshall fire ripped through Boulder County, fueled by high winds on Thursday, Dec. 30, 2021 and destroying nearly 1,000 homes. Approximately 35,000 people were evacuated in Louisville and Superior.(Chancey Bush/ The Gazette) (Chancey Bush/ The Gazette)
People walk though the destruction across from Davidson Mesa Open Space in Louisville, Colo., on Friday, Dec. 31, 2021. The Marshall fire ripped through Boulder County, fueled by high winds on Thursday, Dec. 30, 2021 and destroying nearly 1,000 homes. Approximately 35,000 people were evacuated in Louisville and Superior.(Chancey Bush/ The Gazette) (Chancey Bush/ The Gazette)
The aftermath of the Marshall fire in Louisville, Colo., on Friday, Dec. 31, 2021. The Marshall fire ripped through Boulder County fulled by high-winds on Thursday, destroying over 500 homes. The number of destroyed homes will likely increase as approximately 35,000 people were evacuated in Louisville and Superior.(Chancey Bush/ The Gazette) (Chancey Bush/ The Gazette)
The aftermath of the Marshall fire in Louisville, Colo., on Friday, Dec. 31, 2021. The Marshall fire ripped through Boulder County fulled by high-winds on Thursday, destroying over 500 homes. The number of destroyed homes will likely increase as approximately 35,000 people were evacuated in Louisville and Superior.(Chancey Bush/ The Gazette) (Chancey Bush/ The Gazette)
The aftermath of the Marshall fire in Louisville, Colo., on Friday, Dec. 31, 2021. The Marshall fire ripped through Boulder County fulled by high-winds on Thursday, destroying over 500 homes. The number of destroyed homes will likely increase as approximately 35,000 people were evacuated in Louisville and Superior.(Chancey Bush/ The Gazette) (Chancey Bush/ The Gazette)
The aftermath of the Marshall fire in Louisville, Colo., on Friday, Dec. 31, 2021. The Marshall fire ripped through Boulder County fulled by high-winds on Thursday, destroying over 500 homes. The number of destroyed homes will likely increase as approximately 35,000 people were evacuated in Louisville and Superior.(Chancey Bush/ The Gazette) (Chancey Bush/ The Gazette)
The aftermath of the Marshall fire in Louisville, Colo., on Friday, Dec. 31, 2021. The Marshall fire ripped through Boulder County fulled by high-winds on Thursday, destroying over 500 homes. The number of destroyed homes will likely increase as approximately 35,000 people were evacuated in Louisville and Superior.(Chancey Bush/ The Gazette) (Chancey Bush/ The Gazette)
The aftermath of the Marshall fire in Louisville, Colo., on Friday, Dec. 31, 2021. The Marshall fire ripped through Boulder County fulled by high-winds on Thursday, destroying over 500 homes. The number of destroyed homes will likely increase as approximately 35,000 people were evacuated in Louisville and Superior.(Chancey Bush/ The Gazette) (Chancey Bush/ The Gazette)
The aftermath of the Marshall fire in Louisville, Colo., on Friday, Dec. 31, 2021. The Marshall fire ripped through Boulder County fulled by high-winds on Thursday, destroying over 500 homes. The number of destroyed homes will likely increase as approximately 35,000 people were evacuated in Louisville and Superior.(Chancey Bush/ The Gazette) (Chancey Bush/ The Gazette)
The aftermath of the Marshall fire in Louisville, Colo., on Friday, Dec. 31, 2021. The Marshall fire ripped through Boulder County fulled by high-winds on Thursday, destroying over 500 homes. The number of destroyed homes will likely increase as approximately 35,000 people were evacuated in Louisville and Superior.(Chancey Bush/ The Gazette) (Chancey Bush/ The Gazette)
The aftermath of the Marshall fire in Louisville, Colo., on Friday, Dec. 31, 2021. The Marshall fire ripped through Boulder County fulled by high-winds on Thursday, destroying over 500 homes. The number of destroyed homes will likely increase as approximately 35,000 people were evacuated in Louisville and Superior.(Chancey Bush/ The Gazette) (Chancey Bush/ The Gazette)
The aftermath of the Marshall fire in Louisville, Colo., on Friday, Dec. 31, 2021. The Marshall fire ripped through Boulder County fulled by high-winds on Thursday, destroying over 500 homes. The number of destroyed homes will likely increase as approximately 35,000 people were evacuated in Louisville and Superior.(Chancey Bush/ The Gazette) (Chancey Bush/ The Gazette)
A man, who did not want to be identified, views the remains of his father’s house Friday at the Enclave subdivision near Davidson Mesa Open Space in Louisville.010122-news-fireaftermath 18.jpg (Chancey Bush, The Gazette)
A man, who did not want to be identified, views the remains of his father’s house Friday at the Enclave subdivision near Davidson Mesa Open Space in Louisville.010122-news-fireaftermath 18.jpg (Chancey Bush, The Gazette)
The aftermath of the Marshall fire in Louisville, Colo., on Friday, Dec. 31, 2021. The Marshall fire ripped through Boulder County fulled by high-winds on Thursday, destroying over 500 homes. The number of destroyed homes will likely increase as approximately 35,000 people were evacuated in Louisville and Superior.(Chancey Bush/ The Gazette) (Chancey Bush/ The Gazette)
The aftermath of the Marshall fire in Louisville, Colo., on Friday, Dec. 31, 2021. The Marshall fire ripped through Boulder County fulled by high-winds on Thursday, destroying over 500 homes. The number of destroyed homes will likely increase as approximately 35,000 people were evacuated in Louisville and Superior.(Chancey Bush/ The Gazette) (Chancey Bush/ The Gazette)
The aftermath of the Marshall fire in Louisville, Colo., on Friday, Dec. 31, 2021. The Marshall fire ripped through Boulder County fulled by high-winds on Thursday, destroying over 500 homes. The number of destroyed homes will likely increase as approximately 35,000 people were evacuated in Louisville and Superior.(Chancey Bush/ The Gazette) (Chancey Bush/ The Gazette)
The aftermath of the Marshall fire in Louisville, Colo., on Friday, Dec. 31, 2021. The Marshall fire ripped through Boulder County fulled by high-winds on Thursday, destroying over 500 homes. The number of destroyed homes will likely increase as approximately 35,000 people were evacuated in Louisville and Superior.(Chancey Bush/ The Gazette) (Chancey Bush/ The Gazette)
The aftermath of the Marshall fire in Louisville, Colo., on Friday, Dec. 31, 2021. The Marshall fire ripped through Boulder County fulled by high-winds on Thursday, destroying over 500 homes. The number of destroyed homes will likely increase as approximately 35,000 people were evacuated in Louisville and Superior.(Chancey Bush/ The Gazette) (Chancey Bush/ The Gazette)
The aftermath of the Marshall fire in Louisville, Colo., on Friday, Dec. 31, 2021. The Marshall fire ripped through Boulder County fulled by high-winds on Thursday, destroying over 500 homes. The number of destroyed homes will likely increase as approximately 35,000 people were evacuated in Louisville and Superior.(Chancey Bush/ The Gazette) (Chancey Bush/ The Gazette)
National Guard vehicles drive through the aftermath of the Marshall fire on McCaslin Boulevard in Louisville, Colo., on Friday, Dec. 31, 2021. The Marshall fire ripped through Boulder County fulled by high-winds on Thursday, destroying over 500 homes. The number of destroyed homes will likely increase as approximately 35,000 people were evacuated in Louisville and Superior.(Chancey Bush/ The Gazette) (Chancey Bush/ The Gazette)
National Guard vehicles drive through the aftermath of the Marshall fire on McCaslin Boulevard in Louisville, Colo., on Friday, Dec. 31, 2021. The Marshall fire ripped through Boulder County fulled by high-winds on Thursday, destroying over 500 homes. The number of destroyed homes will likely increase as approximately 35,000 people were evacuated in Louisville and Superior.(Chancey Bush/ The Gazette) (Chancey Bush/ The Gazette)
A woman wearing a mask runs past the remains of a neighborhood Friday, Dec. 31, 2021. The Marshall fire ripped through Boulder County powered by high winds on Thursday, Dec. 30, 2021, destroying close to 1,000 homes. About 35,000 people were evacuated in Louisville and Superior. (Chancey Bush, The Gazette)
A woman wearing a mask runs past the remains of a neighborhood Friday, Dec. 31, 2021. The Marshall fire ripped through Boulder County powered by high winds on Thursday, Dec. 30, 2021, destroying close to 1,000 homes. About 35,000 people were evacuated in Louisville and Superior. (Chancey Bush, The Gazette)
The aftermath of the Marshall fire in Louisville, Colo., on Friday, Dec. 31, 2021. The Marshall fire ripped through Boulder County fulled by high-winds on Thursday, destroying over 500 homes. The number of destroyed homes will likely increase as approximately 35,000 people were evacuated in Louisville and Superior.(Chancey Bush/ The Gazette) (Chancey Bush/ The Gazette)
The aftermath of the Marshall fire in Louisville, Colo., on Friday, Dec. 31, 2021. The Marshall fire ripped through Boulder County fulled by high-winds on Thursday, destroying over 500 homes. The number of destroyed homes will likely increase as approximately 35,000 people were evacuated in Louisville and Superior.(Chancey Bush/ The Gazette) (Chancey Bush/ The Gazette)
The aftermath of the Marshall fire in Louisville, Colo., on Friday, Dec. 31, 2021. The Marshall fire ripped through Boulder County fulled by high-winds on Thursday, destroying over 500 homes. The number of destroyed homes will likely increase as approximately 35,000 people were evacuated in Louisville and Superior.(Chancey Bush/ The Gazette) (Chancey Bush/ The Gazette)
The aftermath of the Marshall fire in Louisville, Colo., on Friday, Dec. 31, 2021. The Marshall fire ripped through Boulder County fulled by high-winds on Thursday, destroying over 500 homes. The number of destroyed homes will likely increase as approximately 35,000 people were evacuated in Louisville and Superior.(Chancey Bush/ The Gazette) (Chancey Bush/ The Gazette)
The aftermath of the Marshall fire in Louisville, Colo., on Friday, Dec. 31, 2021. The Marshall fire ripped through Boulder County fulled by high-winds on Thursday, destroying over 500 homes. The number of destroyed homes will likely increase as approximately 35,000 people were evacuated in Louisville and Superior.(Chancey Bush/ The Gazette) (Chancey Bush/ The Gazette)
The aftermath of the Marshall fire in Louisville, Colo., on Friday, Dec. 31, 2021. The Marshall fire ripped through Boulder County fulled by high-winds on Thursday, destroying over 500 homes. The number of destroyed homes will likely increase as approximately 35,000 people were evacuated in Louisville and Superior.(Chancey Bush/ The Gazette) (Chancey Bush/ The Gazette)
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