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Superior considers breaking from Boulder County’s debris cleanup plans over delays
Eighty days post-Marshall fire, Superior is considering breaking from Boulder County’s debris removal process and Louisville may not be far behind. At issue is the cleanup of tons of debris still festering in fire-ravaged foundations as legal tangles over whether the county violated open meetings laws creep along. Debris cleanup that should have started March…
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Contract to remove Marshall fire debris still unsigned as litigation continues
Tons of rubble from the Marshall fire sat under a new round of snow Monday as county officials and lawyers traded blame for the fact that debris from the Dec. 30 wildfire may not be hauled away until at least mid-March and maybe even as far out as April. A hearing to decide whether a…
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Legal disputes mean a delay in Marshall fire cleanup as officials play blame game
Charred piles of furniture, cars, fenceposts and foundations destroyed by the Marshall fire will stay put for a while longer as disputes over the multimillion dollar debris cleanup contract are assessed. This means that Boulder County residents who had hoped to begin rebuilding by July 1, the original proposed date for completion of the Debris…
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Marshall fire: Over 1,000 homes now deemed destroyed
The number of homes destroyed by the Marshall fire rose on Thursday to over 1,000, according to Boulder County officials. Following a detailed inspection, officials determined 1,084 homes were destroyed and 149 were damaged in the state’s most destructive fire. The total damage caused by the blaze is estimated at $513,212,589, according to the office…
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‘Hard parts are ahead of us’: State recovery efforts continue for Marshall fire
State officials are working to provide relief for the thousands of Coloradans whose lives were upended by the Marshall fire, the most destructive wildfire in Colorado history that burned 6,000 acres and destroyed nearly 1,000 homes and businesses in Boulder County. During a news conference on Wednesday, Gov. Jared Polis and his Cabinet members announced new and…
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Nearly 1,000 structures confirmed lost in Marshall fire; 3 people missing, feared dead
Three people are missing and feared dead in the wake of the Marshall fire, the Boulder County sheriff said Saturday, and nearly 1,000 structures have been destroyed, making the blaze by far the most destructive in Colorado history. Two of the three missing persons are in Superior, and the third is in the Marshall area,…
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LIVE COVERAGE: Marshall fire news conference scheduled for noon
Gov. Jared Polis and Deanne Criswell, head of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, will hold a news conference at noon Sunday to release the latest details on the Marshall fire, which has destroyed nearly 1,000 homes in Boulder County, by far the most destructive fire in state history. At least three residents are unaccounted for and…
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Two reported missing in wake of Boulder County fires
Two people are still believed to be missing in the wake of the Boulder County fires, a county spokeswoman confirmed Saturday morning. Emergency responders received “hundreds of calls” in the last two days about people potentially missing, spokeswoman Jennifer Churchill said. They’ve been working since to pare those down, she said, and only two have…
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Why the Marshall fire was so devastating
The How and Why of the Marshall Fire Disaster Understanding precisely how and why at least 500 homes in the towns of Superior and Louisville have been destroyed by a grass fire in a matter of hours is going to take months to determine. Authorities are still investigating what started the fire, but critically dry…