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Sunshine Canyon fire to cost city upwards of $730,000; human cause still under investigation

Carina Julig — Tue, 11 Apr 2017 15:29:04 +0000

The fire had human origins, and could be the first of many if the warm and dry weather holds. By Carina Julig

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Photos: Scenes from the Sunshine Canyon fire

Jackson Barnett — Sun, 19 Mar 2017 23:54:20 +0000

The mandatory evacuation is set to remain in place for 426 homes in Boulder over night as the fire continues to burn. By Jackson Barnett

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Boulder fire evacuation to remain in place through out night; thousands more on notice

Jackson Barnett — Sun, 19 Mar 2017 15:25:58 +0000

Boulder residents woke up early on Sunday to flames dancing over the Sunshine Canyon ridge, forcing evacuations and over 200 firefighters to the scene with air support to try to control the fire. By Jackson Barnett

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Playlist Project: Exploring Arcade Fire

Annie Melton — Thu, 14 Nov 2013 11:31:02 +0000

The CUI staff takes on Arcade Fire in this week's Project Playlist.
-By Annie Melton

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Dog blamed for apartment fire in Wash. state

Associated Press — Sun, 27 Oct 2013 01:16:21 +0000

WENATCHEE, Wash. (AP) — Fire officials say a dog reaching for treats turned on a stove and started a fire causing smoke damage to an apartment in the central Washington city of Wenatchee. Wenatchee Fire Marshal Mark Yaple tells KPQ radio that it appears the black Labrador was reaching for a bag of dog food…

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Feds developing ‘Richter’ scale for wildfires

Associated Press — Tue, 24 Sep 2013 17:41:31 +0000

DENVER (AP) — Federal researchers have been working on a system to measure and predict the destructiveness of wildfires — similar to the way officials use the magnitude scale for earthquakes and other tools to rate and evaluate tornadoes and hurricanes. The National Institute of Standards and Technology hopes its Wildland Urban Interface Hazard Scale…

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Arsons occurred on campus over spring break

Megan Moran — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 05:29:45 +0000

Fires were discovered in the ATLAS and Education Buildings

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Fire at Theta sorority house

CU Independent — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 10:57:42 +0000

The Boulder Fire Department is investigating the cause of a fire that occurred at the Kappa Alpha Theta sorority house late Monday evening. When firefighters arrived, they evacuated the sorority’s house mother, a dog and a cat, said Chris Moore, 22, a Boulder resident who first noticed the fire and called the fire department around…

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Fire 60 percent contained

CU Independent — Sat, 12 Mar 2011 21:22:49 +0000

The Lefthand Canyon area fire is still being secured by firefighters, and is now 60 percent contained.

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Lefthand Canyon fire 25 percent contained

CU Independent — Fri, 11 Mar 2011 22:54:49 +0000

The American Red Cross is using the YMCA in Boulder to provide evacuees with a place to stay.

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