Posts Tagged ‘Larimer County’
Evacuation Area Open to Residents at 10:00 a.m.
Date: April 6, 2011 Residents that left their homes last night as part of the precautionary evacuation will be allowed to return to their homes this morning at 10:00 a.m. Deputies will reopen the roads to residents only beginning at 10:00 a.m. The current roadblocks will continue to operate for the foreseeable future. Residents are asked to exercise caution when returning home and drive carefully. There is an increased number of emergency vehicles on the roads and ... Full Story
Precautionary Evacuation Recommended north and south
Date: April 5, 2011 At approximately 6:25 p.m. this evening, the Larimer County Sheriff's Office issued a telephone notification to residents along Moondance Way, Red Tail Ridge Way and Stringtown Gulch Road to evacuate the area. In addition, residents along Lightning Ridge Way, Ohana Way, Deer Path St. and the lower portion of Wildsong Rd. have been contacted to evacuate. These evacuations are precautionary due to increased fire activity in the area. Residents may contact a ... Full Story
Home Invasion Suspect
Date: 4/5/2011 Larimer County Sheriff's Office investigators are asking for the public's help in identifying one of the suspects in the March 29 home invasion in the 200-block of Monroe Avenue in Loveland. Investigators are actively investigating and making good progress in this case. On March 29, 2011 at approximately 4:30 p.m. Sheriff's deputies responded to the 200-block of Monroe Avenue in Loveland on the report of a home invasion and vehicle theft. The 48-year-old victim told ... Full Story
Larimer County Adopts Fire Restrictions
Larimer County Adopts Fire Restrictions on Open Fires Larimer County, Colorado – The Board of Larimer County Commissioners today adopted fire restrictions on Open Fires and Fireworks beginning immediately and continuing through May 5, 2011. Today’s restrictions are based on a recommendation from Larimer County Sheriff Justin Smith who says it is unusual to put these restrictions in place this early in the year, “We are waiting for moisture and for spring greening to occur. ... Full Story
Crystal Fire: April 5 (Update 1:30 p.m.)
Fort Collins, CO – Last night the Rocky Mountain Type I Incident Management Team under the direction of Paul Summerfelt, Incident Commander, assumed management of the Crystal Fire. Today, Crews continue to build line and mitigate hazards on the Crystal Fire. This fire is currently burning in an area ten miles northwest of Masonville. Operations today will focus on: line construction, mitigating rolling debris, and suppress hot spots around homes. High winds predicted for this ... Full Story
Governor declares disaster emergency for Crystal Fire
DENVER — Monday, April 4, 2011 — Gov. John Hickenlooper issued a disaster emergency declaration today for the Crystal Fire in Larimer County. This declaration will authorize $1.7 million in state aid to help pay firefighting costs. Additionally, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency has authorized the use of federal funds to help with firefighting costs. Hickenlooper ... Full Story
Crystal Fire: April 4 (Update)
Update 5 p.m., Larimer County Sheriff's Office Firefighters put in good effort today building containment lines around the fire. An updated containment percentage and total number of acres will not be available until tomorrow morning after crews finish updating information tonight. The latest information is available on the U.S. Forest Service's Incident Information website at www.inciweb.org/incident/2161. Mapping continued today and we expect more accurate figures on the ... Full Story
Crystal Fire Community Meeting Scheduled
April 3, 1:45 p.m. The Larimer County Sheriff's Office will host a community meeting tonight at 6:00 p.m. at the Big Thompson Elementary School at 7702 West Highway 34 to update evacuated residents on the status of the fire and the evacuations. We anticipate having some preliminary damage assessments to discuss at that meeting. Representatives from the American Red Cross and United Way will also be on hand to provide information and assistance. This meeting will be open only to ... Full Story
Air quality warning for Larimer County
The Larimer County Department of Public Health has issued a press release warning citizens downwind of the Crystal Fire about the effects of the smoke. Larimer County fire affecting air quality The Crystal wildfire (west of Horestooth/Masonville) could continue to cause significant amounts of smoke that could impact Larimer County residents while the fire is active according to local public health officials. “The high winds have been blowing smoke down into neighborhoods ... Full Story
Crystal Fire Updates
April 3, 10:29 p.m. Cold temperatures are expected tonight. Five engines will be patrolling the area throughout the night, and returning residents should remain vigilent if evacuation orders are reissued. Weather permitting tomorrow, air resources will be supporting 200+ firefighters. For complete information on this emergency, see http://www.larimer.org/emergency/emergency_detail.cfm?nam_id=73 April 3, 7 p.m., New information on size (~4,500 acres) and the structure ... Full Story
