Brian MacMillan All Denver Real Estate Blogger
Here’s an update on the fire outside Boulder, Colorado from the perspective of a Boulder Realtor. The Boulder fire started a few days ago in the morning and has spread to around 7,000 acres since, in the Fourmile Canyon area west of Boulder, a Denver suburb. Reports have indicated over 90 “structures” have been destroyed; however, nobody seems to have an exact number on how many homes.
The Fourmile Canyon area is located in the foothills, which is a mountain location, not in the actual City of Boulder. So, a vast majority of homes and businesses here are safe.
Still, the exact cause of the fire is still being investigated, but fire danger has been extremely high in Colorado for a while now. The high winds have not helped the hundreds of firefighters currently battling this large blaze. There are several reports of homeowners who tried their best to save their homes, one is particularly interesting, as the homeowner had his own fire truck that held 1,000 gallons of water. He discussed the magnitude and force of this fire here:
The map below, provided by the Daily Camera in Boulder, gives a good visual of where the fire is in relation to the City of Boulder.
While the fire consumes a large mountain area, relatively few structures are involved.
Boulder real estate will survive this fire. Many in the foothills outside of Boulder aren’t as lucky. One of the reasons mountain real estate has been declining over the past few years is due to fire danger. Boulder real estate has been holding steady though, which is a good thing in our current real estate market. Therefore, if you have any questions about Boulder real estate or Boulder in general, I’d be more than happy to answer any questions. Just use the form below to contact me.
That is a scary sight. Just west of downtown Austin is hilly, the roads are narrow and twisty and there are tons of trees and a lot of brush. The thought of a fire there is very scary.
That is really close to where I grew up it is such a beautiful area I am sad that this fire has been going on. I hope that it gets handled soon and that there is no loss of lives or homes.
The photo of the fire is incredible. I love Boulder and the foothills and seeing the fire is heart breaking. How many homes were finally destroyed by the fires? I really enjoy your blog.
There were 169 homes that were destroyed, thanks for reading!
For those of us living in North Boulder, it was quite a relief that the evacuations never came to pass. So sorry to hear about all the homes that were lost!
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That is really a big damage of lives and houses. Very sorry to hear about it.