This is a video worth watching…
Boulder has a history of wildfires, the most destructive of which was the Marshall Fire. The Marshall Fire was a wildfire and urban conflagration that started on December 30, 2021, as a grass fire in Boulder County, Colorado. The fire caused the evacuation of 37,500 people, killed two people, and destroyed more than 1,000 structures, making it the most destructive fire in Colorado history.
Steve Orr, Community Risk Reduction Specialist from the City of Boulder Fire-Rescue and a leader in wildfire resilience, takes us through this well-put-together video filled with great information.
There are many commonalities to our area:
- dry vegetation
- high-wind conditions
- homes built near known fire paths
- overwhelmed resources due to multiple home ignitions
Great timestamp segments:
01:27 – Homes are ignited by small embers. They account for 80-90% of ignitions.
02:21 – Grass and Brush fires move fast. Over a couple of decades, we built 59 million homes within less than a mile of a known wildfire perimeter. Our homes and communities are not adapted to this risk.
03:24 – A review of why one home survived. What home hardening did the resident do to defend the structure?
04:50 – We do not have a wildfire problem; we have a home ignition problem. If your home doesn’t ignite, it will not burn.
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Images and content courtesy: Courtesy of West Metro Fire-Rescue and the City of Boulder, Colorado.