The evacuation area is bounded by US 36 to the west and Baseline Road to the north. Colorado Parks and Wildlife also ordered the closure of Eldorado Canyon State Park amid a wildfire. 3:13 p.m.: Boulder University of Colorado police evacuate CU South over NCAR fire. Police have also blocked traffic west on Table Mesa Drive on Vassar Drive. 2:59 p.m.: About 1,200 Boulder residents in an area bordered east by Lehigh Street and north by NCAR Street have been ordered to evacuate now before the new NCAR fire. Police go door-to-door to evacuate residents. Boulder Open Space and Mountain Parks also takes hikers off the top of the Shanahan Ridge Trail area. Residents wishing to subscribe to Everbridge Fire Alerts should visit Member.everbridge.net/453003085612231/login. About 1200 contacts in this shaded area have been instructed to IMPLEMENT NOW #boulder #bouldercolorado pic.twitter.com/u17noMtDPt – Boulder Police Dept. (@boulderpolice) March 26, 2022 Boulder police said they were among the services responding to a fire near the National Atmospheric Research Center and the Bear Canyon Trailhead. Police tweeted that the fire was in the open near the NCAR. They asked people to avoid the area and not call 911 to report it. “We are aware of the fire and our mission is flooded with calls,” the tweet read. We are currently with @boulder_fire @boulderosmp on a small open fire near NCAR. Avoid the area and do not call 911 to report it. We know the fire and our mission is flooded with calls. Thank you #boulder #bouldercolorado More pic.twitter.com/tblhgGpsvk – Boulder Police Dept. (@boulderpolice) March 26, 2022 The city also used the emergency alert system to issue an evacuation alert for the area around the NCAR and asked residents to prepare for an evacuation. According to the Boulder County Scanner, the fire was taken around 2 p.m. near 1245 Wildwood Road. Other response services include Boulder Fire-Rescue and Boulder Open Space and Mountain Parks. This is a story that unfolds.
