The Boulder County wildfire is northwest of the city of Boulder and does not represent a threat to the University of Colorado campus or the central city of Boulder. Classes and all university activities will proceed along a normal schedule on Tuesday.
CU students with respiratory illnesses (e.g., asthma, bronchitis, or emphysema) should be aware of air quality alerts issued by Boulder County Health by going here. Those with severe respiratory distress should proceed immediately to the closest emergency department; those with less distress may come to the Wardenburg Health Center. Faculty and staff should consult their own physicians.
A shelter has been set up in the Coors Events Center for individuals who have been evacuated from the affected wildfire area. In addition, the campus is lending support by providing space on South Campus for the staging of firefighting equipment and vehicles.
For updates and a list of evacuations and closures, go to the Boulder County website.
CU-Boulder information will be updated as warranted at the CU-Boulder website and on the CU-Boulder Emergency Information Line at 303-492-4636.
CU-Boulder Experts Available to Talk About Fourmile Canyon Fire
Professor Thomas Veblen of the geography department can address the ecological effects of wildfires in Colorado; climate change and wildfires; fires and bark beetles; and wildfires. He can be reached at 303-492-8528 or Thomas.Veblen@colorado.edu. E-mail is the best way contact him.
Jane Bock, retired professor of ecology and evolutionary biology, can address western wildfire ecology. She can be reached at 970-593-0343 or 303-579-9739, or by e-mail at Jane.Bock@colorado.edu.
Carl Bock, retired professor of ecology and evolutionary biology, can address western wildfire ecology. He can be reached at 970- 593-0343 or 303-817-6151, or by e-mail at Carl.Bock@colorado.edu.
Kathleen Tierney, director of the CU-Boulder Natural Hazards Center and a nationally recognized expert on disasters, can address many aspects of the fire, including the need for awareness of wildfire hazards and the need for homeowners to have viable emergency evacuation plans. The center is the nation’s leading repository of knowledge on human behavior in disasters. She can be reached at 303-492-6818 or tierneyk@colorado.edu.
For more information contact Jim Scott in the CU-Boulder Office of News Services at 303-492-3114, Jim.Scott@colorado.edu.
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