So seems like there still might be confusion on the whole two maps thing, so hopefully this thread will help... #sunshinewildlandfire
Most of the confusion seems to have stemmed from the city and county putting their maps on separate platforms and people referring to "west Boulder" to include both city and county
On the left is the map #Boulder County was using, where we still have three mandatory evacuation areas. On the right, the map used by the city, where there were temporarily evacuation warnings
The maps were of the same incident, but they do not overlap. So if a person was just using the city map, when those warnings were lifted it might have also seemed to them as though the county orders were lifted. But they were never included on that map to begin with
It seems that adding to the confusion was people tweeting they had received the "all clear" in west Boulder, which some in areas just west of city limits took to mean they were included when the lifted warnings were for just homes within city limits
Now as you can see on the city map, an update from the time of the Marshall Fire is that all areas in the county are now in these "polygons." I wrote about the change a while back: bit.ly/3NbpyFR
As the fire spread, you could hear them shouting out polygon codes to issue the evacuation notices. Had it spread to the city, they would have used the same system. So it appears it worked for crews, but there is still some work to be done with the public facing aspect
And then of course, a third map with no polygons at all bit.ly/3kds2Gc

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Dec 19
ALERT: #Boulder County responding to structure fire in Sunshine Canyon. Per scanner, evacuations are imminent
They are calling out mandatory evacuation grids over the #Boulder County scanner right now. Once I get info on the areas those translate to, we will post them
UPDATE: Per scanner, Sunshine Canyon structure fire has moved into wildland and jumped the road, is no longer contained. Now at about 1/4 of an acre
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Dec 31, 2021
A drop in wind speeds but also a drop in temperatures, with many still without power in #Boulder County. Expected to get down to single digits overnight #cowx
Snow has also really started to pick up in the last few minutes here in #Boulder
Still thousands without power in #Boulder, per Xcel outage map. Looks like they are making some progress and seeing some crews out on the map, but no ETA on restoration. Have not been able to reach Xcel media folks yet today
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Dec 31, 2021
UPDATE: #Boulder County Sheriff Joe Pelle said no casualties reported yet. 2,000 homes in the burn area, but that does not mean all 2,000 were damaged or lost #MarshallFire
Pelle said winds died down last night and they were able to make some progress on #MarshallFire. Warned people to still stay away, still active fires, downed lines and other hazards.
"We saw a lot of risk we're still trying to mitigate."
Pelle said only one person was reported missing last night, but they were located. Given speed of fire and the number of homes destroyed, he said fact that no deaths have been reported yet is "pretty miraculous." #MarshallFire
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Dec 31, 2021
UPDATE: Per Sheriff Joe Pelle, #MarshallFire up to 1,600 acres. Estimate is 580 homes lost or damaged. One officer injured.
Of those 580, Pelle said 370 homes in east Superior, 210 in the Olde Town area. Target complex and Element Hotel also burned. #MarshallFire
Pelle said no missing people or deaths reported at this time, but given speed and scope of fire, "It wouldn't surprise us if we did find a casualty." #MarshallFire
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Mar 23, 2021
Denny Stong, 20
Neven Stanisic, 23
Rikki Olds, 25
Tralona Bartkowiak, 49
Suzanne Fountain, 59
Teri Leiker, 51
Eric Talley, 51
Kevin Mahoney, 61
Lynn Murray, 62
Jody Waters, 65

These are their stories:
Denny Stong worked at King Soopers and was the youngest of the victims. He loved motorcycles and model airplanes and was preparing for his first Civil War reenactment: bit.ly/399YXIe via @johnwenzel
Neven Stanisic's family came to the U.S. as refugees from the former Yugoslavia in the late 1990s. He was likely headed home from the King Soopers on Monday after fix-it jobs inside the grocery store when he was killed in the parking lot: bit.ly/3tN1fEV via @johnwenzel
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Mar 23, 2021
I'll be tweeting what I hear from press conference, about to begin. #Boulder police Cmdr. Kerry Yamaguchi, DA Michael Dougherty, Kelly McGannon with King Soopers
#Boulder police Cmdr. Kerry Yamaguchi confirms a police officer is among those killed
Yamaguchi: No threat to public, one person of interest is in custody, being treated for injuries
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