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Colorado Wildfire Has Destroyed 169 Homes

By Lauren FrayerSep 9th 2010 – 10:05AM
Matt McClain, AP

Matt McClain, AP

(Sept. 9) -- As winds began picking up, authorities canceled plans to allow Colorado residents back in their homes in the foothills outside Boulder as firefighters struggle to contain a wildfire that's already devoured 169 houses and is still mostly out of control. About 3,500 people have been out of their homes for four...

4 Reported Missing in Colorado Wildfire

By Dana ChivvisSep 8th 2010 – 12:39PM

(Sept. 8) -- Four people are unaccounted for in the area where the Fourmile Canyon wildfire has been burning northwest of Boulder, Colo., since Monday, police said today. The Boulder County Sheriff's Office said it had received 20 missing persons reports and had located 16 of the missing, according to ABC7 - Denver. The...

Canyon Wildfire Destroys Dozens of Colorado Homes

By Lisa FlamSep 7th 2010 – 2:28AM
Peter M. Fredin, AP

Peter M. Fredin, AP

(Sept. 7) -- Calmer winds this morning are helping more than 100 firefighters working on a 3,500-acre wildfire that's already destroyed dozens of homes northwest of Boulder, Colo. Feeding on dry pine needles and brush in the rough terrain of Fourmile Canyon, the fire began Monday morning and quickly spread as winds...

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Phish, String Cheese, Others Band Together For Colorado Wildfire Relief Benefit

By Benjy Eisen Sep 17th 2010 - 07:12PM

In a surprise announcement, a recently reunited (and still rarely seen) String Cheese Incident will join Big Head Todd & the Monsters , Yonder Mountain String Band and Leftover Salmon 's Vince Herman and Drew Emmitt on Saturday, Oct. 9 for what is being billed as "an unprecedented night of music."

Background on fourmile canyon

This page is about the canyon west of the city of Boulder that experienced a major wildfire in 2010. For the small stream located north of Boulder, see Fourmile Canyon Creek (north of Boulder, Colorado).

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