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July 4 emergency warning siren tests canceled
Jun 28th
Boulder County, Colo. – City of Boulder and Boulder County officials, as well as leaders from several communities throughout the county, decided Tuesday to cancel the upcoming monthly siren tests, which were scheduled for Monday, July 4.
The decision was made to limit disruption of community events taking place throughout the day on July 4, as well as to avoid potential confusion the sirens might cause visitors who are unfamiliar with the county’s outdoor warning system.
Siren testing regularly takes place on the first Monday of each month at 10 a.m. and 7 p.m. from April through August.
In addition to conducting the audible tests on the first Monday of each month during peak flood season, Boulder County recently acquired software that silently tests the sirens on a weekly basis to ensure that all aspects of the sirens are working properly.
The City of Longmont’s system is independent of Boulder County’s, and Longmont will conduct an audible test as previously scheduled.
About the countywide alert system
Used to alert residents to potential danger from a flood or other immediate threat, there are more than 30 outdoor warning sirens in place across Boulder County, including in Boulder, Erie, Jamestown, Lafayette, Longmont, Louisville (does not do audible testing), Lyons, Marshall, Eldorado Springs, Superior and the University of Colorado at Boulder.
Boulder Fire Department reminds residents that fireworks are illegal
Jun 28th
City officials are teaming up with the University of Colorado to remind Boulder residents that all fireworks are illegal within city limits. Illegal fireworks include: sparklers, snaps, snakes, bottle rockets, Roman candles and smoke bombs. The fireworks ban has been in place since 1985.
Boulder police will have extra patrols out over the July 4th holiday. Anyone caught using fireworks could face penalties that include arson charges, heavy fines, court costs, loss of property, possible jail time and personal injury damages. CU students who violate the ban could be sanctioned by the University of Colorado’s Office of Judicial Affairs.
Fireworks were outlawed because they pose dangers to humans, pets, property, and the environment. Boulder Fire Chief Larry Donner encourages residents to celebrate the holiday safely. “Fireworks can be very dangerous and unpredictable. They often cause serious injuries. Nationally, children suffer the lion’s share of fireworks related injuries. In addition, there is the ever-present danger of starting a disastrous wildfire on our open space,” says Chief Donner.
The city will host a professional fireworks show on July 4th at Folsom Field. Admission to Ralphie’s Independence Day Blast is free. Gates open at 8:00 p.m., and the show is scheduled to begin around 8:30 p.m.
Anyone who has illegal fireworks and who wants to dispose of them will be granted amnesty if the fireworks are brought to any Boulder fire station. To report fireworks violations, residents are encouraged to call the non-emergency dispatch line at 303-441-3333. To report a fire, always call 9-1-1 and give the location.
Community Forestry Sort Yard program prepares for seasonal location change Site near Nederland to close July 9; alternate site near Allenspark to open Aug. 9
Jun 28th
Boulder County, Colo. – Boulder County’s Forest Health Initiative is gearing up for its seasonal transfer of the county’s Community Forestry Sort Yard program from Nederland to Allenspark.
Because the county only has the resources and staff to operate one site at a time using an air curtain burner and related equipment to reduce volume and process woody material, the two sites operate on alternate schedules each season.
At 5 p.m. on Saturday, July 9, the Nederland area sort yard, located at 286 Ridge Road, will close for the summer. Residents using the Nederland area site are encouraged to continue with their beetle mitigation and defensible space improvement projects by cutting and transporting beetle-infested logs and slash to the site before mountain pine beetles begin flying in mid-July.
The Boulder County Commissioners are reviewing proposals for reopening the Nederland area sort yard on a limited basis this year to accept additional slash and logs from county residents. More information on potential dates and hours for these extra collections will be released later this summer.
Additionally, Nederland area residents are invited to attend and provide input about their experience using the sort yard in its first year of operation at a community meeting scheduled for 7 p.m., Tuesday, July 12, at the Nederland Community Center.
The Allenspark/Meeker Park sort yard, located on the Peak-to-Peak Highway just north of the Boulder-Larimer county line, will open for log and slash disposal at 9 a.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 9 and remain open through Oct. 15. The Allenspark area site will not accept logs infested by mountain pine beetles until the majority of beetle flight has ended in mid-September.
To better understand the types and preferred lengths of material accepted at the sort yard, please visit www.BoulderCounty.org/ForestHealth before using the yard for the first time.
For more information about bark beetle management tips, upcoming trainings, and sort yard operations, contact Ryan Ludlow, Boulder County’s outreach forester, at 720-564-2641 or pinebeetle@bouldercounty.org.
