BOULDER, Colo. — Multiple agencies are responding to a wildland fire around the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) in Boulder, according to the Boulder Police Department.
Multiple fire apparatuses are working at the scene of the fire, police said. All trails in the area are closed to the public.
Mountain View Fire Rescue, which is also responding, said no structures appear to be threatened as of 11:42 a.m. In a social media post, it said the fire appears to be just south of Mallory Cave, which is a little less than a mile from the NCAR Mesa Laboratory.
The National Science Foundation (NSF) NCAR Mesa Lab, located at 1850 Table Mesa Drive in Boulder, has been evacuated and is closed due to the fire, which is burning south of the campus, according to a campus alert. The road to the campus is also now closed.
Police are asking the public to not call 911 to report the fire.
Below is a video of what Denver7 crews saw around 11:45 a.m. Friday.
Fire burning on NCAR property in Boulder | July 12, 2024
More information will be released soon, the police department said.
Denver7 has a crew at the scene and we are working to learn more. Refresh this page for updates.
A human-caused fire broke out on NCAR property in March 2022. It grew to 190 acres and forced thousands of people to evacuate, though nobody was injured and no structures were damaged. It was fully contained on April 1, 2022.
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