Overview
- The Goat Trail Fire, which ignited around 3 a.m. Wednesday near the 200 block of Hawthorne in north Boulder, was held to about 1.7 acres.
- Firefighters stopped forward spread and reported roughly 75% containment, and a planned 8 a.m. water drop was canceled as unnecessary.
- An evacuation warning told residents west of Hawthorne to prepare to leave as deputies knocked on doors, while a warning east of 3rd Street and Spring Valley Road was later lifted.
- Crews continued mop-up through the day, the city closed the OSMP Goat Trail, and the public was asked to avoid the area to give responders room to work.
- The cause is under investigation as authorities warn that low snowpack and very dry foothills raise wildfire risk, with forecasters expecting increasing moisture later this week.