Dramatic dashcam video shows Colorado firefighters tackling a wildfire that broke out in southeastern Boulder County, north of Denver, on Monday 5.The footage was posted by North Metro Fire, which said the fire “started from a spark and quickly spread across a field due to dry conditions and high winds.

The fire prompted evacuations Monday afternoon in the area of Highway 287 and Dillon Road, north of Broomfield.

Smoke from a fire seen billowing over a part of Boulder County on Monday afternoon caused anxiety for some residents as warm, dry and windy conditions continued along the Front Range. The brush fire burned 35 acres before it was quickly extinguished by firefighters.

A grassfire that started in southeastern Boulder County on Monday afternoon and prompted evacuations and the closure of U.S. 287 has been contained, the Boulder County Sheriff’s Office said in an update at about 4:40 p.m.

Boulder County is under a red flag warning on Tuesday for elevations under 6,000 feet as the National Weather Service is warning of critical fire weather.

The Boulder County Commissioners have approved more than $2 million in fire-protection grants, with funds generated by the Emergency Services Sales & Use Tax ballot measure approved by voters in 2022.

BOULDER, Colo. — A man is dead after a fire overnight in Boulder.

Patty Phillips was racing to evacuate from her Malibu home last January when her car got stuck on a boulder, immobilizing her as flames closed in. One year later, she's reuniting again with the Los Angeles County firefighter who put his own life on the line to save her and her dog.