According to the local Sheriff's Office in Boulder, this wildfire that has continued to burn Friday is suppose to weaken overnight because of the low temperatures and higher humidity. Many residents on the west side of this city were evacuated. On Friday evening, firefighters had less than five percent contained. There are some 200 firefighters scheduled to work on the flames today. Even though the fire is expected to lay down at night, it still has the potential to grow and that would depend on what the area winds do. All city offices in the downtown area closed Friday afternoon to prepare for power outages. According to a city spokeswoman, the electric utility was cutting power in lines in the burn area for safety reasons and to assist fire crews conducting back-burn operations.
It seems like this city has a pretty good infrastructure. They have evacuated people and are keeping them aware of the fires where abouts. At this point, there seems to be a lot of uncertainty as to what will happen next because they are waiting to see if winds will pick up or not. Like the swiss cheese model, if the winds do end up picking up, the fire could spread and this could result in something worse than what it currently is.
http://www.cnn.com/2010/US/10/29/colorado.wildfire/index.html?iref=allsearch
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