Lower North Fork Fire

The remaining evacuees from an enormous Colorado wildfire will be allowed to return home Monday. The fire is 97 percent contained as of Monday morning.

  1. #LowerNorthForkFire: All residents allowed back into burn area and evacuation zone. However, Kuehster Rd is closed to general public.
  2. Kuehster Rd is closed to media & public in order to promote safety & privacy as residents move back into the #LowerNorthForkFire area.
  3. Protecting privacy of home owners along Kuehster Rd is a top priority. Kuehster Road remains open only to residents. #LowerNorthForkFire
  4. Snowing outside! We are about 5 miles N of #lowernorthforkfire It's gotta be miserable for the fire fighters. Thx Guys! http://pic.twitter.com/j700ENeK
  5. Still no luck finding missing woman, Ann Appel, in #LowerNorthForkFire zone. 360 acres searched. bit.ly/H2t4ic
  6. Reporter Howard Nathan @CBSDenver interviewing Senator Udall following his tour of the burn area. #LowerNorthForkFire http://pic.twitter.com/ufVm96Dq
  7. The Sheriff’s Office will continue escorting evacuees temporarily back to their property beginning at 8:00 AM tomorrow. #LowerNorthForkFire
  8. Jeffco Sheriff’s Office has utilized 9 patrol vehicles for purpose of temporarily escorting evacuees to their property #LowerNorthForkFire
  9. IREA says 267 homes lost power. They restored 211 homes. Working to restore power to the remaining 56. #LowerNorthForkFire
  10. USAR continues the search for Ann Appel. They have covered 150 acres today. Total # of acres searched is 360 acres. #LowerNorthForkFire
  11. #LowerNorthForkFire Update 3/30/11 1600: Major progress has been made. The fire acreage remains at 4140 acres.
  12. Tradition of painting the boulder at Conifer High continues, this time thanking the firefighters #LowerNorthForkFire http://pic.twitter.com/TTxXisE9
  13. What it's like reporting the #LowerNorthForkFire from the "front lines" with R.J. of @denverphotos. Gripping action. http://pic.twitter.com/lY4iDtKB
  14. RT @denverpost: In wake of #LowerNorthForkFire, U.S. Forest Service set to suspend prescribed burns in Colorado: dpo.st/HsHW99
  15. I'm visiting the #LowerNorthForkFire incident command center today to see how I can help respond to this unfolding tragedy.
  16. The US Post Office in Aspen Park is holding mail for those residents with homes in the #lowernorthforkfire evacuation area.
  17. The Jefferson County Sheriff's Office will continue escorting the remaining evacuees into their neighborhoods for a quick home inspection.
  18. A total of five helicopters will continue to assist firefighters from the air with the #lowernorthforkfire
  19. Urban search team aims to search 80 acres today looking for Ann Appel, missing woman #LowerNorthForkFire

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