Helping where they’re needed

Local first responders answer the call for help at the Marshall Fire

BY DEB HURLEY BROBST DBROBST@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Three things became clear for Evergreen and Conifer first responders who deployed to the Marshall Fire in Boulder County.

First: Apocalypse doesn’t begin to describe what they saw in the fire in 100 mph winds that burned more than 1,000 homes in Superior, Louisville and unincorporated Boulder County on Dec. 30-31.

Second: Our firefighters made a difference in the subdivisions they protected, while one team of paramedics helped evacuate a patient from Good Samaritan Medical Center and another treated firefighters for minor injuries.

Third: Our first responders know that if they put out a call for help, that help will come swiftly just like the more than 100 first-responder organizations did for Boulder County.

Foothills, Inter-Canyon and Indian Hills fire departments sent firefighters and paramedics to the scene as soon as the call for help went out on Thursday afternoon. They said while the scene was overwhelming, their training kicked in, and they