Photos: Charred aftermath as fires sweep through Colorado neighborhoods
Nearly 1,000 homes were destroyed and several hundreds more were damaged when flames fanned by 75-90 mph wind ripped through entire neighborhoods near Boulder, Colorado on Thursday.
LOUISVILLE, CO - DECEMBER 31: Burned houses in the aftermath of the Marshall Fire on December 31, 2021 in Louisville, Colorado. The fire may have potentially burned 1000 homes and numerous business. The fast moving fire was stocked by extremely dry drought conditions and fierce winds, with gusts topping 100 mph, along the foothills. (Photo by Helen H. Richardson/MediaNews Group/The Denver Post via Getty Images) ( )
LOUISVILLE, CO - DECEMBER 31: Houses are burned to the ground in the Coal Creek Ranch subdivision in the aftermath of the Marshall Fire on December 31, 2021 in Louisville, Colorado. The fire may have potentially burned 1000 homes and numerous business. The fast moving fire was stocked by extremely dry drought conditions and fierce winds, with gusts topping 100 mph, along the foothills. (Photo by Helen H. Richardson/MediaNews Group/The Denver Post via Getty Images) ( )
LOUISVILLE, CO - DECEMBER 31: Jim Barlow and his dog Titan walk along Augusta Drive as they walk past homes that are burned to the ground in the Coal Creek Ranch subdivision in the aftermath of the Marshall Fire on December 31, 2021 in Louisville, Colorado. The fire may have potentially burned 1000 homes and numerous business. The fast moving fire was stocked by extremely dry drought conditions and fierce winds, with gusts topping 100 mph, along the foothills. (Photo by Helen H. Richardson/MediaNews Group/The Denver Post via Getty Images) ( )
LOUISVILLE, CO - DECEMBER 31: Homes are burned to the ground in the Coal Creek Ranch subdivision in the aftermath of the Marshall Fire on December 31, 2021 in Louisville, Colorado. The fire may have potentially burned 1000 homes and numerous business. The fast moving fire was stocked by extremely dry drought conditions and fierce winds, with gusts topping 100 mph, along the foothills. (Photo by Helen H. Richardson/MediaNews Group/The Denver Post via Getty Images) ( )
LOUISVILLE, CO - DECEMBER 31: A Denver Fire Department engine checks on homes in the Coal Creek Ranch subdivision in the aftermath of the Marshall Fire on December 31, 2021 in Louisville, Colorado. The fire may have potentially burned 1000 homes and numerous business. The fast moving fire was stocked by extremely dry drought conditions and fierce winds, with gusts topping 100 mph, along the foothills. (Photo by Helen H. Richardson/MediaNews Group/The Denver Post via Getty Images) ( )
LOUISVILLE, CO - DECEMBER 31: Burned street signs in the Coal Creek Ranch subdivision in the aftermath of the Marshall Fire on December 31, 2021 in Louisville, Colorado. The fire may have potentially burned 1000 homes and numerous business. The fast moving fire was stocked by extremely dry drought conditions and fierce winds, with gusts topping 100 mph, along the foothills. (Photo by Helen H. Richardson/MediaNews Group/The Denver Post via Getty Images) ( )
LOUISVILLE, CO - DECEMBER 31: A man walks by burned homes in the Coal Creek Ranch subdivision in the aftermath of the Marshall Fire on December 31, 2021 in Louisville, Colorado. The fire may have potentially burned 1000 homes and numerous business. The fast moving fire was stocked by extremely dry drought conditions and fierce winds, with gusts topping 100 mph, along the foothills. (Photo by Helen H. Richardson/MediaNews Group/The Denver Post via Getty Images) ( )
LOUISVILLE, CO - DECEMBER 31: Jack Bushong, left, and Ryan Albrecht, take photos of the burned area in the Coal Creek Ranch subdivision in the aftermath of the Marshall Fire on December 31, 2021 in Louisville, Colorado. The fire may have potentially burned 1000 homes and numerous business. The fast moving fire was stocked by extremely dry drought conditions and fierce winds, with gusts topping 100 mph, along the foothills. (Photo by Helen H. Richardson/MediaNews Group/The Denver Post via Getty Images) ( )
LOUISVILLE, CO - DECEMBER 31: Berthoud Fire Department firefighter Alec Huggins walks back to his engine in the heavy snow as he and his team wait to be demobilized off of the Marshall Fire at the staging at the Louisville Recreation Center on December 31, 2021 in Louisville, Colorado. A type I team will be taking over management of the fire. The fire potentially may have burned 1000 homes and numerous business. The fast moving fire was stocked by extremely dry, drought conditions and fierce winds, with gusts topping 100 mph, along the foothills. (Photo by Helen H. Richardson/MediaNews Group/The Denver Post via Getty Images) ( )
LOUISVILLE, CO - DECEMBER 31: Xcel Energy workers Christopher Hernandez, center and James Hernandez. right, use utility locaters to look for gas and electric lines amidst the rubble of homes that are burned to the ground in the Coal Creek Ranch subdivision in the aftermath of the Marshall Fire on December 31, 2021 in Louisville, Colorado. The fire may have potentially burned 1000 homes and numerous business. The fast moving fire was stocked by extremely dry drought conditions and fierce winds, with gusts topping 100 mph, along the foothills. (Photo by Helen H. Richardson/MediaNews Group/The Denver Post via Getty Images) ( )
LOUISVILLE, CO - DECEMBER 31: Xcel Energy worker James Hernandez walks past burned vehicles as he helps look for gas and electric lines amidst the rubble of homes that are burned to the ground in the Coal Creek Ranch subdivision in the aftermath of the Marshall Fire on December 31, 2021 in Louisville, Colorado. The fire may have potentially burned 1000 homes and numerous business. The fast moving fire was stocked by extremely dry drought conditions and fierce winds, with gusts topping 100 mph, along the foothills. (Photo by Helen H. Richardson/MediaNews Group/The Denver Post via Getty Images) ( )
LOUISVILLE, CO - DECEMBER 31: Houses are burned to the ground in the Coal Creek Ranch subdivision in the aftermath of the Marshall Fire on December 31, 2021 in Louisville, Colorado. The fire may have potentially burned 1000 homes and numerous business. The fast moving fire was stocked by extremely dry drought conditions and fierce winds, with gusts topping 100 mph, along the foothills. (Photo by Helen H. Richardson/MediaNews Group/The Denver Post via Getty Images) ( )
LOUISVILLE, CO - DECEMBER 31: People look at homes that continue to smolder in the Coal Creek Ranch subdivision in the aftermath of the Marshall Fire on December 31, 2021 in Louisville, Colorado. The fire may have potentially burned 1000 homes and numerous business. The fast moving fire was stocked by extremely dry drought conditions and fierce winds, with gusts topping 100 mph, along the foothills. (Photo by Helen H. Richardson/MediaNews Group/The Denver Post via Getty Images) ( )
LOUISVILLE, CO - DECEMBER 31: Ron Mostek, a subcontractor for Xcel Energy, uses a utility locater to look for gas and electric lines amidst the rubble of homes that are burned to the ground in the Coal Creek Ranch subdivision in the aftermath of the Marshall Fire on December 31, 2021 in Louisville, Colorado. The fire may have potentially burned 1000 homes and numerous business. The fast moving fire was stocked by extremely dry drought conditions and fierce winds, with gusts topping 100 mph, along the foothills. (Photo by Helen H. Richardson/MediaNews Group/The Denver Post via Getty Images) ( )
LOUISVILLE, CO - DECEMBER 31: A man on a bike rides by burned homes in the Coal Creek Ranch subdivision in the aftermath of the Marshall Fire on December 31, 2021 in Louisville, Colorado. The fire may have potentially burned 1000 homes and numerous business. The fast moving fire was stocked by extremely dry drought conditions and fierce winds, with gusts topping 100 mph, along the foothills. (Photo by Helen H. Richardson/MediaNews Group/The Denver Post via Getty Images) ( )
LOUISVILLE, COLORADO - DECEMBER 31: Much of the Coal Creek Ranch neighborhood was destroyed in the Marshall Fire that sweep through Boulder County on December 31, 2021 in Louisville, Colorado. (Photo by RJ Sangosti/MediaNews Group/The Denver Post via Getty Images) ( )
LOUISVILLE, COLORADO - DECEMBER 31: Homes were destroyed by the Marshall Fire on December 31, 2021 in Louisville, Colorado. (Photo by RJ Sangosti/MediaNews Group/The Denver Post via Getty Images) ( )
LOUISVILLE, CO - DECEMBER 31: Melted tail lights adorn the rear of a car as it sits burned on the side of a street in front of a home devastated by the Marshall fire in a Louisville subdivision to the south of Harper Lake on Friday, December 31, 2021. (Photo by Photographer Name/MediaNews Group/The Denver Post via Getty Images) ( )
LOUISVILLE, CO - DECEMBER 31: A car sits burned in the driveway of a home devastated by the Marshall fire in a Louisville subdivision to the south of Harper Lake on Friday, December 31, 2021. (Photo by Photographer Name/MediaNews Group/The Denver Post via Getty Images) ( )
LOUISVILLE, COLORADO - DECEMBER 31: A firefighter clears the gutter so water can run down the street as they work on putting out hot spots at a home destroyed by the Marshall Fire on December 31, 2021 in Louisville, Colorado. (Photo by RJ Sangosti/MediaNews Group/The Denver Post via Getty Images) ( )
LOUISVILLE, COLORADO - DECEMBER 31: Fire crews work on putting out hot spots at a home destroyed by the Marshall Fire on December 31, 2021 in Louisville, Colorado. (Photo by RJ Sangosti/MediaNews Group/The Denver Post via Getty Images) ( )
LOUISVILLE, CO - DECEMBER 31: Firefighters stay warm in the cab of their engines as they wait to be demobilized off of the Marshall Fire at the staging at the Louisville Recreation Center on December 31, 2021 in Louisville, Colorado. A type I team will be taking over management of the fire. The fire potentially may have burned 1000 homes and numerous business. The fast moving fire was stocked by extremely dry, drought conditions and fierce winds, with gusts topping 100 mph, along the foothills. (Photo by Helen H. Richardson/MediaNews Group/The Denver Post via Getty Images) ( )
LOUISVILLE, COLORADO - DECEMBER 31: Fire crews work on putting out hot spots at a home destroyed by the Marshall Fire on December 31, 2021 in Louisville, Colorado. (Photo by RJ Sangosti/MediaNews Group/The Denver Post via Getty Images) ( )
SUPERIOR, COLORADO - DECEMBER 31: The Element hotel burnt to the ground in the Marshall Fire that sweep across Boulder County on December 31, 2021 in Superior, Colorado. (Photo by RJ Sangosti/MediaNews Group/The Denver Post via Getty Images) ( )
SUPERIOR, CO - DECEMBER 31: Houses smolder2 in the aftermath of the Marshall fire in Rock Creek above the Interlocken golf course December 31, 2021. The Marshall fire, fueled by very high winds, destroyed over 500 houses. (Photo by Andy Cross/MediaNews Group/The Denver Post via Getty Images) ( )
LOUISVILLE, CO - DECEMBER 31: A man on a bike rides by burned homes in the Coal Creek Ranch subdivision in the aftermath of the Marshall Fire on December 31, 2021 in Louisville, Colorado. The fire may have potentially burned 1000 homes and numerous business. The fast moving fire was stocked by extremely dry drought conditions and fierce winds, with gusts topping 100 mph, along the foothills. (Photo by Helen H. Richardson/MediaNews Group/The Denver Post via Getty Images) ( )
LOUISVILLE, CO - DECEMBER 31: People on bikes survey the damage of burned homes in the Coal Creek Ranch subdivision in the aftermath of the Marshall Fire on December 31, 2021 in Louisville, Colorado. The fire may have potentially burned 1000 homes and numerous business. The fast moving fire was stocked by extremely dry drought conditions and fierce winds, with gusts topping 100 mph, along the foothills. (Photo by Helen H. Richardson/MediaNews Group/The Denver Post via Getty Images) ( )
LOUISVILLE, CO - DECEMBER 31: Xcel Energy worker Christopher Hernandez, right, working around a completely burned out car, uses utility locaters to look for gas and electric lines amidst the rubble of homes that are burned to the ground in the Coal Creek Ranch subdivision in the aftermath of the Marshall Fire on December 31, 2021 in Louisville, Colorado. The fire may have potentially burned 1000 homes and numerous business. The fast moving fire was stocked by extremely dry drought conditions and fierce winds, with gusts topping 100 mph, along the foothills. (Photo by Helen H. Richardson/MediaNews Group/The Denver Post via Getty Images) ( )
LOUISVILLE, CO - DECEMBER 31: A cyclist rides through a neighborhood littered with burned out homes and vehicles along N. McCaslin Blvd near Via Appia December 31, 2021. The Marshall fire, fueled by very high winds, destroyed over 500 houses. (Photo by Andy Cross/MediaNews Group/The Denver Post via Getty Images)"n"n ( )
LOUISVILLE, CO - DECEMBER 31: Houses are burned to the ground in the Coal Creek Ranch subdivision in the aftermath of the Marshall Fire on December 31, 2021 in Louisville, Colorado. The fire may have potentially burned 1000 homes and numerous business. The fast moving fire was stocked by extremely dry drought conditions and fierce winds, with gusts topping 100 mph, along the foothills. (Photo by Helen H. Richardson/MediaNews Group/The Denver Post via Getty Images) ( )
LOUISVILLE, CO - DECEMBER 31: An Xcel Energy worker surveys the damage to a home that was burned to the ground in the Coal Creek Ranch subdivision in the aftermath of the Marshall Fire on December 31, 2021 in Louisville, Colorado. The fire may have potentially burned 1000 homes and numerous business. The fast moving fire was stocked by extremely dry drought conditions and fierce winds, with gusts topping 100 mph, along the foothills. (Photo by Helen H. Richardson/MediaNews Group/The Denver Post via Getty Images) ( )
LOUISVILLE, CO - DECEMBER 31: Excel Engery crews work to shut off gas lines in a burned out neighborhood along N. McCaslin Blvd and Via Appia way as a result of the Marshall Fire December 31, 2021. The Marshall fire, fueled by very high winds, destroyed over 500 houses. (Photo by Andy Cross/MediaNews Group/The Denver Post via Getty Images)"n"n ( )
LOUISVILLE, CO - DECEMBER 31: A homeowner places the American Flag on the bak of his burned out truck on Cherrywood Lane near Cypress Lane in Louisville December 31, 2021. The homeowner lost his home in the Marshall fire, which was fueled by very high winds and destroyed over 500 houses. (Photo by Andy Cross/MediaNews Group/The Denver Post via Getty Images)"n"n ( )
LOUISVILLE, CO - DECEMBER 31: Houses are burned to the ground in the Coal Creek Ranch subdivision in the aftermath of the Marshall Fire on December 31, 2021 in Louisville, Colorado. The fire may have potentially burned 1000 homes and numerous business. The fast moving fire was stocked by extremely dry drought conditions and fierce winds, with gusts topping 100 mph, along the foothills. (Photo by Helen H. Richardson/MediaNews Group/The Denver Post via Getty Images) ( )
LOUISVILLE, CO - DECEMBER 31: Xcel Energy worker Christopher Hernandez, center, working around a completely burned out car, uses utility locaters to look for gas and electric lines amidst the rubble of homes that are burned to the ground in the Coal Creek Ranch subdivision in the aftermath of the Marshall Fire on December 31, 2021 in Louisville, Colorado. The fire may have potentially burned 1000 homes and numerous business. The fast moving fire was stocked by extremely dry drought conditions and fierce winds, with gusts topping 100 mph, along the foothills. (Photo by Helen H. Richardson/MediaNews Group/The Denver Post via Getty Images) ( )
LOUISVILLE, CO - DECEMBER 31: Houses are burned to the ground in the Coal Creek Ranch subdivision in the aftermath of the Marshall Fire on December 31, 2021 in Louisville, Colorado. The fire may have potentially burned 1000 homes and numerous business. The fast moving fire was stocked by extremely dry drought conditions and fierce winds, with gusts topping 100 mph, along the foothills. (Photo by Helen H. Richardson/MediaNews Group/The Denver Post via Getty Images) ( )
LOUISVILLE, CO - DECEMBER 31: A man on a bike rides by burned homes in the Coal Creek Ranch subdivision in the aftermath of the Marshall Fire on December 31, 2021 in Louisville, Colorado. The fire may have potentially burned 1000 homes and numerous business. The fast moving fire was stocked by extremely dry drought conditions and fierce winds, with gusts topping 100 mph, along the foothills. (Photo by Helen H. Richardson/MediaNews Group/The Denver Post via Getty Images) ( )
LOUISVILLE, CO - DECEMBER 31: Burned houses in the aftermath of the Marshall Fire on December 31, 2021 in Louisville, Colorado. The fire may have potentially burned 1000 homes and numerous business. The fast moving fire was stocked by extremely dry drought conditions and fierce winds, with gusts topping 100 mph, along the foothills. (Photo by Helen H. Richardson/MediaNews Group/The Denver Post via Getty Images) ( )
LOUISVILLE, CO - DECEMBER 31: An Xcel Energy worker surveys the damage to a home that was burned to the ground in the Coal Creek Ranch subdivision in the aftermath of the Marshall Fire on December 31, 2021 in Louisville, Colorado. The fire may have potentially burned 1000 homes and numerous business. The fast moving fire was stocked by extremely dry drought conditions and fierce winds, with gusts topping 100 mph, along the foothills. (Photo by Helen H. Richardson/MediaNews Group/The Denver Post via Getty Images) ( )
SUPERIOR, CO - DECEMBER 31: The remains of the Element Boulder Superior Hotel are seen in the aftermath of the Marshall Fire on December 31, 2021 in Louisville, Colorado. The fast moving wind driven fire that erupted Thursday in multiple spots around Boulder County forced some 30,000 people out of their residences and may have destroyed as many as 1,000 homes. (Photo by Marc Piscotty/Getty Images) ( )
LOUISVILLE, CO - DECEMBER 31: A stop sign and street signage peeled and cracking after intense heat from a wildfire in the aftermath of the Marshall Fire on December 31, 2021 in Louisville, Colorado. Most every house in the neighborhood had burnt down to the foundation. The fast moving wind driven fire that erupted Thursday in multiple spots around Boulder County forced some 30,000 people out of their residences and may have destroyed as many as 1,000 homes. (Photo by Marc Piscotty/Getty Images) ( )
LOUISVILLE, CO - DECEMBER 31: A satellite dish stands nears the remains of the Wildflower Condos in the aftermath of the Marshall Fire on December 31, 2021 in Louisville, Colorado. The fast moving wind driven fire that erupted Thursday in multiple spots around Boulder County forced some 30,000 people out of their residences and may have destroyed as many as 1,000 homes. (Photo by Marc Piscotty/Getty Images) ( )
LOUISVILLE, CO - DECEMBER 31: Uncollected mail sits in a mailbox in front of the remains of a home in the aftermath of the Marshall Fire on December 31, 2021 in Louisville, Colorado. The fast moving wind driven fire that erupted Thursday in multiple spots around Boulder County forced some 30,000 people out of their residences and may have destroyed as many as 1,000 homes. (Photo by Marc Piscotty/Getty Images) ( )
LOUISVILLE, CO - DECEMBER 31: One of many hot spots continues to burn at the Wildflower Condos in the aftermath of the Marshall Fire on December 31, 2021 in Louisville, Colorado. The fast moving wind driven fire that erupted Thursday in multiple spots around Boulder County forced some 30,000 people out of their residences and may have destroyed as many as 1,000 homes. (Photo by Marc Piscotty/Getty Images) ( )
LOUISVILLE, CO - DECEMBER 31: Talis Ozols takes in what remains of his apartment at the Wildflower Condos on December 31, 2021 in the aftermath of the Marshall Fire. Ozols had lived there two years and was able to grab a few personal items before having to evacuate the day before. The fast moving wind driven fire that erupted Thursday in multiple spots around Boulder County forced some 30,000 people out of their residences and may have destroyed as many as 1,000 homes. (Photo by Marc Piscotty/Getty Images) ( )
LOUISVILLE, CO - DECEMBER 31: A statue of Virgin Mary remains standing amidst the rubble of a home on December 31, 2021 in the aftermath of the Marshall Fire. The fast moving wind driven fire that erupted Thursday in multiple spots around Boulder County forced some 30,000 people out of their residences and may have destroyed as many as 1,000 homes. (Photo by Marc Piscotty/Getty Images) ( )
Debris lies scattered in the basement of a home destroyed by the Marshall Fire in unincorporated Boulder County, Colorado on December, 31, 2021. - A fast-spreading wildfire that tore through several Colorado towns -- laying waste to entire neighborhoods "in the blink of an eye," according to the governor -- had largely burned itself out Friday, with heavy snow expected to douse any remaining embers. (Photo by Jason Connolly / AFP) (Photo by JASON CONNOLLY/AFP via Getty Images) ( )
Elise Delaware walks through the remains of her childhood home in The Enclave neighborhood of Louisville, Colorado on December, 31, 2021. - A fast-spreading wildfire that tore through several Colorado towns -- laying waste to entire neighborhoods "in the blink of an eye," according to the governor -- had largely burned itself out Friday, with heavy snow expected to douse any remaining embers. (Photo by Jason Connolly / AFP) (Photo by JASON CONNOLLY/AFP via Getty Images) ( )
Louie Delaware embraces his daughter Elise after seeing the remains of their home destroyed by the fire in Louisville, Colorado on December, 31, 2021. - A fast-spreading wildfire that tore through several Colorado towns -- laying waste to entire neighborhoods "in the blink of an eye," according to the governor -- had largely burned itself out Friday, with heavy snow expected to douse any remaining embers. (Photo by Jason Connolly / AFP) (Photo by JASON CONNOLLY/AFP via Getty Images) ( )
Smoke rises at the scorched remains of a resident destroyed by the Marshall Fire in The Enclave neighborhood of Louisville, Colorado on December 31, 2021. - A fast-spreading wildfire that tore through several Colorado towns -- laying waste to entire neighborhoods "in the blink of an eye," according to the governor -- had largely burned itself out Friday, with heavy snow expected to douse any remaining embers. (Photo by Jason Connolly / AFP) (Photo by JASON CONNOLLY/AFP via Getty Images) ( )
A statue of the Virgin Mary is all that remains at the site of a home in The Enclave neighborhood of Louisville, Colorado on December 31, 2021. - A fast-spreading wildfire that tore through several Colorado towns -- laying waste to entire neighborhoods "in the blink of an eye," according to the governor -- had largely burned itself out Friday, with heavy snow expected to douse any remaining embers. (Photo by Jason Connolly / AFP) (Photo by JASON CONNOLLY/AFP via Getty Images) ( )
LOUISVILLE, CO - DECEMBER 31: Burnt out vehicles sit stand amidst the remains of a neighborhood in the aftermath of the Marshall Fire on December 31, 2021 in Louisville, Colorado. Most every house in the neighborhood had burnt down to the foundation. The fast moving wind driven fire that erupted Thursday in multiple spots around Boulder County forced some 30,000 people out of their residences and may have destroyed as many as 1,000 homes. (Photo by Marc Piscotty/Getty Images) ( )
LOUISVILLE, CO - DECEMBER 31: A statue of Virgin Mary remains standing amidst the rubble of a home on December 31, 2021 in the aftermath of the Marshall Fire. The fast moving wind driven fire that erupted Thursday in multiple spots around Boulder County forced some 30,000 people out of their residences and may have destroyed as many as 1,000 homes. (Photo by Marc Piscotty/Getty Images) ( )
LOUISVILLE, CO - DECEMBER 31: Laurie Silver of Lafayette, Colorado takes in what remains of her cousin's condo in the aftermath of the Marshall Fire on December 31, 2021 in Louisville, Colorado. The fast moving wind driven fire that erupted Thursday in multiple spots around Boulder County forced some 30,000 people out of their residences and may have destroyed as many as 1,000 homes. (Photo by Marc Piscotty/Getty Images) ( )
LOUISVILLE, CO - DECEMBER 31: A partially melted vehicle sits in front of the remains of a home in the aftermath of the Marshall Fire on December 31, 2021 in Louisville, Colorado. The fast moving wind driven fire that erupted Thursday in multiple spots around Boulder County forced some 30,000 people out of their residences and may have destroyed as many as 1,000 homes. (Photo by Marc Piscotty/Getty Images) ( )
A lone chimney is all that remains of a home destroyed by the Marshall Fire in Boulder County, Colorado on December 31, 2021. - A fast-spreading wildfire that tore through several Colorado towns -- laying waste to entire neighborhoods "in the blink of an eye," according to the governor -- had largely burned itself out Friday, with heavy snow expected to douse any remaining embers. (Photo by Jason Connolly / AFP) (Photo by JASON CONNOLLY/AFP via Getty Images) ( )
LOUISVILLE, CO - DECEMBER 31: Snowmen stand beside the remains of a deck and a home in the aftermath of the Marshall Fire on December 31, 2021 in Louisville, Colorado. The fast moving wind driven fire that erupted Thursday in multiple spots around Boulder County forced some 30,000 people out of their residences and may have destroyed as many as 1,000 homes. (Photo by Marc Piscotty/Getty Images) ( )
LOUISVILLE, CO - DECEMBER 31: A baseball sits in a field of burnt grass in the aftermath of the Marshall Fire on December 31, 2021 in Louisville, Colorado. The fast moving wind driven fire that erupted Thursday in multiple spots around Boulder County forced some 30,000 people out of their residences and may have destroyed as many as 1,000 homes. (Photo by Marc Piscotty/Getty Images) ( )
LOUISVILLE, CO - DECEMBER 31: The melted remains of wheels left by a vehicle after it burned in the driveway of a home devastated by the Marshall fire in a Louisville subdivision to the south of Harper Lake on Friday, December 31, 2021. (Photo by Photographer Name/MediaNews Group/The Denver Post via Getty Images) ( )
Remains of home destroyed by the Marshall Fire in Louisville, Colorado on December 31, 2021. - A fast-spreading wildfire that tore through several Colorado towns -- laying waste to entire neighborhoods "in the blink of an eye," according to the governor -- had largely burned itself out Friday, with heavy snow expected to douse any remaining embers. (Photo by Jason Connolly / AFP) (Photo by JASON CONNOLLY/AFP via Getty Images) ( )
LOUISVILLE, CO - DECEMBER 31: Scott Sherr carries a suitcase to his car after packing essential items from his home. He walks passed the charred remains of his friend's house on Mt. Evans Court in a Louisville subdivision to the south of Harper Lake on Friday, December 31, 2021. Sherr's house was spared but has no electricity or water so they chose to stay with family in Colorado Springs. (Photo by Photographer Name/MediaNews Group/The Denver Post via Getty Images) ( )
LOUISVILLE, CO - DECEMBER 31: Vehicles sit burned in the driveways of homes devastated by the Marshall fire in a Louisville subdivision to the south of Harper Lake on Friday, December 31, 2021. (Photo by Photographer Name/MediaNews Group/The Denver Post via Getty Images) ( )
LOUISVILLE, CO - DECEMBER 31: A basketball hoop remains standing while burned in the driveway of a home devastated by the Marshall fire in a Louisville subdivision to the south of Harper Lake on Friday, December 31, 2021. (Photo by Photographer Name/MediaNews Group/The Denver Post via Getty Images) ( )
LOUISVILLE, CO - DECEMBER 31: A garage is all that remains of a home on December 31, 2021 in the aftermath of the Marshall Fire. The fast moving wind driven fire that erupted Thursday in multiple spots around Boulder County forced some 30,000 people out of their residences and may have destroyed as many as 1,000 homes. (Photo by Marc Piscotty/Getty Images) ( )
SUPERIOR, CO - DECEMBER 30: A brush fire arrives on scene of a fully involved house on December 30, 2021 in Superior, Colorado. Fierce winds have whipped wildfires in Boulder County. The towns of Superior and Louisville have been evacuated. Multiple homes and businesses have burned from the fast moving fire stocked by fierce winds, with gusts topping 100 mph, along the foothills. The fire has officially been named the Marshall Fire. (Helen H. Richardson/MediaNews Group/The Denver Post)
SUPERIOR, CO - DECEMBER 30: A horse runs through Grasso Park on December 30, 2021 in Superior, Colorado. Fierce winds have whipped wildfires in Boulder County, The towns of Superior and Louisville have been evacuated. Multiple homes and businesses have burned so far from the fast moving fire stocked by fierce winds, with gusts topping 100 mph, along the foothills. The fire has been called the Marshall Fire. The horse was later found by Sheriff deputies and reunited with the owners. (Photo by Helen H. Richardson/MediaNews Group/The Denver Post via Getty Images) ( )
BROOMFIELD, COLORADO - DECEMBER 30: The Marshall Fire continues to burn out of control on December 30, 2021 in Broomfield, Colorado. (RJ Sangosti/MediaNews Group/The Denver Post)
SUPERIOR, CO - DECEMBER 30: Fires burn fences near structures and homes in the historic downtown area on December 30, 2021 in Superior, Colorado. Fierce winds have whipped wildfires in Boulder County. The towns of Superior and Louisville have been evacuated. Multiple homes and businesses have burned from the fast moving fire stocked by fierce winds, with gusts topping 100 mph, along the foothills. The fire has officially been named the Marshall Fire. (Photo by Helen H. Richardson/MediaNews Group/The Denver Post via Getty Images) ( )
Fire crew work to put out flames at a home burnt in the Marshall Fire in Boulder County on December 31, 2021 in Louisville, Colorado. (Photo by RJ Sangosti/MediaNews Group/The Denver Post via Getty Images) ( )
LOUISVILLE, COLORADO - DECEMBER 31: Fire crew work to put out flames at a home burnt in the Marshall Fire in Boulder County on December 31, 2021 in Louisville, Colorado. (Photo by RJ Sangosti/MediaNews Group/The Denver Post via Getty Images) ( )
LOUISVILLE, CO - DECEMBER 30: Fire surrounds homes in neighborhoods on December 30, 2021 in Louisville, Colorado. Fierce winds have whipped wildfires in Boulder County, The towns of Superior and Louisville have been evacuated. Multiple homes and businesses have burned so far from the fast moving fire stocked by fierce winds, with gusts topping 100 mph, along the foothills.(Photo by Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post ( )
Flames engulf homes as the Marshall Fire spreads through a neighborhood in the town of Superior in Boulder County, Colorado on December 30, 2021. - Hundreds of homes are feared lost in fast-moving wildfires in the US state of Colorado, officials said Thursday, as flames tear through areas desiccated by a historic drought. At least 1,600 acres have burned in Boulder County, much of it suburban, with warnings that deaths and injuries were likely as the blaze engulfes hotels and shopping centers. Extreme winds topping 100 mph caused grass fires to quickly spread into the Colorado towns of Superior and Louisville resulting in the mandatory evacuation of over 30,000 residents. Colorado Governor Jared Polis has declared a state of emergency due to the grass fires in Boulder County. (Photo by Jason Connolly / AFP) (Photo by JASON CONNOLLY/AFP via Getty Images) ( )
LOUISVILLE, CO - DECEMBER 30: Two homes burn after being consumed by wildfire in the Centennial Heights neighborhood on December 30, 2021 in Louisville, Colorado. State officials estimated some 600 homes had already been lost in multiple areas around Boulder County and were fueled by winds that gusted upwards of 100 miles per hour at times during the day. (Photo by Marc Piscotty/Getty Images) ( )
Flames engulf homes as the Marshall Fire spreads through a neighborhood in the town of Superior in Boulder County, Colorado on December 30, 2021. - Hundreds of homes are feared lost in fast-moving wildfires in the US state of Colorado, officials said Thursday, as flames tear through areas desiccated by a historic drought. At least 1,600 acres have burned in Boulder County, much of it suburban, with warnings that deaths and injuries were likely as the blaze engulfes hotels and shopping centers. Extreme winds topping 100 mph caused grass fires to quickly spread into the Colorado towns of Superior and Louisville resulting in the mandatory evacuation of over 30,000 residents. Colorado Governor Jared Polis has declared a state of emergency due to the grass fires in Boulder County. (Photo by Jason Connolly / AFP) (Photo by JASON CONNOLLY/AFP via Getty Images) ( )
Flames engulf homes as the Marshall Fire spreads through a neighborhood in the town of Superior in Boulder County, Colorado on December 30, 2021. - Hundreds of homes are feared lost in fast-moving wildfires in the US state of Colorado, officials said Thursday, as flames tear through areas desiccated by a historic drought. At least 1,600 acres have burned in Boulder County, much of it suburban, with warnings that deaths and injuries were likely as the blaze engulfes hotels and shopping centers. Extreme winds topping 100 mph caused grass fires to quickly spread into the Colorado towns of Superior and Louisville resulting in the mandatory evacuation of over 30,000 residents. Colorado Governor Jared Polis has declared a state of emergency due to the grass fires in Boulder County. (Photo by Jason Connolly / AFP) (Photo by JASON CONNOLLY/AFP via Getty Images) ( )
BROOMFIELD, COLORADO - DECEMBER 30: The Marshall Fire continues to burn out of control on December 30, 2021 in Broomfield, Colorado. (Photo by RJ Sangosti/MediaNews Group/The Denver Post via Getty Images) ( )
BROOMFIELD, COLORADO - DECEMBER 30: The Marshall Fire continues to burn out of control on December 30, 2021 in Broomfield, Colorado. (Photo by RJ Sangosti/MediaNews Group/The Denver Post via Getty Images) ( )
BROOMFIELD, COLORADO - DECEMBER 30: The Marshall Fire continues to burn out of control on December 30, 2021 in Broomfield, Colorado. (Photo by RJ Sangosti/MediaNews Group/The Denver Post via Getty Images) ( )
BROOMFIELD, COLORADO - DECEMBER 30: The Marshall Fire continues to burn out of control on December 30, 2021 in Broomfield, Colorado. (Photo by RJ Sangosti/MediaNews Group/The Denver Post via Getty Images) ( )
BROOMFIELD, COLORADO - DECEMBER 30: The Marshall Fire continues to burn out of control on December 30, 2021 in Broomfield, Colorado. (Photo by RJ Sangosti/MediaNews Group/The Denver Post via Getty Images) ( )
LOUISVILLE, CO - DECEMBER 30: Two homes burn during a wildfire in the Centennial Heights neighborhood on December 30, 2021 in Louisville, Colorado. State officials estimated some 600 homes had already been lost in multiple areas around Boulder County and were fueled by winds that gusted upwards of 100 miles per hour at times during the day. (Photo by Marc Piscotty/Getty Images) ( )
LOUISVILLE, CO - DECEMBER 30: Burnt out vehicles sit amidst the smoke and haze after a fast moving wildfire swept through the area in the Centennial Heights neighborhood of Louisville, Colorado on December 30, 2021. State officials estimated some 600 homes had already been lost in multiple areas around Boulder County and were fueled by winds that gusted upwards of 100 miles per hour at times during the day. (Photo by Marc Piscotty/Getty Images) ( )
BROOMFIELD, COLORADO - DECEMBER 30: The Marshall Fire continues to burn out of control on December 30, 2021 in Broomfield, Colorado. (Photo by RJ Sangosti/MediaNews Group/The Denver Post via Getty Images) ( )
BROOMFIELD, COLORADO - DECEMBER 30: The Marshall Fire continues to burn out of control on December 30, 2021 in Broomfield, Colorado. (Photo by RJ Sangosti/MediaNews Group/The Denver Post via Getty Images) ( )
BROOMFIELD, COLORADO - DECEMBER 30: The Marshall Fire continues to burn out of control on December 30, 2021 in Broomfield, Colorado. (Photo by RJ Sangosti/MediaNews Group/The Denver Post via Getty Images) ( )
BROOMFIELD, COLORADO - DECEMBER 30: The Marshall Fire continues to burn out of control on December 30, 2021 in Broomfield, Colorado. (Photo by RJ Sangosti/MediaNews Group/The Denver Post via Getty Images) ( )
BROOMFIELD, COLORADO - DECEMBER 30: The Marshall Fire continues to burn out of control on December 30, 2021 in Broomfield, Colorado. (Photo by RJ Sangosti/MediaNews Group/The Denver Post via Getty Images) ( )
A home burns after a fast moving wildfire swept through the area in the Centennial Heights neighborhood of Louisville, Colorado on December 30, 2021. (Marc Piscotty)
A home burns after a fast moving wildfire swept through the area in the Centennial Heights neighborhood of Louisville, Colorado on December 30, 2021. (Marc Piscotty)
A Mountain View wildland firefighter walks through the smoke and haze after a fast moving wildfire swept through the area in the Centennial Heights neighborhood of Louisville, Colorado on December 30, 2021. ((Photo by Marc Piscotty/Getty Images))
A home burns after a fast moving wildfire swept through the area in the Centennial Heights neighborhood of Louisville, Colorado on December 30, 2021. State officials estimated some 600 homes had already been lost in multiple areas around Boulder County and were fueled by winds that gusted upwards of 100 miles per hour at times during the day. (Photo by Marc Piscotty/Getty Images) ( )
Photos of the Marshall Fire in Superior, CO on Dec. 30, 2021. (Image: Aaron Rigsby/LSM) ( )
Photos of the Marshall Fire in Superior, CO on Dec. 30, 2021. (Image: Aaron Rigsby/LSM) ( )
SUPERIOR, Colo. – Nearly 1,000 homes were destroyed and several hundreds more were damaged when flames fanned by 75-90 mph wind ripped through entire neighborhoods near Boulder, Colorado on Thursday.
Some 30,000 people ran from the fast-advancing flames, some with only minutes' warning. Superior and Louisville were the hardest hit with nearly 900 homes lost between them.
HOW TO HELP THOSE AFFECTED BY THE BOULDER FIRES
The fires are out and streets that used to be full of homes are now lined with charred rubble. The gallery above shows the scenes of what's left as neighbors begin the long recovery process.