Marshall/Boulder County Fire: Too Close for Comfort

Who Killed...?

Bill Huffman

True Crime, Society & Culture, History

3.8 • 595 Ratings

🗓️ 7 January 2022

⏱️ 48 minutes

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On December 30, 2021, a fire in Boulder County fueled by hurricane force winds destroyed more than 1,000 homes and the investigation is underway. Coincidentally, I found myself in the middle of the fire, that will forever be remembered as the Marshall Fire, with my buddy Rob. All we were doing was trying retrieve his truck from Park and Ride in Superior and somehow ended up in an historic wildfire. Authorities are now investigating the cause since the electric company has said they didn't lose any power lines in the high winds. Some investigators say they know the point of origin. We were lucky to have fast acting authorities who rerouted traffic and I am confident they saved many lives. This episode is our experience with the fire. If you can help support the victims I will provide some links below. For all of the videos I recorded that day, please visit my YouTube Channel, Slo Burn Media Podcasts. Thank you to BetterHelp.com for sponsoring this week's episode, save 10% with my promo code Who. If you can, please HELP: People needing assistance can reach Boulder County's emergency call center at 303-413-7730 FEMA has made disaster assistance available to Marshall Fire victims, and they can begin applying for assistance by registering online at www.DisasterAssistance.gov or by calling 1-800-621-3362. https://www.commfound.org/ https://www.boulderjcc.org/ https://www.mhpcolorado.org/ https://sistercarmen.org/ https://www.coloradogives.org/COfires?emci=13771d95-9b6a-ec11-94f6-0003ffc5857e&emdi=2c04f519-9f6a-ec11-94f6-0003ffc5857e&ceid=558529 https://coloradoresponds.communityos.org/ https://www.redcross.org/local/colorado.html Sources: https://www.thedailybeast.com/christian-sect-burning-shed-focus-of-deadly-colorado-fire-investigation?ref=home https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/colorado-fires-boulder-twelve-tribes-culd-b1986083.html https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=obPZmP-4jmA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G0cVtZZfSDc&t=33s https://www.thedenverchannel.com/news/local-news/thousands-evacuated-hundreds-of-homes-lost-in-boulder-county-as-firefighting-efforts-continue-friday https://www.thedenverchannel.com/news/wildfire/marshall-fire-resources-for-victims-ways-to-help-where-to-donate-and-more https://www.coloradopolitics.com/news/boulder-grass-fires-evacuation/article_10b7564e-a16b-50bc-8fbd-a17dd686ee32.html Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Slow Burn Media, Evergreen Podcast, presents Who Killed?
0:11.0	A podcast that provides a voice for the voiceless.
0:15.0	Now to Colorado and wildfires that destroyed as many as 1,000 homes and forced tens of thousands to evacuate.
0:21.6	Satellite images show a housing development in the town of Superior.
0:25.1	More than 100 homes were reduced to ash.
0:28.0	Marissa Armis from our CBS Denver station, KCNC, is on the scene in Louisville, Colorado.
0:34.3	A combination of hurricane force winds and wildfires left a trail of devastation
0:40.1	across parts of Boulder County, Colorado. Wind gusts of more than 100 miles per hour fueled
0:46.3	the flames, destroying everything in its path, including nearly 1,000 homes. There's ashes in the
0:52.3	sky and fire in the ground. It's pretty scary.
0:55.0	A scary scene at this Costco store shows shoppers evacuating into the store's parking
1:00.5	lot engulfed in Goldfrey.
1:02.0	Close break, got.
1:03.0	I can't get this door open.
1:05.0	Inside this Chucky Cheese panicked parents and children rush for the exits as large clouds of smoke rush in, but struggle for a few seconds to get the doors opened due to the strong winds.
1:14.6	Go go, go, go, go. They eventually made it out.
1:18.6	God help us.
1:19.6	This Colorado driver narrowly avoided running straight into flames on a highway.
1:24.6	Firefighters tried to battle the massive flames, but it was moving too fast.
1:28.6	The last 24 hours have been devastating. Today, Governor Jared Polis toured the area and described
1:35.1	the fire as a disaster in fast motion. This is our community, and to watch it burn so quickly,
1:41.2	so unexpectedly is something that I think we're all just struggling to believe and
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