The Community Foundation of Boulder County announced today that it has raised over $12 million dollars dedicated to the victims of the Marshall fire.
The board of directors, said Tatiana Hernandez, CEO of the Community Foundation of Boulder County, approved a grant to the county for $5 million dollars in direct assistance to victims in financial need with another $500,000 to aid evacuees.
Hernadez said this was only the beginning of the philanthropic efforts from the foundation to support those affected by the wildfire and more help will be on the way.
The money will be allocated to families based on need and the amounts will vary. Families can apply for assistance by visiting the Disaster Assistance Center at 1755 South Public Road in Lafayette.
In the same building, families can file claims with FEMA, their insurance and find other resources.
The public is asked to not bring physical donations to any of the county’s locations as there is nowhere to house the items, said Joslyn Frankhouser, Boulder County Emergency manager, adding a site will be established soon for physical items.
Louisville remains under an advisory to boil its water, according to Louisville Deputy Chief of Police, Jeff Fisher. He announced that the Louisville water team expects water to be restored to the area by Jan. 9. In the meantime, today water is distributed at the Louisville Library and Louisville Rec Center. However, beginning tomorrow water will only be available at the rec center.
Food from food trucks is also available at the recreation center.
Around 10,000 of the 13,000 people outside of the current evacuation zones have had natural gas restored to their homes, according to Alice Jackson of Xcel Energy. Individuals without gas should contact Xcel at 1-800-895-2999. The over 700 crew members working to restore gas have made an initial pass through all nine regions.
There were no updates on the cause of the fire nor on the two missing people — a woman from Superior and a man from the Marshall area.
