a state of emergency, meantime, because of those fast-moving wildfires. at least 1,600 acres burned so far in populace areas. this area for those who don t know this area of boulder county is right in and around suburban subdevelopments, stores. it s like the neighborhood that you live in. it s like the neighborhood that any of us live in. and so 1,600 acres near a population center can be and is in this case absolutely devastating. yeah. right about that. think about it. over 500 homes already destroyed. thousands of residents fleeing in a hurry. tinder-dry conditions and hurricane-force winds fed the flames, of course, and the national weather service clocked gusts up to 150 miles per hour. boulder county emergency services says this weather is unusual for this time of year. it s very concerning. we have very dry conditions here, and today you mentioned,