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. (Credit: Marc Piscotty/Getty Images) 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. (Credit: Marc Piscotty/Getty Images)

Dry grasslands and high winds aided in propelling a wildfire across some 6,000 acres in and Boulder County, Colorado, destroying nearly 1,000 structures and damaging hundreds more, according to the Boulder County Sheriff's Office. The fire was first reported midday on December 30, 2021, and was largely contained thanks to heavy overnight snow on New Year's Eve.

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Steve Hallo

Steve Hallo is managing editor of PropertyCasualty360.com. He can be reached at [email protected]