How to get help if you were impacted by the Marshall Fire

Marshall Fire victims seek help at Boulder County Disaster Assistance Center

The Marshall Fire in Boulder County, Colorado

BOULDER, Colo. – Roughly 600 homes have been lost to the Marshall Fire in Boulder County and many of the approximately 35,000 people who have been evacuated will not have a home to return to once the fire is out and the dust has settled.

They will need help and the state of Colorado has made many resources available for anyone willing to help. Anyone wishing to volunteer to help families affected by the Marshall Fire can do so by signing up at ColoradoResponds.org.

If you have shelter to offer displaced residents, please sign up to be a vetted host at Airbnb.com and you will be alerted through the Airbnb Open Homes Program if needed and encouraging household items to be donated to local thrift stores,

If you’d like to make a monetary donation instead, head to the Boulder Office of Emergency Management.

The Community Foundation of Boulder County is also accepting monetary donations for those affected by the Marshall Fire. Click here to learn more.

The YMCA of Northern Colorado is also accepting donations (blankets, pillows, dog and cat food) at their location at 2800 Dagny Way in Lafayette. Please follow their updates for what supplies are needed here.

JEWISHcolorado has opened a Colorado donation mailbox to ensure that contributions flow to those most impacted by the devastating Marshall Fire in Boulder and Jefferson counties. All proceeds will go to relief efforts, including those beyond the Jewish community.

Several police officers in Boulder County lost their homes in the Marshall Fire, and the Colorado Fraternal Order of Police’s Colorado Police Officers Foundation will help their families with a special fund. Donations can be made securely at PayPal here. All donations are being processed through the Colorado Police Officers Foundation and are tax-deductible.

Metro Care Ambulance Services is also collecting items to help people impacted by the wildfire. They’re looking for items like toiletries, clothing, gift cards for food and supplies, durable water bottles, dry and canned pet food, phone chargers, toys for children, diapers, wipes, and masks. Donations can be dropped off at Metro Care Ambulance Services, which is located at 11111 E. Mississippi Ave. in Aurora.

You can also donate through Denver7 Gives Fund. Just click here and select “Wildfire Relief Fund” in the drop-down menu or by clicking on the image below. One hundred percent of the proceeds will go toward the families affected by the wildfire.

The people over at GoFundMe have launched a centralized hub which has been verified by their Trust & Safety team. If you’d like to donate to families in need via GoFundMe, click here.

Patrick Milton is one of many impacted people who stopped by Monday. The Louisville resident lost his rental home in the fire.

“I just came from the thrift store where I was able to get some clothes because I literally have the clothes on my back and my car,” Milton said.

He filed a claim with his insurance company online but wanted to see if FEMA (Federal Emergency Management Agency) could help him and his children as well.

“They just lost all their Christmas toys from last week. So, after this I’m going to find an Elsa ‘Frozen’ scooter for my daughter,” Milton said.

Others came looking for information about the recovery process.

“The question we’re hearing from folks is, what do I do next?” said Carole Walker, executive director of Rocky Mountain Insurance Association.

“Start with your insurance and then the FEMA money will help you if you are underinsured, if you are finding you don’t have enough insurance, or if you don’t have insurance at all,” Walker said.

Get emergency status updates: The Boulder Office of Emergency Management is the first place you’ll want to turn to if you or someone you know needs to get the latest updates on the Marshall Fire from Boulder County officials.

For those who prefer a phone number, you can call the Boulder County Emergency Call Center at (303) 413-7730 for the latest updates on evacuations, road closures, etc. Officials ask that you do not call 911 and that you instead use the call center number to get the latest information on the Marshall Fire.
Residents in Broomfield County can get updates related to the Marshall Fire here.

You can also get help from the Colorado Division of Homeland Security & Emergency Management by clicking here.

If you have family or a friend at Centura Health, the hospital has set up a patient and associate line at (303) 661-1848.

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