The number of folks reported missing, which once stood at twenty, stems from "calls we're getting -- family or friends, usually, who haven't heard from people."
Of the five for whom the BCSO hasn't been able to account, Brough says, "two of them live in the evacuation area, but outside the burn area. They're not in the area where the fire has been. And one of them, I know, is somebody who refused to be evacuated." Authorities are currently trying to track down all five in the hope that they're simply experiencing communication issues. In Brough's words, "we're following up now."
The change in the scope of the fire comes as the result of "us doing a flyover with infrared. It's more scientific and gives us better measurements," Brough says, adding that, right now, fire crews are "trying to hold the perimeter" in order to make sure the blaze doesn't grow.
The number of structures burned is also in flux, and Brough doesn't expect an update until this evening. The widely reported number of 92 structures destroyed is based on what he calls "a quick count. But we have 54 actual confirmations, where deputies have been able to stop and get the actual numbers."
In other words, the damage could conceivably be less than is currently believed. And while that's unlikely, maintaining hope in a situation like this one is absolutely vital, whether it applies to people, places or things.
Page down to see the addresses of confirmed structures destroyed courtesy of the Boulder Office of Emergency Management:
Street or Road Street #Dixon 515
Dixon 698
Dixon 997
Dixon 1270
Emerson Gulch Rd. 560
Emerson Gulch Rd. 756
Emerson Gulch Rd. 1059
Emerson Gulch Rd. 100-B
Fourmile Canyon 6060
Fourmile Canyon 6130
Melvina Hill Rd. 450
Melvina Hill Rd. 589
Melvina Hill Rd. 611
Melvina Hill Rd. 805
Melvina Hill Rd. 849
Melvina Hill Rd. 1005
Melvina Hill Rd. 1081
Melvina Hill Rd. 1103
Melvina Hill Rd. 1112
Melvina Hill Rd. 1403
Melvina Hill Rd. 1446
Nancy Mine Rd. 280
Nancy Mine Rd. 833
Nancy Mine Rd. 959-B
Sunshine Canyon Rd. 5387
Sunshine Canyon Rd. 5546
Sunshine Canyon Rd. 5595
Sunshine Canyon Rd. 5657
Sunshine Canyon Rd. 5695
Sunshine Canyon Rd. 5779
Sunshine Canyon Rd. 5810
Sunshine Canyon Rd. 5841
Sunshine Canyon Rd. 5847
Sunshine Canyon Rd. 5860
Sunshine Canyon Rd. 5879
Sunshine Canyon Rd. 5881
Sunshine Canyon Rd. 6095
Sunshine Canyon Rd. 6101
Sunshine Canyon Rd. 6138
Sunshine Canyon Rd. 6191
Sunshine Canyon Rd. 6297
Sunshine Canyon Rd. 6299
Sunshine Canyon Rd. 6301
Sunshine Canyon Rd. 6305
Sunshine Canyon Rd. 6309
Sunshine Canyon Rd. 6317
Sunshine Canyon Rd. 6319
Sunshine Canyon Rd. 6601
Sunshine Canyon Rd. 6801
Sunshine Canyon Rd. 6927
Sunshine Canyon Rd. 6927
Sunshine Canyon Rd. 7875
Sunshine Canyon Rd. 7878