More than 100 firefighters worked overnight — and in the face of shifting winds — to battle the 300-acre Flagstaff Fire and to prevent it from spreading into the city of Boulder.

A federal Type 1 team, which was pre-positioned in Jefferson County, is expected to arrive Wednesday morning to defend against the wind-whipped wildland fire that was sparked early Tuesday afternoon.

Daytime firefighting efforts in upper Skunk Canyon were led by an air assault, including a massive C-130 air tanker dropping slurry. Shifting winds moved the fire north, south and east, delaying initial efforts for a ground attack, said Kim Kobel, Boulder police and fire spokeswoman.

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