Randy Black, chief of Durango Fire Protection District, operates a trackhoe Tuesday as he became the first to begin tearing down the old fire Station 2 at 380 Camino del Rio. Black worked out of the building as an EMS captain for 12 years and dealt with its short comings and safety hazards. The department recently opened the new fire Station 2, built adjacent to the old station. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)
Randy Black, chief of Durango Fire Protection District, operates a trackhoe Tuesday as he became the first to begin tearing down the old fire Station 2 at 380 Camino del Rio. Black worked out of the building as an EMS captain for 12 years and dealt with its short comings and safety hazards. The department recently opened the new fire Station 2, built adjacent to the old station. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)cca
Durango Fire Protection District firefighters watch from the newly built Station 2 on Tuesday as the old fire Station 2 is torn down. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)
Durango Fire Protection District firefighters watch from the newly built Station 2 on Tuesday as the old fire Station 2 is torn down. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)cca
Randy Black, chief of Durango Fire Protection District, operates a trackhoe Tuesday as he became the first to begin tearing down the old fire Station 2 at 380 Camino del Rio. Black worked out of the building as an EMS captain for 12 years and dealt with its short comings and safety hazards. The department recently opened the new fire Station 2, built adjacent to the old station. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)
Randy Black, chief of Durango Fire Protection District, operates a trackhoe Tuesday as he became the first to begin tearing down the old fire Station 2 at 380 Camino del Rio. Black worked out of the building as an EMS captain for 12 years and dealt with its short comings and safety hazards. The department recently opened the new fire Station 2, built adjacent to the old station. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)cca
Randy Black, chief of Durango Fire Protection District, operates a trackhoe Tuesday as he became the first to begin tearing down the old fire Station 2 at 380 Camino del Rio. Black worked out of the building as an EMS captain for 12 years and dealt with its short comings and safety hazards. The department recently opened the new fire Station 2, built adjacent to the old station. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)
Randy Black, chief of Durango Fire Protection District, operates a trackhoe Tuesday as he became the first to begin tearing down the old fire Station 2 at 380 Camino del Rio. Black worked out of the building as an EMS captain for 12 years and dealt with its short comings and safety hazards. The department recently opened the new fire Station 2, built adjacent to the old station. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)cca
The old Station 2 adjacent to the newly constructed Durango Fire Protection District Station 2 is being demolished. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald file)
The old Station 2 adjacent to the newly constructed Durango Fire Protection District Station 2 is being demolished. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald file)cca