Durango Fire Protection District

Petition demands greater public process in approving fire station

Initiative would require meetings be held for emergency service developments

Durango fire marshal warns against burning in afternoons with current conditions

Firefighters have responded to two ag burns in less than a week

As drought outlook takes shape, preparations begin for wildfire season in Southwest Colorado

and warm weather projected this summer

Durango Fire addresses concerns about proposed move to 12th Street

Hal Doughty talks logistics of repurposing historic school building

Controversial downtown fire station project to be discussed Thursday at public forum

Pre-submitted questions will be addressed in a moderated format

Durango tests ‘alternative’ fireworks Tuesday night

evaluating close-proximity pyrotechnics from perspective of safety and spectacle

Police and fire in the same building? Durango to study financial feasibility

Council holds first discussion to consider housing emergency operations in downtown hub

What will a new year bring to Southwest Colorado?

A new fire station? An end to drought? Here are a few things sure to make news in 2022

Durango School District sells Administration Building to fire district

promises more transparency about plans for new facility moving forward

Stuck in an elevator? It happens more often than one might think in Durango

department has responded to two dozen calls so far this year

Residents voice more opposition to sale of Durango School District building

than 800 signed petition requesting forum, but many say the hearing was lacking

Fire engulfs family mobile home north of Durango

injuries reported Saturday morning

First project for newly formed wildfire mitigation group: Durango homeless camp

build half-mile line around encampment

Power in numbers? Three Durango-area entities to tackle wildfire mitigation

seeks to expand, accelerate efforts to alleviate threats

Durango City Council separates Buckley Park in expectation of buying property

members redrew lines to keep trees and sledding hill as part of park

Durango Fire Protection District gets rid of toxic foam

Substance will be replaced with a safer alternative

Durango City Council, fire district meet to improve communication on 9-R school building sale

meetings and transparency planned for future

Residents question what will happen with trees at Buckley Park

of Durango says it won’t know fire district’s needs until development plans are submitted

Durango receives funding to do wildfire mitigation around neighborhoods that border overgrown wildlands

$146,000 grant will help reduce fire risk near residential structures

Durango firefighters test $1.2 million ladder truck

‘Tower 1’ can reach 100 feet, which will help protect hotels and downtown buildings

Durango ladder truck reaches new heights

What’s so bad about Durango Fire’s downtown station?

Firefighters deal with cramped living quarters, small garage bays and no sprinkler system

In high-risk Southwest Colorado, fire chiefs point to wildfire areas of concern

Interactive maps help residents see address-by-address where mitigation is needed

Local first responders honor fallen in stair climb on 20th anniversary of Sept. 11 attacks