Emergency Management Director Butch Knowlton

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Two backcountry skiers rescued on Coal Bank Pass

Man, woman became disoriented in storm, spent night in high country

February 15, 2019

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Southwest Colorado to get a permanent weather radar system

funding in place, next step is finding right location

January 9, 2019

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Fort Lewis College professor developing app for firefighter safety

Campbell was behind the scenes mapping during 416 Fire

October 15, 2018

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Hurricane Rosa could send heavy rainfall to Southwest Colorado

expected to make landfall Monday or Tuesday

September 30, 2018

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Lessons from Missionary Ridge Fire apply to 416 burn area

Biologist says we must manage ‘for the fire we want’

September 13, 2018

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‘We freak out every time a raindrop falls’

Residents look for answers to debris flows, which could last years

August 14, 2018

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La Plata County to update building code

standards could fix old problems

January 25, 2017

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Emergency shelter project at La Plata County Fairgrounds to move forward despite short grant

cuts costs to improve fairgrounds to deal with crisis situations

January 11, 2017

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La Plata County officials see myriad of uses for recently-purchased drones

Several departments expect to use devices

December 4, 2016

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For longtime lawman Dan Bender, a rescue becomes personal

Sheriff’s spokesman finds himself on the other side of a familiar mission

July 27, 2016

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Rescue cards help fund local emergency responders

program subsidizes Colorado SAR

July 27, 2016

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Search called off for man with broken arm north of Durango

La Plata County Search and Rescue prepared to search for the man about 8:30 a.m. Tuesday, but the search was…

May 10, 2016

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Preparation is key so winter travel doesn’t leave you stranded

“One of the biggest things to remember is that the conditions in the mountains can change at any time, and…

January 8, 2016

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Rain wreaks havoc

cleaning up after debris, mud piles up amid storm

September 22, 2014

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Fall arrives with a deluge

Powerful storm floods roads, keeps crews scrambling

September 22, 2013

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Durangoans recount fury of storm

Animas residents say digging out will take time, effort

September 19, 2013

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Sudden storm strikes

Rain, mudslides, hail close roads, raise havoc

September 18, 2013