Emergency planning

Local News

Williams gas to conduct emergency drill this week in La Plata County

drill will occur sometime this week

September 18, 2017

Business

Durango couple launches Highland Helicopters to fill flying niche

Company offers training, search and rescue services and private flights

March 22, 2017

Local News

La Plata County employee wins award for emergency-management work

La Plata County Emergency Management Coordinator Tom McNamara stands with County Commissioner Julie Westendorff as he receives an award for…

March 14, 2017

Local News

La Plata County approves drone policy

Emergency management purchases 3 devices

January 24, 2017

Local News

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

Local News

Grant will help La Plata County prepare for emergencies

Emergency accommodations at fairgrounds to expand

December 22, 2016

Local News

Emergency dispatch centers in Southwest Colorado drop complaint over outages

Agencies complained over summer outages

November 16, 2016

Local News

Dolores County elects new commissioners

also pass ambulance mill levy, opt out of SB152

November 10, 2016

Local News

Legislature places 911 system under the microscope

Committee hopes to address problems that have led to outages

September 16, 2016

Local News

911 system goes under the microscope in Colorado Legislature

Committee hopes to address problems that have led to outages

September 16, 2016

Local News

Emergency centers file complaint after 911 outages

Dispatch joins 11 other agencies

September 15, 2016

Local News

Rescue cards help fund local emergency responders

program subsidizes Colorado SAR

July 27, 2016

Local News

Internet outage exposes weakness in S.W. Colo. fiber-optic system

cut to a line causes problems across region

June 21, 2016

Local News

What are parents’ responsibilities in a school emergency?

Durango schools want to make reunification run more smoothly

February 15, 2016

Local News

Upper Pine Fire Protection District seeks ambulance

Upper Pine Fire Protection District is down to two ambulances, one of its own and one borrowed from the Durango…

January 10, 2016

Local News

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

Local News

Local airport prepares for disaster

200 first responders and 32 agencies train in plane-crash drill

April 30, 2015

Local News

911 center launches alert system

If you are attached to your cell phone and ditched your land line long ago, the 911 center is launching…

January 15, 2015

Local News

After the bell rings

gets money from the Salvation Army?

December 3, 2014

Local News

Emergency workers mimic winter emergency

The tabletop exercise, held in conjunction with the Southwest Incident Management Team, pretended the area received 48 inches of snow…

November 7, 2014

Local News

Thank your local emergency medical practitioner

Established by President Gerald Ford in 1973, EMS week is a gesture of gratitude for those on the frontline of…

May 18, 2014

Local News

Emergency responders tell why they love their job

advances in treatment focus of FLC conference

May 18, 2014

Local News

Disasters make you think: Are you ready for an emergency?

All of these natural disasters in the last few months have had many residents asking themselves, “How prepared would our…

September 28, 2013