Durango Fire Protection District

Swiftwater rescue team enters its busy season

Members help tubers, save fugitives and pull stranded boaters to safety

DATE: Jun 12, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News

Firefighters battle slow-moving wildfire on Missionary Ridge

Stevens Creek blaze grows to about 4 acres; no structures threatened

DATE: Jun 11, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News

La Plata County revisits fire restriction policies in wake of 416 Fire

Officials want objective, science-based criteria for implementing rules

DATE: May 17, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News

Firefighters respond to house fire in South Durango

Woman taken to hospital with burn injuries

DATE: Apr 9, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News

Durango Fire Department practices rescues on icy lakes

Staff of the Durango Fire Protection District conducted a simulated ice rescue and cold-water drowning exercise last week on Turner Lake in Falls Creek. Leo Lloyd, an EMS training captain, s...

DATE: Dec 24, 2018 | CATEGORY: Local News

Construction begins on $3.1 million fire station upgrade in north Durango

Taxpayers approved property tax increase in 2017

DATE: Dec 18, 2018 | CATEGORY: Local News

Marvel family loses home, belongings in house fire

Fire chief says wood stove appears to have started blaze

DATE: Dec 4, 2018 | CATEGORY: Local News

Dog dies in house fire southeast of Durango

Cause of blaze remains under investigation

DATE: Oct 18, 2018 | CATEGORY: Local News

Several lightning-caused fires start east of Durango

Firefighters respond to at least four start-ups

DATE: Jul 13, 2018 | CATEGORY: Local News

Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad eyes Thursday reopening

Return to coal-fired engines could depend on La Plata County lowering fire restrictions

DATE: Jul 10, 2018 | CATEGORY: Local News

Firefighters gain ground on 416 Fire

Air attack, favorable weather conditions help achieve 10 percent containment

DATE: Jun 2, 2018 | CATEGORY: Local News

Wildfire scorches 100 acres; homes under evacuation and pre-evacuation notice

U.S. Highway 550 closed through north Animas Valley

DATE: Jun 1, 2018 | CATEGORY: Local News