Durango Fire Protection District

Men involved in hit-and-run death of Durango firefighter plead guilty

Lorenzo Jones and Tremon Rice were speeding on Florida Road at time of crash

DATE: Apr 20, 2023 | CATEGORY: Local News

Father, two children severely injured by rooftop snowslide at Purgatory Resort

Family was flown to Denver area with critical injuries

DATE: Mar 22, 2023 | CATEGORY: Local News

Durango firefighters, service workers struggle to find affordable housing

Some seasonal employees live out of their vehicle during summer wildfire season

DATE: Feb 6, 2023 | CATEGORY: Local News

Snow presents window to burn old slash piles at Dalla Mountain Park

To burn or not to burn? Decomposing fire fuels are important natural habitats

DATE: Dec 15, 2022 | CATEGORY: Local News

Durango Fire awaits new ambulance for mental health-related transports

DFPD will purchase vehicle using $275,000 from La Plata County’s ARPA funding

DATE: Oct 11, 2022 | CATEGORY: Local News

Controlled burn reignites, scorching home and destroying barn southeast of Durango

Property owners had a controlled agricultural burn that reignited

DATE: Sep 27, 2022 | CATEGORY: Local News

Durango says goodbye to longtime EMS captain with memorial and flyover

Friends, family and first responders join to honor life of Leo Lloyd, 60

DATE: Aug 30, 2022 | CATEGORY: Local News

Bike parade honors firefighter Scott Gallagher

DATE: Aug 19, 2022 | CATEGORY: Local News

Durango firefighter killed in bicycle-vehicle collision

It is the second death in less than a week to hit close to home for fire district

DATE: Aug 8, 2022 | CATEGORY: Local News

Longtime Durango search and rescuer dies of heart complications

Leo Lloyd, 60, was a passionate outdoorsman and inspiration to safety crews

DATE: Aug 5, 2022 | CATEGORY: Local News

Firefighters reach full containment on Twin Buttes Fire; blaze measured at 4 acres

About 30 people remain on scene ‘fortifying’ lines

DATE: Jul 20, 2022 | CATEGORY: Local News

Firefighters respond to ‘creeping’ wildfire west of Durango

Blaze scorched about 2 acres of oak brush east of Twin Buttes subdivision

DATE: Jul 19, 2022 | CATEGORY: Local News