Durango Fire Protection District

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

Wildfires can cost millions. So who pays when flames cross boundaries?

Splitting bills can be tricky, but a system is in place to ease the process

DATE: Jul 15, 2022 | CATEGORY: Local News

Drone team arrives in Durango: ‘You’ll enjoy it, I promise’

About 140 unmanned vehicles will put on a 12-minute light show Saturday night

DATE: Jul 2, 2022 | CATEGORY: Local News

Public land agencies remove fire restrictions ahead of July 4

Rains prompt San Juan National Forest, BLM to rescind Stage 1 measures

DATE: Jun 30, 2022 | CATEGORY: Local News