Durango Fire Protection District

Residents douse fire in north Durango after D&SNG train passed by

Drier conditions in recent weeks raise risk of wildfire

DATE: Aug 20, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News

Cortez coal miner injured at King II near Hesperus

Cortez man transported to Denver hospital

DATE: Jul 16, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News

Durango fire station expansion behind schedule

Design will protect firefighters from cancer-causing particles

DATE: Jul 11, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News

Climber rescued after falling northeast of Durango

First responders lifted injured woman 230 feet to safety

DATE: Jun 25, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News

Red flag fire warning issued for Southwest Colorado

Wind, low humidity and dry vegetation cause concern

DATE: Jun 20, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News

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