Durango Fire Protection District

Durango City Council separates Buckley Park in expectation of buying property

Staff members redrew lines to keep trees and sledding hill as part of park

DATE: Nov 2, 2021 | CATEGORY: Local News

Durango Fire Protection District gets rid of toxic foam

Substance will be replaced with a safer alternative

DATE: Oct 28, 2021 | CATEGORY: Local News

Durango City Council, fire district meet to improve communication on 9-R school building sale

More meetings and transparency planned for future

DATE: Oct 22, 2021 | CATEGORY: Local News

Residents question what will happen with trees at Buckley Park

City of Durango says it won’t know fire district’s needs until development plans are submitted

DATE: Oct 19, 2021 | CATEGORY: Local News

Durango receives funding to do wildfire mitigation around neighborhoods that border overgrown wildlands

$146,000 grant will help reduce fire risk near residential structures

DATE: Oct 18, 2021 | CATEGORY: Local News

Durango firefighters test $1.2 million ladder truck

‘Tower 1’ can reach 100 feet, which will help protect hotels and downtown buildings

DATE: Sep 30, 2021 | CATEGORY: Local News

Durango ladder truck reaches new heights

DATE: Sep 29, 2021 | CATEGORY: Gallery

What’s so bad about Durango Fire’s downtown station?

Firefighters deal with cramped living quarters, small garage bays and no sprinkler system

DATE: Sep 22, 2021 | CATEGORY: Local News

In high-risk Southwest Colorado, fire chiefs point to wildfire areas of concern

Interactive maps help residents see address-by-address where mitigation is needed

DATE: Sep 20, 2021 | CATEGORY: Local News

Local first responders honor fallen in stair climb on 20th anniversary of Sept. 11 attacks

Emergency responders complete five laps on Sky Steps at Fort Lewis College

DATE: Sep 11, 2021 | CATEGORY: Local News

Local first responders honor fallen in stair climb on 20th anniversary of Sept. 11 attacks

DATE: Sep 11, 2021 | CATEGORY: Gallery

For Big Picture students, Tuesday was the final ‘first day’ in downtown building

Fire district expected to buy property, build a firehouse

DATE: Aug 25, 2021 | CATEGORY: Local News

Photos: Local girls high school wrestling at La Plata TriDurango girls wrestling went 2-0 to win Tri on Thursday night at Bayfield

Durango girls wrestling went 2-0 to win Tri on Thursday night at Bayfield

Photos: Fort Lewis College women’s and men’s basketball take on Westminster UniversityBoth Skyhawks teams were victorious on Saturday afternoon

Both Skyhawks teams were victorious on Saturday afternoon

Photos: An afternoon in 2004 with the late Sen. Ben Nighthorse Campbell as he works on Capitol HillDurango Herald Photo Editor Jerry McBride had the chance to spend an afternoon with the late Sen. Ben Nighthorse Campbell in 2004, photographing him during meetings and around the Capitol.

Durango Herald Photo Editor Jerry McBride had the chance to spend an afternoon with the late Sen. Ben Nighthorse Campbell in 2004, photographing him during meetings and around the Capitol.

Photos and video: ICE protests return to DurangoAbout a dozen protesters tried to block federal agents from leaving with a detainee on Thursday