Durango Fire Protection District

Fire danger rears its head, with red flag 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 18, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News

Saving lives in the back of a bouncing ambulance

Paramedics work 48-hour shifts, giving shots or performing minor surgery

DATE: May 15, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News

Did you smell smoke this morning? That’s the smell of spring

Fire officials say low-hanging smoke early Saturday from controlled, agricultural burns

DATE: Apr 27, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News

Firefighters respond to report of explosion in north Durango

Resident reports hearing, feeling boom that shook condos

DATE: Apr 16, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News

Durango Fire Protection District retires oldest engine

District got firetruck in 1982

DATE: Apr 15, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News

Firefighters respond to house fire in South Durango

Woman taken to hospital with burn injuries

DATE: Apr 8, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News

Firefighters douse chimney fire Friday night on Main Avenue in Durango

No damage on roof of Derailed Pour House

DATE: Mar 22, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News

Durango home catches fire early Friday

Blaze causes about $3,000 in damage

DATE: Feb 15, 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 23, 2018 | 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