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Firefighters found nothing at reported fire

It was apparently much ado about nothing when a fire was reported near the intersection of Colorado Highway 172 and County Road 318 southwest of Ignacio at about 8:45 p.m. Wednesday. ...

Fire reported on Florida Road

Stove pipe likely to blame

3 house fires keep firefighters busy

The first decent snowstorm of the season in La Plata County was followed by three house fires on Sunday, with chimneys and stovepipes to blame for two of the blazes. Authorities f...

Main Avenue fire call brings quick response

A Durango Fire Protection District crew responded to a fire call at 2068 Main Ave. about 8:30 p.m. Wednesday. When crews arrived, a firefighter reported on Durango’s emergency r...

Firefighters called south of Durango to douse blaze

Family can stay in mobile home

Two escape from morning house fire

Smoke detectors and quick response by the Upper Pine River Fire Protection District prevented a disaster early Monday. Upper Pine firefighters were paged at 2:34 a.m. for a house ...

Local forests need more controlled burns

Next area of activity may be starting with 14,000 acres

Firefighters responded to controlled burn

At about 4:05 p.m., firefighters were called out to a possible structure fire in the 11000 block of Colorado Highway 172. Los Pinos Fire Protection District responded and found it...

Firefighters respond to garage fire

Flames stopped short of house

What’s your plan to escape a house fire?

People may have as little as 2 minutes to get out

Volunteer firefighters carry load in Colorado

Still, many departments are coming up short

Smoke report at hotel alerts local authorities

Just about every piece of equipment owned by the Durango Fire Protection District was sent to the Hampton Inn, 3777 Main Ave., Sunday evening after an employee smelled smoke in an office. ...