Fire

Fire chiefs urge prevention and legislation to protect Colorado communities

Officials call for more staffing, controlled fires and awareness

DATE: Apr 7, 2023 | CATEGORY: Local News

Space heater sparks RV fire in Bayfield

Nearby vehicle and power lines also go up in flames early Monday

DATE: Feb 6, 2023 | CATEGORY: Local News

Bayfield home destroyed by fire

Firefighters say blaze was human-caused

DATE: Feb 2, 2023 | CATEGORY: Local News

Colorado inmate fire crew slashes brush in La Plata County

State grant means crew will conduct mitigation along 83 miles of area roads

DATE: Jan 23, 2023 | CATEGORY: Local News

Legislator seeks to ban springtime burns like the ones that sparked the state’s largest wildfire

Proposed legislation would make it illegal for agencies to ignite fires from March through May

DATE: Jan 5, 2023 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

Residents ponder beam of light captured on Bayfield man’s front porch camera

Fire chief suspects a gas flare, but others share more imaginative ideas

DATE: Jan 3, 2023 | CATEGORY: Local News

This Colorado scientist fled the Marshall fire, then returned to study how it happened

In 2021, the devastating Marshall fire showed wildfire can strike Colorado in almost any place or season. Scientists now hope to glean lessons from it for communities across the West.

DATE: Dec 29, 2022 | CATEGORY: Southwest Life

Heroic canine saves neighbor from potential explosion

Sensitive to the smell of smoke, Dozer the Dog woke his owners to a fire burning a shed a quarter of a mile away.

DATE: Dec 27, 2022 | CATEGORY: Local News

Former firefighter and Marine still works to save lives

Upper Pine River Fire Protection District’s Kevin Aguilar thinks everyone should learn the basics of emergency medicine

DATE: Dec 19, 2022 | CATEGORY: Local News

Mother, daughter and three pets escape house fire in Forest Lakes subdivision

Firefighters also rescue a kitten from the blaze

DATE: Nov 3, 2022 | CATEGORY: Local News

La Plata County Sheriff officer’s pants catch fire, causing severe burns

Lithium battery may have been the culprit

DATE: Oct 21, 2022 | CATEGORY: Local News

BLM postpones Animas City Mountain burn until spring 2023

Uncooperative weather conditions were primary reason behind decision to call off treatment

DATE: Oct 18, 2022 | CATEGORY: Local News

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