Upper Pine River Fire Protection District

Upper Pine remodels Vallecito fire station

Changes help deal with increased medical calls

DATE: Apr 17, 2016 | CATEGORY: Local News

Injured person found after search

According to the scanner, an injured person was located near Lemon Reservoir about 4:05 p.m. Friday. The search began with a 911 call and a response by Upper Pine Fire Protection ...

DATE: Sep 18, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News

Upper Pine, Durango Fire respond to playhouse blaze

Firefighters responded to a fire Friday afternoon that burned one playhouse to the ground and scorched another. Upper Pine Fire Protection District initially received the call aro...

DATE: Sep 11, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News

Separate fires damage 2 homes in Vallecito, Bayfield

Vallecito home badly damaged; Bayfield home likely a total loss

DATE: Aug 23, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News

Upper Pine pulls car out of wet landing

A driver escaped with non-life-threatening injuries after plunging into a private pond early Sunday near Vallecito. The incident was reported at 1:31 a.m. just west of Vallecito C...

DATE: Jul 27, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News

Report of smoke north of Bayfield

According to the scanner, Upper Pine Fire Protection District answered a call to a report of smoke north of Bayfield at about 8:15 p.m. Thursday. The smoke, which appeared to be i...

DATE: Jul 23, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News

Possible structure fire in Bayfield

Upper Pine Fire Protection District en route

DATE: Jul 20, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News

Rollover reported east of Bayfield

Law enforcement and emergency services responded to a rollover accident about eight miles east of Bayfield on U.S. Highway 160 at about 8:35 p.m. Friday. Trooper Josh Lewis with t...

DATE: Jul 17, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News

Falls by senior citizens a growing problem in La Plata County

Falls by elderly No. 1 injury cause in Southwest Colorado

DATE: Jul 13, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News

Fawn rescued from drowning

Animal swam in Vallecito Lake

DATE: Jul 4, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News

Fire district volunteers crucial, hard to find

Durango Fire leans heavily on them; rural districts lose help

DATE: Jun 5, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News

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...

DATE: Dec 28, 2014 | CATEGORY: Local News