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Controlled burn smolders, burns barn on County Road 216

‘Missing just one step can have a bad outcome’

Two more fires start in Southwest Colorado

Two new fires were reported Thursday in the region, one near Durango and another on Ute Mountain Ute Land. They came on the heels of three fires that ignited Wednesday and add to ...

Firefighters prepare for fire season

Local, state and federal agencies are coordinating efforts to make sure they’re all on the same page for firefighting season. And they’re hoping for a season similar to the last t...

Upper Pine remodels Vallecito fire station

Changes help deal with increased medical calls

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 ...

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...

Separate fires damage 2 homes in Vallecito, Bayfield

Vallecito home badly damaged; Bayfield home likely a total loss

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...

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...

Possible structure fire in Bayfield

Upper Pine Fire Protection District en route

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...

Falls by senior citizens a growing problem in La Plata County

Falls by elderly No. 1 injury cause in Southwest Colorado