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Upper Pine River Fire Protection District

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

Solar installation reaps $10,000 savings for one La Plata County fire district

Upper Pine’s panels are expected to pay for themselves within 10 years

DATE: Apr 6, 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

Bayfield man dies in snowmobile crash

Sled left road and fell down a 100-foot slope on Blue Ridge Drive

DATE: Jan 3, 2023 | CATEGORY: Local News

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

16-year-old receives EMT certificate, looks to a future in medicine

High school junior Ethan Bustamante has his eye set on Stanford, Duke or Oxford University

DATE: Nov 20, 2022 | CATEGORY: Local News

Residents vote to maintain property tax for Upper Pine River Fire Protection District

Ballot 7A asked voters to keep the 5.95 mill rate

DATE: Nov 9, 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

Upper Pine fire chief asks voters to approve Ballot Issue 7A

District relies on property tax to maintain level of service

DATE: Nov 3, 2022 | CATEGORY: Local News

Backhoe hits gas line in Forest Lakes subdivision; about 15 homes evacuated

Leak was contained about 11:35 a.m. Tuesday

DATE: Aug 2, 2022 | CATEGORY: Local News

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