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Arsonist banned from using fire

Restitution paid from Roatcap Fire yet to be decided

DATE: Jan 27, 2014 | CATEGORY: Local News

Roberts wants emergency radios fixed

Fire chiefs: Upgrade top priority

DATE: Jan 24, 2014 | CATEGORY: Local News

Wildfire-prevention ideas don’t find love in Denver

Building codes, fees, mandates prove unpopular

DATE: Jan 23, 2014 | CATEGORY: Local News

Wildfire measures need more attention, Roberts says

Officials want to improve systems for communications

DATE: Dec 8, 2013 | CATEGORY: Local News

Dolores man pleads guilty to Roatcap Fire

A Dolores man facing more than four decades in prison pleaded guilty Thursday to escape jail time in connection to the 2012 Roatcap Fire. Accepted by District Court Judge Todd Ple...

DATE: Nov 23, 2013 | CATEGORY: Local News

Can Forest Service shift fire focus?

Bennet-chaired committee looks at mitigation issues

DATE: Nov 6, 2013 | CATEGORY: Local News

Building code reform fails to ignite

Wildfire state standard loses Legislature support

DATE: Oct 29, 2013 | CATEGORY: Local News

Colo. legislation would help with fire mitigation

Added money would help with prevention

DATE: Oct 26, 2013 | CATEGORY: Local News

Forest fire ideas kindle at Colorado Capitol

Roberts calls some proposals heavy-handed

DATE: Sep 30, 2013 | CATEGORY: Local News

Fee for fire-prone forest homes?

It’s one of governor’s task force’s many recommendations

DATE: Sep 29, 2013 | CATEGORY: Local News

Radio system troubles top safety issues, Roberts says

Firefighters sometimes need 2 or 3 communicators

DATE: Sep 22, 2013 | CATEGORY: Local News

Full return may be centuries away

WOLF CREEK PASS – To anyone who could have withstood the thousand-degree heat on June 20, a ravine above the Big Meadows Campground would have been a blur of orange, yellow and red as the We...

DATE: Aug 27, 2013 | CATEGORY: Local News

Photos: Thousands take to the streets for ‘No Kings’ march and rally in Durango

Photos: Navajo Trail OpenFriday was the first day of the Navajo Trail Open at Hillcrest Golf Club

Friday was the first day of the Navajo Trail Open at Hillcrest Golf Club

Photos: Durango Fire Protection District opens Station 2

Photos: Hundreds gather to honor fallen Bloomfield Police officer Timothy OntiverosA solemn procession stretched for blocks Monday morning along West Apache Street in Farmington – a display of unity, grief and honor for Bloomfield Police Officer Timothy Ontiveros, 32.About 7 a.m., a large contingent of law enforcement, motorcyclists, friends and grieving family prepared to embark on the motorcade to the 9 a.m. service at the Bloomfield High School football stadium to celebrate the life of the officer.