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Photos: Appreciation for first responders

Jerry McBride

Herald Photo Editor

Saturday, Jul 18, 2026 2:56 PM MT

Updated Saturday, Jul 18, 2026 3:01 PM MT

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Layla Rieck, 6, cranks the siren with her brother Sawyer, 8, in a Tin Lizzie fire truck that belongs to Stephen Rinaldi, the Durango Fire Protection District fire marshal, during the annual First Responders Appreciation Party sponsored by Durango Harley-Davidson on Saturday with several agencies from the area participating in the event. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)
Layla Rieck, 6, cranks the siren with her brother Sawyer, 8, in a Tin Lizzie fire truck that belongs to Stephen Rinaldi, the Durango Fire Protection District fire marshal, during the annual First Responders Appreciation Party sponsored by Durango Harley-Davidson on Saturday with several agencies from the area participating in the event. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)Jerry McBride
The annual First Responders Appreciation Party sponsored by Durango Harley-Davidson on Saturday with several agencies from the area participating in the event. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)
The annual First Responders Appreciation Party sponsored by Durango Harley-Davidson on Saturday with several agencies from the area participating in the event. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)Jerry McBride
The La Plata County Sheriff’s Office and Durango Police Department brought their rescue trucks to the annual First Responders Appreciation Party sponsored by Durango Harley-Davidson on Saturday with several agencies from the area participating in the event. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)
The La Plata County Sheriff’s Office and Durango Police Department brought their rescue trucks to the annual First Responders Appreciation Party sponsored by Durango Harley-Davidson on Saturday with several agencies from the area participating in the event. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)Jerry McBride
Andrew Reynolds, 9, and his brother Archie, 4, get to check out a Durango Fire Protection District brush truck during the annual First Responders Appreciation Party sponsored by Durango Harley-Davidson on Saturday with several agencies from the area participating in the event. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)
Andrew Reynolds, 9, and his brother Archie, 4, get to check out a Durango Fire Protection District brush truck during the annual First Responders Appreciation Party sponsored by Durango Harley-Davidson on Saturday with several agencies from the area participating in the event. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)Jerry McBride
Hunter Hastings, center, and Mary Orr, right, tend to the Hundred Club of Durango lunch fundraiser at the annual First Responders Appreciation Party sponsored by Durango Harley-Davidson on Saturday with several agencies from the area participating in the event. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)
Hunter Hastings, center, and Mary Orr, right, tend to the Hundred Club of Durango lunch fundraiser at the annual First Responders Appreciation Party sponsored by Durango Harley-Davidson on Saturday with several agencies from the area participating in the event. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)Jerry McBride
The annual First Responders Appreciation Party sponsored by Durango Harley-Davidson on Saturday with several agencies from the area participating in the event. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)
The annual First Responders Appreciation Party sponsored by Durango Harley-Davidson on Saturday with several agencies from the area participating in the event. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)Jerry McBride

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