Durango Fire Protection District

Cause of Elkhorn Fire last summer north of Durango remains undetermined

Investigators cite multiple potential ignition sources

DATE: Jan 22, 2026 | CATEGORY: Local News

Photos: Not afraid of heights

DATE: Jan 18, 2026 | CATEGORY: Local News

Fire and ice: Mitigation and burn piles help fortify against wildfires

The urban-wildland interface is changing – so is the approach to wildfire preparedness

DATE: Dec 10, 2025 | CATEGORY: Local News

Controlled burns planned within Durango city limits

Fire mitigation area encompass roughly 100 acres of urban-wildland interface

DATE: Nov 28, 2025 | CATEGORY: Local News

Durango Fire, county officials douse fears of building cost increases with adoption of new wildfire code

‘We want to do the right thing for the community now so it saves us 20 years from now’

DATE: Nov 22, 2025 | CATEGORY: Local News

Firefighters memorialized outside Durango Fire Protection District station

New downtown station on display at open house on Saturday

DATE: Nov 15, 2025 | CATEGORY: Local News

Voters approve Durango Fire Protection District property tax increase

DFPD thanks voters for putting their trust in the department

DATE: Nov 4, 2025 | CATEGORY: Local News

La Plata County voters receive crash course in this year’s ballot measures

League of Women Voters hosts discussion, information session

DATE: Oct 31, 2025 | CATEGORY:

You had questions about La Plata County ballot measures. We dug up some answers

Voters will decide host of tax hikes, school board candidates Nov. 4

DATE: Oct 26, 2025 | CATEGORY: Local News

Durango fire district responds to opposition over proposed property tax increase

Pro and con statements published ahead of ballots being mailed

DATE: Oct 10, 2025 | CATEGORY: Local News

Free sandbags available in La Plata County ahead of storm

Heavy rain could cause flooding in the Four Corners

DATE: Oct 8, 2025 | CATEGORY: Local News

Explosives scare north of Durango ends not with a bang but ... an abundance of caution

Hazardous material prompts evacuations, closure of U.S. Highway 550

DATE: Sep 29, 2025 | CATEGORY: Local News

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Photos: Local girls high school wrestling at La Plata TriDurango girls wrestling went 2-0 to win Tri on Thursday night at Bayfield

Durango girls wrestling went 2-0 to win Tri on Thursday night at Bayfield

Photos: Fort Lewis College women’s and men’s basketball take on Westminster UniversityBoth Skyhawks teams were victorious on Saturday afternoon

Both Skyhawks teams were victorious on Saturday afternoon

Photos: An afternoon in 2004 with the late Sen. Ben Nighthorse Campbell as he works on Capitol HillDurango Herald Photo Editor Jerry McBride had the chance to spend an afternoon with the late Sen. Ben Nighthorse Campbell in 2004, photographing him during meetings and around the Capitol.

Durango Herald Photo Editor Jerry McBride had the chance to spend an afternoon with the late Sen. Ben Nighthorse Campbell in 2004, photographing him during meetings and around the Capitol.

Photos and video: ICE protests return to DurangoAbout a dozen protesters tried to block federal agents from leaving with a detainee on Thursday