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Emergency centers file complaint after 911 outages

Cortez Dispatch joins 11 other agencies

Emergency centers file complaint after 911 outages

Durango 911 center joins 11 other agencies

Rescue cards help fund local emergency responders

State program subsidizes Colorado SAR

Internet outage exposes weakness in S.W. Colo. fiber-optic system

Single cut to a line causes problems across region

What are parents’ responsibilities in a school emergency?

Durango schools want to make reunification run more smoothly

Upper Pine Fire Protection District seeks ambulance

Eighty percent of Upper Pine River Fire District calls are for medical response, not fires, but the district is dealing with a critical shortage of ambulances. The district board ...

Preparation is key so winter travel doesn’t leave you stranded

A blustery, white Southwest Colorado winter can impose Darwin’s evolutionary theory of “survival of the fittest” on the unprepared. “One of the biggest things to remember is that...

Local airport prepares for disaster

Almost 200 first responders and 32 agencies train in plane-crash drill

911 center launches alert system

If you don’t have a home phone, local authorities can’t tell you about a wildfire encroaching on your home unless you tell them how to contact you. The Durango-La Plata Emergency...

After the bell rings

Who gets money from the Salvation Army?

Emergency workers mimic winter emergency

La Plata County and city of Durango officials this week conducted a tabletop drill to be ready for a winter emergency. The tabletop exercise, held in conjunction with the Southwe...

Thank your local emergency medical practitioner

In its 40th year, National Emergency Services Week, May 18 through May 24, honors hundreds of thousands of emergency medical service practitioners who provide the first response and often li...