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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...

Emergency responders tell why they love their job

Latest advances in treatment focus of FLC conference

Disasters make you think: Are you ready for an emergency?

A flood leaves families stuck in their homes for several days on the Front Range. The rapidly moving West Fork Complex wildfire forces evacuation of the entire town of South Fork. Mudslides ...