The Town of Carbondale and the Carbondale and Rural Fire Protection District (CRFPD) have joined forces with the Wildfire Collaborative Roaring Fork Valley (WCRFV) aiming to develop what will be the most detailed and accurate prediction of how a wildfire could affect our community. To implement this, they have teamed up with Dr. Hussam Mahmoud […]
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Carbondale Fire District ballot question seeks sales tax to boost operations
The lone Carbondale-area specific questions on the Nov. 4 mail ballot would address anticipated general fund, equipment replacement and staffing shortcomings within the Carbondale and Rural Fire Protection District (CRFPD). The District’s board of directors decided earlier this year to seek voter approval for a 1.5% sales tax to serve as a new funding source […]
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Remembering Fran Sr. Orosz
Lieutenant Francis “Fran Sr.” Orosz volunteered for the Carbondale Fire Department in its heyday, and had a reputation as one hell of an ambulance driver. After his passing, on a quiet day in late August 1996, he was honored with a procession down Main Street — the only one in modern memory — which was […]
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Coulter Creek Fire quickly contained
Around 11am on Sunday, Aug. 3, Carbondale and Rural Fire Protection District (CRFPD) responded to a wildfire in the Missouri Heights area. “Upon arrival, firefighters found an active fire burning in grass, pine trees, juniper trees and sage, and spreading at high speed. The brigades immediately began extinction work from the ground, as air resources […]
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Carbondale Fire invites you to April 29 wildfire preparedness meeting
On Tuesday, April 29, the Carbondale & Rural Fire Protection District (Carbondale Fire) will host a wildfire preparedness meeting at the station, 301 Meadowood Drive. There will be real-time Spanish interpretation available during the meeting. Pablo Herr, the assistant fire chief at Carbondale Fire, has been with the agency for 15 years and volunteered with […]
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High school seniors get a jump on EMS, firefighting careers through concurrent CMC classes
Roaring Fork High School senior Hank Cerrone admits he’s not a big fan of high school, but an opportunity offered by his school, the Carbondale Fire Department and Colorado Mountain College (CMC), may very well secure a future career for him. “I’m the kind of person who likes to really jump onto things,” said Cerrone, […]
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Wildfire preparedness top of mind in Colorado emergency management
Western Colorado communities are working to establish proactive emergency management plans conducive with the arid landscape. In recent years, significant wildfires have changed the conversation around both forest management and the risk fires pose to communities. In-town residents have seen fire breaks cut into the brush and forests on hillsides near their neighborhoods. Emergency managers […]
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‘A Jewish community without walls’
Chanukah is celebrated every year by the worldwide Jewish community to commemorate the strength of its people, culture and religion withstanding the siege and persecution of the Syrian ruler Antiochus Epiphanes and the destruction of the Temple in Jerusalem in 168 BCE . A Jewish resistance, led by the Maccabee family, took back the Temple, […]
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Fire protection agencies focus on mitigation to confront increasing threats
With wildfires breaking records for acreage and destruction and insurance prices steadily climbing in recent years, firefighters are shifting their approach to fire management. These days, it’s normal to see regular headlines about small lightning-sparked or other accidental wildfires being allowed to burn. Firefighters are present and active when this happens. Still, instead of smothering […]
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CRFPD agrees to property tax credit for 2024
In the wake of the failure of Proposition HH, temporary mill levy rate reductions were enabled by Senate Bill 23-108 to offset significantly increased property taxes. It’s up to each taxing district to decide what level of relief it will provide, balancing the district’s needs with those of its constituents.During the Carbondale and Rural Fire […]