Volunteer Fire Departments /tags/volunteer-fire-departments Volunteer Fire Departments en-US Copyright 皇冠网址/Community Radio for Northern Colorado 2020 Fri, 31 Oct 2014 11:00:00 GMT New Four Mile Fire Station Will Be An Upgrade, Indoor Plumbing And All /community/2014-10-31/new-four-mile-fire-station-will-be-an-upgrade-indoor-plumbing-and-all The Four Mile Fire District is situated in the mountains just west of Boulder and has been hit hard in recent years. There's some good news though 鈥撯€� Fri, 31 Oct 2014 11:00:00 GMT /community/2014-10-31/new-four-mile-fire-station-will-be-an-upgrade-indoor-plumbing-and-all Small Volunteer Fire Departments, Like Galeton, Colo., Look To Evolve /community/2014-09-17/small-volunteer-fire-departments-like-galeton-colo-look-to-evolve Colorado has a shortage of volunteer firefighters, nearly 3,500, according to numbers recently compiled by Rocky Mountain PBS I-News Even with statewide鈥� Wed, 17 Sep 2014 17:28:20 GMT /community/2014-09-17/small-volunteer-fire-departments-like-galeton-colo-look-to-evolve Nathan Heffel Colorado Volunteer Fire Departments Struggling For Recruits /national/2014-09-02/colorado-volunteer-fire-departments-struggling-for-recruits In many parts of Colorado when you dial 9-1-1 to report a fire, the firefighters who arrive to extinguish it are volunteers. These firefighters have other鈥� Tue, 02 Sep 2014 12:30:00 GMT /national/2014-09-02/colorado-volunteer-fire-departments-struggling-for-recruits Bente Birkeland Statewide, The Volunteer Fire Force Is Critically Understaffed /national/2014-09-02/statewide-the-volunteer-fire-force-is-critically-understaffed Volunteer firefighters protect about half of Colorado鈥檚 residents, with solely volunteer departments being responsible for about 70 percent of the state鈥檚鈥� Tue, 02 Sep 2014 12:15:00 GMT /national/2014-09-02/statewide-the-volunteer-fire-force-is-critically-understaffed Katie Kuntz High Park Fire Recovery Manager Announces New Mitigation Work /2013-08-16/high-park-fire-recovery-manager-announces-new-mitigation-work Non-federally owned hillsides in Poudre and Rist Canyons will be among the first mitigation projects to start August 18th.In a statement released鈥� Fri, 16 Aug 2013 16:20:11 GMT /2013-08-16/high-park-fire-recovery-manager-announces-new-mitigation-work Nathan Heffel One Year After High Park, Rist Canyon VFD Is 'Still Living The Fire' /community/2013-06-06/one-year-after-high-park-rist-canyon-vfd-is-still-living-the-fire One of the first agencies on scene of last year's High Park Fire was the Rist Canyon Volunteer Fire Department. The department is credited with saving鈥� Thu, 06 Jun 2013 15:52:53 GMT /community/2013-06-06/one-year-after-high-park-rist-canyon-vfd-is-still-living-the-fire Nathan Heffel For Rist Canyon VFD, Life Slowly Returning To Normal Six Months After High Park Fire /environment/2012-12-11/for-rist-canyon-vfd-life-slowly-returning-to-normal-six-months-after-high-park-fire Life is still anything but normal for Chief Bob Gann and the Rist Canyon Volunteer firefighters. The High Park Fire destroyed one of the department鈥檚鈥� Tue, 11 Dec 2012 14:12:06 GMT /environment/2012-12-11/for-rist-canyon-vfd-life-slowly-returning-to-normal-six-months-after-high-park-fire Nathan Heffel For The Rist Canyon VFD, Battling The High Park Fire Continues /environment/2012-08-08/for-the-rist-canyon-vfd-battling-the-high-park-fire-continues Volunteer fire departments play a vital role in protecting citizens across Colorado鈥檚 Front Range. Often the first on the scene, these non-paid鈥� Wed, 08 Aug 2012 06:25:00 GMT /environment/2012-08-08/for-the-rist-canyon-vfd-battling-the-high-park-fire-continues Nathan Heffel