Volunteer Fire Departments /tags/volunteer-fire-departments Volunteer Fire Departments en-US Copyright KUNC/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 –… 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-°µºÚ±¬ÁÏ Even with statewide… 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… 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’s residents, with solely volunteer departments being responsible for about 70 percent of the state’s… 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… 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… 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’s… 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’s Front Range. Often the first on the scene, these non-paid… 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