A few years ago, the Snowmass-Wildcat Fire Protection District and the Basalt and Rural Fire Protection District joined up to form the Roaring Fork Fire Rescue Authority, which shares resources between districts and has a board comprised of members from both districts. Now, the Snowmass-Wildcat Fire Protection District board faces its first contested election in 16 years.
The Aspen Fire Protection District celebrated the arrival of two new fire engines with a traditional “wetdown” ceremony on Saturday at its fire station in downtown Aspen.
The Roaring Fork Valley Regional Planning Commission listened to two hours of public comment during a three-hour hearing Thursday but it delayed a vote on the proposal for 135 residences in the midvalley.
The Glenwood Springs Fire Department was dispatched to a structure fire at the Affordable Inns in West Glenwood at 8:43 a.m. Wednesday morning. Active flames were reported though only smoke was visible when fire crews…
A soaring number of medical and fires calls is stretching resources thin at Roaring Fork Fire Rescue. The trend is expected to continue with all the development on the books.