Cortez Fire Protection District

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2011 Incidents
  Fire EMS
Jan 33 107
Feb 21 95
Mar 47 80
Apr 30 100
May 28 87
Jun 30 92
Jul 34 112
Aug 35 116
Sep 35 113
Oct 27 126
Nov 111 83
Dec 27 117
Total 458 1228

Past Incidents
  Fire EMS
2010 219 1090
2009 170 925
2008 210 230
2007 215 354
2006 276 379
2005 236 360

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Welcome to the Official Website for the
Cortez Fire Protection District

 

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A Year in Review

DECEMBER 23 - 2011 was a busy year for the Cortez Fire Protection District. As we close out the year we have seen a tremendous increase in out emergency call volumes. With only a few more days remaining in the year we are already over 1550 calls. This is an increase of over 200 more emergency responses from last year. We could not have been so successful in handling each and every call if it were not for our ... (Full Story & Photos)

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Prescribe Burns Planned in the Area

AUGUST 25 - The fire program at the Dolores Public Lands Office will resume planned prescribed fire projects that were started in the spring. Projects might begin as early as this week.
A list proposed projects follow:
Slash piles from completed U.S. Forest Service timber sales in the upper Haycamp and Cottonwood areas of the district.
Dolores Rim - located in Dolores County, six miles east of Dove Creek ... (Full Story & Photos)

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Montezuma County Fire Ban

AUGUST 08 - As of August 8, 2011 the fire ban for Montezuma County has been lifted. The County commissioners enacted the fire ban at the end of June due to the dry condition in the area and the big fires in the surrounding states. A copy of the resolution will be available on the County website if you want to review at http://www.co.montezuma.co.us/newsite/index.html

Please we encourage our citizens to continue ... (Full Story & Photos)

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Tools of the Trade Article

JULY 04 - Making "Cents" of It All

In this edition of Tools of the Trade I would like to provide some financial information to you. There are many different opinions as to how a Fire Protection District receives funding and what it spends money on. I think it is important for people to know the right information so they can feel confident in all aspects of the service they receive.

So where do Fire ... (Full Story)


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Montezuma County Fire Ban

JUNE 29 - The Montezuma County Commissioners have enacted a Fire Ban for all unincorporated areas of the County, went into effect on June 27, 2011 and will be in force until further notice.

The ban prohibits fireworks in any of the unincorporated areas of the County, with the exception that planned Fourth of July fireworks events, which are supervised by fire personnel, will still be allowed.

In the ... (Full Story & Photos)

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County Road N Fire

JUNE 22 - At 6:01 pm on June 21, 2010 the Cortez Fire Protection District was dispatched to a report of a reported structure fire with flames showing. While responding a heavy smoke column was observed in the area of the report. Upon arrival crews were faced with a two story residential farm house with flames showing through all windows on the first floor with heavy turbulent smoke pushing out through the ... (Full Story & Photos)

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Tools of the Trade Article

JUNE 17 - A Rolling Toolbox
By Charles K. Balke

It has been asked time and time again "Why do we see the fire truck driving through town or the firefighters stopping in the fire truck to get food?" It is not a simple one reason answer for this. In fact there are several important responses that need to be addressed when one tries to full answer this valid question. Therefore let me start from the simplest ... (Full Story & Photos)

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One- and Two-Family and Multifamily Residential Building Fires

JUNE 02 - USFA Releases One- and Two-Family and Multifamily Residential Building Fires Topical Reports
Contact:
USFA Press Office: (301) 447-1853

June 1, 2011
Emmitsburg, MD — The Federal Emergency Management Agency's (FEMA) United States Fire Administration (USFA) announces the release of two special reports focusing on the causes and characteristics of fires in one- and two-family and multifamily ... (Full Story & Photos)

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Cortez Fire Protection District is under the 2009 International Fire Code

 

 

 

 


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