BOULDER COUNTY - Over the next two weeks, 20 outdoor warning sirens will be replaced throughout unincorporated Boulder County and various municipalities. “At the request of first responders, these sirens may be used for alerting...
GOLDEN GATE CANYON - The Golden Gate Canyon Fire Protection District Board approved adding a wildfire mitigation division during a regular meeting at the Grange on August 28, 2025, at 7 p.m. Chief Kyle Benson introduced the formation of the Fire...
BOULDER COUNTY - The Boulder County Sheriff’s Office has launched a new online reporting system at BoulderSheriff.gov for members of the public to report non-emergencies and non-violent crimes, with no suspect information, that...
The Nederland Fire Protection District (NFPD) Board of Directors met on Wednesday, August 20, 2025, to review the calls of significance over the last month, schedule the Fire Chief’s evaluation, and vote on reactivating the Auxiliary arm of the...
GILPIN COUNTY - Shovels hit the dirt on Tuesday as Timberline Fire Protection District kicked off construction on the Station 3 bay addition, then rolled into a board meeting around 7. The crowd was bigger than expected, the mood was easy, and the...
BLACK HAWK - A DUI checkpoint held Friday night, Aug. 15, at the Z-Stop gas station on Highway 6 in Clear Creek Canyon brought together Colorado State Patrol, Black Hawk Police, and the Gilpin County Sheriff’s Office. From 8 p.m. to 1 a.m.,...
BOULDER COUNTY - As of Tuesday, August 12, 2025, Sheriff Curtis Johnson enacted Stage 1 Fire Restrictions for unincorporated areas of western Boulder County. Anyone found in violation of the fire ban may be convicted of a civil infraction...
BLACK HAWK - The Timberline Fire Protection District board moved forward Tuesday with a contract amendment for the Station 3 apparatus bay expansion, a project now carrying a guaranteed maximum price of $2,446,900. The decision comes less...
Golden Gate Canyon The president of the Golden Gate Auxiliary announced her retirement during a regular meeting of the Golden Gate Canyon Fire Protection District at the Grange on July 24 2025, at 7 p.m....
The Nederland Fire Protection District (NFPD) Board of Directors met on Wednesday, July 16, 2025, to review district operations over the last month and to briefly discuss the implications of the Town of Nederland acquiring the Eldora Mountain...
GILPIN COUNTY – The Timberline Fire Protection District Board met July 15, 2025, with President Rick Wenzel calling the meeting to order. Member-At-Large Kristin Turner was excused, and Mary Kate McKenna was absent, but a quorum was attained with...
GILPIN COUNTY – A quiet Monday morning in Gilpin County turned into hours of disruption and teamwork after an Amtrak train struck a semi tractor-trailer on South Beaver Creek Road on July 14, 2025. The crash happened late in the morning at a...
There was a lot to celebrate on Friday, July 4, 2025, and right after the Nederland Fire Protection District (NFPD) drove their impressive vehicles through the streets for the parade, district firefighters, staff, and board members gathered at...
Golden Gate Fire approves financial review John Scarffe Golden Gate Canyon The Golden Gate Canyon Fire Protection District hosted an open house for Station 81, 32360 Robinson Hill Road, on June 26, 2025, from 5 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. and then the...
GILPIN COUNTY – A roundtable discussion hosted by the Gilpin County Sheriff’s Office on June 18 drew a crowd of engaged residents. Gilpin County commissioners and several other county officials were in attendance. Representatives from Gilpin...
The Nederland Fire Protection District (NFPD) Board of Directors met on Wednesday, June 18, 2025, to vote on the final draft of an intergovernmental agreement (IGA) with Timberline Fire Protection District (TFPD) to provide mitigation services to...
BOULDER COUNTY - Nederland-area residents have been actively engaged in wildfire mitigation efforts for many years. Along with the town and fire protection district, Boulder County has actively promoted mitigation in the region through our...
GILPIN COUNTY – The Timberline Fire Protection District held its regular meeting on Tuesday, June 10, 2025, at 6 p.m. Board members present included President Rick Wenzel, Vice Chairman John Bushey, and Member at Large John Carder. Mary...
Boulder County – The 2025 summer wildfire mitigation season kicked off with a fair at the Nederland Community Forestry Sort Yard (CFSY) called Wildfire Awareness Days. The fair brought together in one place forestry, fire department and wildfire mitigation professionals to answer questions from residents about various wildfire mitigation programs.
Golden Gate Fire elects officers John Scarffe Golden Gate Canyon The Golden Gate Canyon Fire Protection District administered the Oath of Office to new board members and elected officers during a Board meeting on May 22, 2025. New and old Board...