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12/12/2025 - Friday
evening RFFD responded to a large abandoned campfire
near mile marker 257-3/4. |
| 12/6/2025 -
Saturday morning RFFD, Taos County Sheriff's Deputies
and a wrecker responded to a single vehicle crash near
mile marker 269. (There was frost on the pumpkins!)  |
| 12/1/2025 - Monday afternoon RFFD
was dispatched to smoke in the area of mile marker
265. It was a permitted burn and all was OK. |
| 11/30/2025
- Sunday morning RFFD and Taos County Ambulance
responded to a medical emergency. |
| 10/27/2025 - Monday evening RFFD
and Taos County Sheriff's Deputy responded to a
vehicle that hit a deer near mile marker 267. |
| 10/25/2025 - Saturday afternoon
RFFD and Taos County Ambulance responded to a person
that fell. |
| 10/24/2025
- Friday morning RFFD and Taos County Sheriff's
Deputies responded to a single vehicle crash near mile
marker 260-1/2. |
| 10/14/2025 - Tuesday morning RFFD,
Taos County Ambulance, Sheriff's Deputies and Police
responded to a single vehicle crash near mile marker
257. |
| 9/13/2025
- late Saturday night RFFD and Kit Carson Electric
responded to a small wildland fire started by down
powerlines near mile marker 262-3/4. |
| 9/8/2025
- very early Monday RFFD responded mutual-aid to a
structure fire in Angel Fire. |
| 8/31/2025
- Sunday night RFFD and Taos County Ambulance
responded to a medical emergency. |
| Touch-A-Truck at
the Taos Youth and Family Center Saturday afternoon - 8/16/2025 A nice hot day to play with water.  |
| 8/10/2025
- Sunday afternoon RFFD, Taos County Ambulance and a
Sheriff's Deputy responded to a man with dementia that
showed up at a residence and didn't know how to
contact his wife. |
| 8/10/2025
- Sunday afternoon RFFD responded to a lady that was
locked in the bathroom at El Nogal. |
| 8/9/2025 - Saturday afternoon RFFD,
Taos County Ambulance, Sheriff's Deputies and a
wrecker responded to a single vehicle roll over near
mile marker 267-3/4. |
| 8/9/2025
- Saturday noon RFFD, Taos County Ambulance, Angel
Fire Ambulance and NM State Police responded to a
person that fell off their bicycle near mile marker
274. |
| 8/9/2025
- Saturday morning RFFD and Taos County Ambulance
responded to a medical emergency. |
| 8/8/25 - very early Friday RFFD was
dispatched to assist someone that was broken down on
the side of the road. |
7/25/2025 -
Friday afternoon RFFD and Forest Service
firefighters responded to a small wildland fire
started by lightning near mile marker 259.  |
| 7/25/2025
- Friday morning RFFD responded to a carbon monoxide
alarm. |
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Got our annual
hose, pump and ladder testing done!
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| Thank
you all for your support of RFFD! Open House Picnic 2025 Food - Raffle - Rain and Hail!     |
| 7/5/2025
- Saturday evening RFFD was dispatched to assist Taos
County Ambulance and a Sheriff's Deputy at an ATV
accident. |
| 7/5/2025
- Saturday afternoon RFFD was dispatched to assist
Taos County Ambulance for some hikers that were
dehydrated. |
| 7/4/2025
- Friday evening while on stand-by RFFD was dispatched
to a truck on fire at WalMart. |
| 7/4/2025
- Friday evening RFFD stood by to help cover the Taos
area while Taos FD was putting on the fireworks show. |
| 7/4/2025
- Friday morning RFFD participated in the Independence
Day parade at Valle Escondido. |
| 6/23/2025 - Monday morning RFFD,
Taos County Ambulance, NM State Police and a wrecker
responded to a single vehicle crash near mile marker
263-1/2. |
| 6/20/2025
- Friday evening RFFD and Taos County Ambulance
responded to a medical emergency. |
| 6/16/2025
- early Monday morning RFFD and Taos County Ambulance
responded to a medical emergency. |
| 5/29/2025
- Thursday morning RFFD, Taos County Ambulance and
Sheriff's Deputies responded to a single vehicle crash
near mile marker 259 |
| 5/19/2025 - Monday evening RFFD and Taos County Ambulance responded to assist a person that fell at home. |
| 5/16/2025 - Friday morning RFFD and
Taos FD were dispatched to smoke at the mouth of the
canyon. There were 2 separate smokes. The first was a homeless person's campfire that Taos FD extinguished. The second was a campfire on private property that was permitted.  |
| 5/14/2025 -
Wednesday evening RFFD responded mutual-aid to a
structure fire in Valdez. click here for Taos News article: https://www.taosnews.com/public-safety/firefighters-contain-two-story-house-fire-in-valdez/article_2b34875a-9a06-489e-9edf-81ec17417cc6.html  |
| 5/13/2025
- Tuesday morning RFFD, Taos County Sheriff Deputies
and Ambulance and a wrecker responded to a single
vehicle crash near mile marker 262. |
| 5/8/2025 - Thursday
morning RFFD and Taos County Ambulance responded to
assist a person that fell at home. |
| 5/7/2025 - very
early Wednesday RFFD and Kit Carson Electric responded
to a powerline down near mile marker 267-3/4. |
| 4/8/2025 - Tuesday evening RFFD's
water tender was requested by Taos FD to assist with
several small wildland fires south of town. |
| Grateful for
the moisture but the coldest and snowiest Wildland
Firefighter training that we have ever held. 16 newly trained wildland firefighters from 6 different fire departments in the Enchanted Circle area. April 5 and 6, 2025 
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3/28/2025 - Friday morning RFFD
participated in a water supply training with
Penasco FD and Ojo Sarco FD
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3/18/2025 -
Tuesday afternoon RFFD responded mutual-aid to a
structure fire in Talpa. Taos FD requested our
water tender.
read Taos New article here:  |
| 3/16/2025
- Sunday mid-day RFFD was dispatched to a medical
emergency on Devisadero Trail. We assisted the patient
in walking down to the ambulance. |
| 3/16/2025
- Sunday morning RFFD was dispatched to the area of
mile marker 262-3/4 for an I-phone SOS for a possible
crash. We found the vehicle off the road with the rear
end in the creek. No occupants were around. |
| 3/16/2025
- Sunday morning RFFD was dispatched to a semi stuck
on the road by mile marker 272. It was icy. He got
turned around and the Sheriff Deputy escorted him down
the canyon. |
| 3/12/2025
- Wednesday evening RFFD was dispatched to a fire
alarm at a residence near mile marker 265.5. It was
set off by cooking and all was OK. |
| 3/12/2025
- Wednesday afternoon RFFD was dispatched to a fire
near mile marker 263.5. It was a permitted burn and
all was OK. |
| 3/6/2025 - Thursday afternoon RFFD responded to a tree down and blocking both lanes of the highway near mile marker 268.5. We got it cut up and had the road cleared quickly. |
| 2/13/2025 -
Thursday evening RFFD responded mutual-aid to a fire
in Eagle Nest with a mobile home and very large wood
pile burning. Eagle Nest, Moreno Valley, Angel Fire, Red River, Wheeler Peak and Rio Fernando Fire Departments all responded.  |
| 2/12/2025 - Wednesday late
afternoon RFFD responded to a large branch in the
highway near mile marker 260. We got it cut up and had
the road cleared quickly. |
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1/29/2025 - Wednesday afternoon
RFFD and a Sheriff Deputy responded to a single
vehicle accident at mile marker 259.
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| 1/20/2025
- Monday afternoon RFFD and Taos County Ambulance
responded to a medical emergency. |
| 12/27/2024
- Friday evening RFFD and Taos County Ambulance
responded to a medical emergency. |
| 12/25/2024
- Wednesday evening RFFD was requested to assist with
traffic control for a multi-vehicle crash on the
Colfax County side of Palo Flechado Pass. |
| 12/4/2024
- Wednesday night RFFD was dispatched to a medical
call and canceled before arriving. |
Our new
sign.
Thank you Kelly and Barney at Meyer's Steel!
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Summary of Annual
Department Activity
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| 2024
= 79 Emergency responses |
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2022 = 64 Emergency
responses
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2023 = 59 Emergency responses |
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2020 = 55 Emergency
responses
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2021 = 54 Emergency
responses
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2018 = 73 Emergency
responses
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2019 = 72 Emergency
responses
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2016 = 62 Emergency
responses
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2017 = 62 Emergency
responses
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2014 = 69 Emergency
responses
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2015 = 47 Emergency responses
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2012 = 63 Emergency
responses
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2013 = 79 Emergency
responses
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2010 = 74 emergency
responses
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2011 = 63 emergency
responses
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2008 = 89 emergency
responses
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2009 = 69 emergency
responses
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2006 = 87 emergency
responses
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2007 = 71 emergency
responses
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2004 = 76 emergency
responses
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2005 = 68 emergency
responses
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2002 = 67 emergency
responses
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2003 = 69 emergency
responses
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2000 = 41 emergency
responses
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2001 = 35 emergency
responses
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Volunteers put in many hours training, inspecting and maintaining equipment, maintaining personal gear, maintaining buildings and grounds, fundraising, and clerical duties. |
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