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February 2, 2012 - Thursday afternoon Rio Fernando FD was put on stand-by for a possible EMS call.
February 1, 2012 - Wednesday afternoon Rio Fernando FD was dispatched to a report of smoke west of mile marker 260. Someone was cooking over a campfire and all was OK.
January 31, 2012 - Tuesday evening Rio Fernando FD and Hondo-Seco FD were put on stand-by to help cover the Taos area while Taos FD personnel were taking a mandatory test.
January 25, 2012 - Wednesday afternoon Rio Fernando FD was dispatched to a roll-over somewhere between mile marker 271 & 273. It turned out to be in Colfax County and their agencies were already on scene. Our assistance wasn't needed and we were canceled en route.
January 20, 2012 - Friday morning Rio Fernando FD and Taos County Ambulance were dispatched to a medical emergency but were cancelled before arriving on scene.
January 18, 2012 - Wednesday evening Rio Fernando FD was put on stand-by to cover the central and south side of the Taos area while Taos FD and Hondo-Seco FD were busy at a structure fire on the north side of town.
January 17, 2012 - Tuesday very early morning Rio Fernando FD was dispatched to send an engine for mutual aid to a structure fire in Angel Fire. Engine #4 with 3 people responded. Four personnel stood by in the canyon.
January 16, 2012 - Monday morning Rio Fernando FD and Taos County Sheriff's Deputies responded in a snowstorm to a vehicle hanging off the edge of the road near mile marker 257. There were no injuries.
January 10, 2012 - Tuesday afternoon Rio Fernando FD and Taos County Sheriff's Deputies responded to a crash without injuries at the intersection of Highway 64 and Highway 585.
December 17, 2011 - Saturday evening Rio Fernando FD was requested to stand by to cover the Taos area while Taos FD was busy at a special event.
December 4, 2011 - Sunday evening Rio Fernando FD and Taos County Sheriff's Deputies responded to a vehicle that slid off the road near mile marker 263.5.
December 3, 2011 - Saturday night Rio Fernando FD was put on stand-by to cover the Taos area while Taos FD was busy at a structure fire south of town.
November 7, 2011 - Monday morning Rio Fernando FD was dispatched to a garage on fire near mile marker 265.5. No fire was found.
November 5, 2011 - Saturday afternoon Rio Fernando FD was dispatched to an accident without injuries near mile marker 262.
November 5, 2011 - Saturday morning Rio Fernando FD was dispatched to an accident without injuries near Taos Pines.
October 27, 2011 - Thursday morning Rio Fernando FD and Taos County Sheriff's Deputies were dispatched to a report of a vehicle off the road near mile marker 269.5 It turned out to be on the other side of the county line.
October 21, 2011 - Friday afternoon Rio Fernando FD and NM State Police were dispatched to a single vehicle crash near mile marker 266.5. The vehicle had left the scene before any responders arrived.
October 18, 2011 - Tuesday morning Rio Fernando FD was dispatched to assist a person that fell at home.
October 13, 2011 - Thursday evening Rio Fernando FD, Taos County Ambulance and NM State Police responded to a single vehicle crash near mile marker 271.
October 13, 2011 - very early Thursday morning Rio Fernando FD was put on stand-by to help cover the Taos area while Taos FD and Hondo-Seco FD were busy at 3 fires in the Two Peaks area.
October 9 - 15, 2011 is National Fire Prevention Week. This web site had good information:
http://www.usfa.fema.gov/citizens/focus/protect_your_family.shtm
October 4, 2011 - Tuesday morning Rio Fernando FD and Taos County Sheriff's Deputies were dispatched to a motorcycle crash without injuries near mile marker 263.5.
September 18, 2011 - Sunday morning Rio Fernando FD and Taos County Ambulance responded to a medical emergency.
September 17, 2011 - Saturday afternoon Rio Fernando FD was dispatched to a possible fire near mile marker 263. It was a controlled burn and all were cancelled.
September 14, 2011 - Wednesday afternoon Rio Fernando FD, Taos County Ambulance and Sheriff's Deputies responded to a single vehicle crash near mile marker 258.5.
August 22, 2011 - Monday afternoon Rio Fernando FD and Taos County Ambulance were dispatched to an unresponsive male at Las Petacas Camp Ground.
August 12, 2011 - Friday afternoon Rio Fernando FD, Taos County Ambulance and Sheriff's Deputies responded to a motorcycle crash near mile marker 267.
August 9, 2011 - Tuesday evening Rio Fernando FD, Taos County Ambulance, Sheriff's Deputies and NM State Police responded to a single vehicle crash near mile marker 257.5
July 31, 2011 - Sunday afternoon Rio Fernando FD, Taos County Ambulance and NM State Police responded to a motorcycle crash by mile marker 264.
July 30, 2011 - Saturday evening Rio Fernando FD was dispatched to a report of a campfire 3 miles up the canyon. No illegal campfire was found.
July 30, 2011 - Saturday afternoon Rio Fernando FD, Taos County Ambulance & Sheriff's Deputies responded to a motorcycle crash by mile marker 271.
July 29, 2011 - Friday afternoon Rio Fernando FD was dispatched to a fire near mile marker 261. RFFD Engine #2 along with a Forest Service engine and a BLM engine responded to find a small fire started by lightning near the monastery up Capulin Canyon. It was quickly contained and all resources were released.
July 21, 2011 - Thursday evening Rio Fernando FD Engine #2 stood by at the top of the by-pass to cover the east side of the Taos area while Taos FD was busy putting on the fireworks display for the start of fiestas. (The 4th of July show was rescheduled due to extreme fire danger.)
July 19, 2011 - Tuesday afternoon Rio Fernando FD and Taos County Ambulance responded to a medical emergency.
July 19, 2011 - Tuesday morning Rio Fernando FD responded to a possible structure fire in Valle Escondido. It turned out to be plumes of concrete dust from a construction site.
July 17, 2011 - Sunday afternoon -- Thank you to everyone that helped make our annual Open House Picnic and Benefit Raffle a success!
July 9, 2011 - Saturday afternoon Rio Fernando FD and Taos County Ambulance responded to a call for a person with a possible dislocated hip.
July 7, 2011 - Thursday afternoon Rio Fernando FD was dispatched to assist Taos FD with a wildland fire near the Stakeout. Thankfully the fire was quickly brought under control and RFFD was released.
June 29, 2011 - Wednesday Rio Fernando FD and Taos County Ambulance responded to a call for a person that fell.
June 25, 2011 - Saturday afternoon Rio Fernando Engine #2 and several Forest Service personnel patrolled Taos Canyon, Valle Escondido, the Garcia Park area and Cauplin Canyon after a report of smoke. No smoke was found.
June 20, 2011 - Monday afternoon Rio Fernando FD's assistance was requested by Moreno Valley FD and Angel Fire FD to get an injured patient down Elliot Barker Trail to the ambulance.
June 17, 2011 - Friday night Rio Fernando FD was dispatched to a report of a fire a mile west of Shady Brook. The only fire found was a small camp fire in the Forest Service campground - which is permitted at this time.
June 12, 2011 - Sunday afternoon while at the fire house for the TCNA picnic a man stopped by to report an abandoned camp fire at Las Petacas Camp Ground. Engine #2 with 2 personnel responded and found 4 hot camp fires in that camp ground. They extinguished the camp fires and went on to patrol Capulin and La Sombra Camp Grounds. No other hot camp fires were found.
June 1, 2011 - Wednesday afternoon Rio Fernando FD was dispatched to check on a report of smoke at the upper end of the Taos Canyon area. The smoke was coming over the mountains from the fire west of Sipapu Ski area.
June 1, 2011 - Wednesday afternoon Rio Fernando FD was dispatched to assist with a forest fire on Highway 518 near the "Rock Wall." Engine #2 with 3 personnel responded.
May 28, 2011 - Saturday morning Rio Fernando FD was dispatched to a report of smoke near the mouth of the canyon. RFFD personnel patrolled from mile marker 263 to Cañon and the only smoke seen was from the fireworks at the Taos High School graduation.
May 19, 2011 - Thursday morning Rio Fernando FD and Taos County Sheriff's Deputies responded to a single vehicle crash near mile marker 271.5 during a snow storm. The driver had left the scene before responders arrived and the vehicle was covered with snow.
May 13, 2011 - Friday afternoon Rio Fernando FD and Taos County Ambulance responded to a call for a man that fell.
May 13, 2011 - Friday afternoon Rio Fernando FD was put on stand-by to cover the Taos area while Taos FD & Hondo-Seco FD were busy at a structure fire in El Prado.
May 7, 2011 - Saturday evening Rio Fernando FD was dispatched to a report of a fire about 3 miles up the canyon. The only fire found was in a campground.
April 27, 2011 - Wednesday afternoon Rio Fernando FD and Taos County Ambulance were dispatched to a crash with injuries involving a car and a semi. It turned out to be on the Colfax County side of the pass. Moreno Valley FD and Angel Fire Ambulance responded.
April 21, 2011 - Thursday morning Rio Fernando FD and Hondo-Seco FD were put on stand-by to help cover the Taos area while Taos FD was busy with a body recovery at the gorge bridge.
April 13, 2011 - Wednesday night Rio Fernando FD and Hondo-Seco FD were put on stand-by to cover the Taos area while Taos FD was busy at a fire in an apartment in town.
April 9, 2011 - Saturday afternoon Rio Fernando FD was put on stand-by to cover the Taos area while Taos FD and Hondo-Seco FD were busy at a grass fire on State Road 240.
March 22, 2011 - Tuesday morning Rio Fernando FD, Taos County Sheriff's Deputies and Moreno Valley FD responded to a tractor-trailer that crashed into the guard rail near mile marker 272. There were no injuries.
March 19, 2011 - Saturday afternoon Rio Fernando FD was put on stand-by to assist Tres Piedras FD with a wildland fire south of Tres Piedras.
March 16, 2011 - very, very early Wednesday Rio Fernando FD was dispatched to assist Taos FD at a commercial structure fire on Highway 64 West. RFFD Water Tender #1 with 2 personnel responded to the scene. Engine #4 and Squad #51 with the rest of the RFFD personnel stood by at the top of the by-pass to cover the Taos area for any other calls.
March 11, 2011 - Friday morning Rio Fernando was dispatched to assist Taos FD with a wildland fire on Taos Pueblo land.
March 7, 2011 - Monday night Rio Fernando FD and Taos County Sheriff's Deputies responded to a single vehicle accident without injuries near mile marker 259.
March 7, 2011 - Monday evening Rio Fernando FD, Taos County Ambulance and law enforcement responded to a single vehicle crash with injuries near the pass.
February 27, 2011 - Sunday morning Rio Fernando FD and Hondo-Seco FD were put on stand-by to cover the Taos area while Taos FD was busy at a structure fire in Talpa.
February 9, 2011 - Wednesday afternoon Rio Fernando FD and Hondo-Seco FD were put on stand-by to cover the Taos area while Taos FD was busy at a structure fire in Ranchos de Taos.
February 8, 2011 - Tuesday evening Rio Fernando FD was dispatched to a report of a vehicle that had crashed into a guard rail near the entrance to Valle Escondido. RFFD Squad 51 and Taos County Sheriff's Deputies searched the canyon and entrance to Valle Escondido and no crash was found.
February 4, 2011 - Friday night Rio Fernando FD and Hondo-Seco FD were put on stand-by to help cover the Taos area while Taos FD was busy at a fire in some apartments in town.
February 1, 2011 - Tuesday evening Rio Fernando FD and Hondo-Seco FD were put on stand-by to help cover the Taos area while Taos FD was finishing up at a structure fire in Llano.

Summary of Annual Department Activity

2010 = 74 emergency responses
2009 = 69 emergency responses
2008 = 89 emergency responses
2007 = 71 emergency responses
2006 = 87 emergency responses
2005 = 68 emergency responses
2004 = 76 emergency responses
2003 = 69 emergency responses
2002 = 67 emergency responses
2001 = 35 emergency responses
2000 = 41 emergency responses

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Regional Fire & Rescue Information

New Mexico Fire Restrictions
Carson National Forest Current Fire Restrictions

Enchanted Circle Fire & Rescue Information

Enchanted Circle EMS Information Web Site
Enchanted Circle Regional Fire Protection Association Web Site
Moreno Valley Volunteer Fire Department Web Site
Red River Fire Department Web Site
Taos Search and Rescue Web Site

Taos Canyon Neighborhood Association

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