3/18/2023 - Saturday night RFFD was
dispatched to a "landslide" near mile marker 261 with
vehicles stuck.
3/16/2023 - Thursday afternoon RFFD was
requested to assist with traffic control at Palo Flechado
Pass for accidents on the Colfax County side.
3/6/2023 -
Monday morning RFFD and Taos County Ambulance responded to a
person that fell.
3/1/2023 -
Wednesday afternoon RFFD and Taos County Ambulance responded
to a person that slipped and fell on the ice.
2/26/2023 -
Sunday afternoon RFFD, Taos County Sheriff's Deputies, an
ambulance and 2 wreckers responded to a 2-vehicle crash near
mile marker 266-3/4.
2/14/2023 -
Tuesday morning RFFD assisted with traffic control while a
vehicle was pulled back up on the road by mile marker 266.
2/10/2023 -
Friday night RFFD, Taos County Ambulance and Sheriff's Deputy
responded to a report of a single vehicle that had wrecked in
to the trees near mile marker 262. We arrived to find that
they had gotten out of the snowbank and left the scene.
1/26/2023 -
Thursday night RFFD, Taos County Sheriff's Deputies and a
wrecker responded to a vehicle that was stuck off the road
near mile marker 270-3/4.
1/20/2023 -
Friday night RFFD, Taos County Sheriff's Deputies and a
wrecker responded to a vehicle that went off the road near
mile marker 270-1/2.
1/14/2023 -
Saturday evening RFFD, Taos County Sheriff's Deputies,
Ambulance and a wrecker responded to a vehicle that slid off
the roadway near mile marker 271.
1/12/2023 -
Thursday evening RFFD, Taos County Sheriff's Deputies,
Ambulance and a wrecker responded to a single vehicle crash
near mile marker 271-3/4.
1/4/2023 -
Wednesday afternoon RFFD, Taos County Ambulance, Sheriff's
Deputies and a wrecker responded to a roll-over near mile
marker 257-1/2.
1/4/2023 -
Wednesday morning Taos County Sheriff's Deputies requested our
assistance with traffic control near mile marker 272-1/2.
1/4/2023 -
Wednesday morning RFFD, Taos County Ambulance and Sheriff's
Deputies and 2 wreckers responded to a 2-vehicle crash near
mile marker 270-1/2.
1/3/2023 -
Tuesday evening RFFD was requested to assist some people in
getting their door open.
12/30/2022 -
Friday mid-day RFFD and Taos County Sheriff's Deputies and a
wrecker responded to a single vehicle crash near mile marker
262-1/2.
12/27/2022 -
Tuesday afternoon RFFD and Taos County Ambulance responded to
a person that was injured.
12/20/2022 -
Tuesday morning RFFD assisted with traffic control while the
highway was closed in order to finish cleaning up the road
from the crash the day before.
12/19/2022 -
Monday afternoon RFFD, Taos County Sheriff's Deputies and
Ambulance, Moreno Valley FD, NM Hwy. Dept. and a wrecker
responded to a single vehicle crash near mile marker 265.
12/12/2022 -
Monday afternoon RFFD and Taos County Sheriff's Deputies
responded to a single vehicle crash near mile maker 263-1/2.
11/5/2022 -
Saturday afternoon RFFD, Taos County Ambulance & Sheriff's
Deputies responded to a single vehicle crash near mile marker
263-1/2.
11/3/2022 - late
Thursday night RFFD and Taos County Sheriff's Deputies
responded to a tree down on the highway by mile marker 264.
10/31/2022 -
late Monday morning RFFD and Taos County Ambulance responded
to a medical emergency.
10/31/2022 -
early Monday morning RFFD and Taos County Ambulance responded
to a medical emergency.
10/25/2022 -
Tuesday evening RFFD and Taos County Ambulance responded to a
medical emergency.
10/25/2022 -
early Tuesday RFFD responded to a residential fire alarm.
There was no fire.
10/17/2022 -
very early Monday RFFD and Taos County Ambulance responded to
a medical emergency.
10/16/2022 -
early Sunday morning RFFD and Taos County Sheriff's Deputies
responded to a tree down across the highway near mile marker
257-1/2.
10/10/2022 -
Monday evening RFFD, Taos County Ambulance and Sheriff's
Deputies responded to a single vehicle crash near mile marker
271.
9/30/2022 -
Friday evening RFFD and Taos County Ambulance responded to a
medical emergency.
9/25/2022 -
Sunday evening RFFD was dispatched to smoke across from Sierra
Village Campground. It was a campfire.
9/22/2022 -
Thursday morning RFFD, Taos County Sheriff's Deputies and
ambulance responded to a single vehicle crash by mile marker
272.
Sept. 16,
17 and 18 - RFFD personnel assisted in putting on and
teaching at the annual Enchanted Circle Regional Fire
Protection Association
Structure Firefighting Mini-Academy. There are 16 newly
trained firefighters from 9 different departments in the
area.
9/4/2022 - early
Sunday RFFD was dispatched to assist a Sheriff's Deputy in
looking for some people that were lost.
9/3/2022 -
Saturday morning RFFD, Taos County Ambulance and Sheriff's
Deputies responded to a single vehicle crash by mile marker
266.
9/2/2022 -
Friday night RFFD & H-SFD responded mutual-aid to a
structure fire with Taos FD southwest of town.
Saturday afternoon - 8/27/2022
Good times at Touch-A-Truck at the Youth and Family Center
RFFD's Water Tender along with Taos FD's ladder truck and
CareFlight Helicopter
8/21/2022 -
Sunday afternoon RFFD, Taos County ambulance and a Sheriff's
Deputy responded to a single vehicle crash near mile marker
258-1/2.
8/15/2022 -
Monday evening RFFD, Taos County Ambulance and Sheriff's
Deputies responded to a 3-vehicle crash near mile marker
258-1/4.
8/6/2022 -
Saturday morning RFFD was dispatched to a residential smoke
alarm. There was no fire - it was set off by construction
dust.
8/5/2022 -
Friday evening RFFD, Taos County Ambulance and Sheriff's
Deputies responded to a vehicle crash near mile marker
263-1/2.
7/27/2022
- Wednesday morning RFFD and Kit Carson Electric responded
to a power pole that was on fire in Valle Escondido.
We
got our annual hose, pump and ladder tests done on Monday,
7/25/2022.
Thank
you Valle Escondido for your support and donations during
the golf tournament on Saturday, 7/23/2022.
7/5/2022 -
Tuesday night RFFD and Sheriff's Deputies responded to a
single vehicle crash by mile marker 257-1/4.
Happy Independence Day!
A beautiful morning for a
parade at Valle Escondido.
6/28/2022 -
early Tuesday RFFD and Taos County Ambulance responded to a
medical emergency.
6/26/2022 -
Sunday morning RFFD and Taos County Ambulance responded to a
medical emergency.
6/25/2022 -
Saturday evening RFFD was dispatched to a report of smoke
southeast of Valle Escondido. No smoke was found.
6/22/2022 -
Wednesday afternoon RFFD was dispatched to a medical
emergency. We were canceled - it was the wrong location, not
in our area.
6/21/2022 -
Tuesday afternoon RFFD, Taos County Sheriff's Deputies and
Ambulance responded to a medical emergency.
6/18/2022 -
Saturday night RFFD rescued a cow that was stuck in the mud
in a pond.
(Lower right picture shown here - she is resting and warming
up with a blanket and tarp over her.)
5/31/2022 -
Tuesday afternoon RFFD's water tender was requested for
mutual-aid at a fire in Carson Estates.
5/30/2022 -
Monday morning RFFD, NMSP, TCSO, Ambulance and Taos FD
responded to a 2-vehicle crash near mile marker 257.
A
big thank you to these young entrepreneurs!
They set up a lemonade stand at the Valle Escondido Golf
Tournament and donated the proceeds to RFFD.
5/22/2022 -
Sunday afternoon RFFD and a Taos County Sheriff Deputy
responded to a report of a vehicle vs. deer near mile marker
272.
5/14/2022 -
Saturday afternoon we got 2,000 gallons of extra water set
up at the upper firehouse.
5/11/2022 -
Wednesday evening RFFD patrolled Taos Canyon after hearing
about there being small fires on the Moreno Valley side of the
pass in case our help was needed and to make sure that there
were no fires on our side. RFFD met up with MVFD near Apache
Canyon Rd. No other fires were found. All fires were kept
small and out quickly.
5/10/2022 -
Tuesday afternoon RFFD met with the Deputy County Manager, the
County Fire Chief, and representatives from Taos Pueblo Fire,
Carson National Forest, Taos Canyon Firewise and Valle
Escondido Firewise. This was to give folks an overview of
evacuation plans if the need arises. We will go by the Ready,
Set, Go! format.
The RSG Action Guide can be found at: http://www.rffd.org/rffd.org/RSG%20NM%20Guide%202017.pdf
Current fire information can be found at: https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/
Taos County has a Mass Notification System that you can sign
up for at: http://www.taoscounty.org/371/Sign-Up-for-Taos-County-Mass-Notificatio
Choose the "Taos County Community Members" group.
As of this time (5:30 pm, 5/10/2022) Valle Escondido and Taos
Canyon are NOT under any evacuation category.
Please stay alert as conditions can change rapidly.
5/10/2022 - Tuesday
morning RFFD was dispatched to a wildland fire near mile
marker 265. While enroute we were informed of another fire
at mile marker 267. Then got a report of another fire by
mile marker 268. We received mutual-aid assistance from Taos
FD, Moreno Valley FD and Angel Fire FD. All fires were kept
under 2/10 acre each and were controlled by early afternoon.
The last pictures show the bit of catalytic converter that
was discovered and was the cause of these fires.
5/2/2022 -
Monday night RFFD and Taos County Ambulance responded to a
person that fell.
4/30/2022 -
Saturday night RFFD and a Sheriff's Deputy responded to a
report of a campfire in Capulin Canyon. The campers were
informed of the fire restrictions. They put their fire out.
4/29/2022 - Friday
evening RFFD and Kit Carson Electric responded to powerlines
down and a small fire in the Valle Escondido area.
4/19/2022 -
Tuesday evening RFFD was dispatched to a "large bonfire" on
the west end of the canyon. We patrolled the area and did not
find any fires.
4/13/2022 -
Wednesday morning RFFD was dispatched to a tree down on the
highway near mile marker 260. It had already been moved when
we arrived.
4/12/2022 -
Tuesday morning RFFD was requested for mutual aid at a
structure fire in Penasco.
RFFD
assisted in teaching at the S-130/190 Basic Wildland
Firefighter training over the weekend (April 9 and 10)
21 newly trained wildland firefighters from 8 different
fire departments in the Enchanted Circle area.
Our new
sign.
Thank you Kelly and Barney at Meyer's Steel!
4/1/2022 -
Friday afternoon RFFD, Taos County Ambulance and Sheriff's
Deputies responded to a single vehicle crash near mile marker
268-1/2. There was another vehicle off the road at mile marker
268 and a report of another crash near mile marker 270. RFFD
and TCSO patrolled to the county line and that vehicle had
already left the scene.
3/29/2022 -
Tuesday afternoon RFFD and County Ambulance assisted a person
that fell.
3/17/2022 -
Thursday, RFFD assisted with traffic control for a
multi-vehicle crash on the Colfax County side of the pass.
3/10/2022
- Thursday evening RFFD, Taos County Ambulance and Sheriff's
Deputies responded to a single vehicle crash near mile
marker 257.
Road conditions and visibility are very poor - please stay
home and safe and warm.
3/6/2022
- Sunday morning RFFD, Angel Fire FD Ambulance, Taos County
Ambulance, Sheriff's Deputies and wreckers responded to a
3-vehicle crash near mile marker 264-1/2.
Road conditions and visibility are very poor - please stay
home and safe and warm.
3/4/2022 - early
Friday morning RFFD, Taos County Ambulance, Sheriff's Deputies
& a wrecker responded to a single vehicle crash by mile
marker 270.
Summary of Annual
Department Activity
2022 = 64 Emergency
responses
2020 = 55 Emergency
responses
2021 = 54 Emergency
responses
2018 = 73 Emergency
responses
2019 = 72 Emergency
responses
2016 = 62 Emergency
responses
2017 = 62 Emergency
responses
2014 = 69 Emergency
responses
2015 = 47 Emergency responses
2012 = 63 Emergency
responses
2013 = 79 Emergency
responses
2010 = 74 emergency
responses
2011 = 63 emergency
responses
2008 = 89 emergency
responses
2009 = 69 emergency
responses
2006 = 87 emergency
responses
2007 = 71 emergency
responses
2004 = 76 emergency
responses
2005 = 68 emergency
responses
2002 = 67 emergency
responses
2003 = 69 emergency
responses
2000 = 41 emergency
responses
2001 = 35 emergency
responses
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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