July 16, 2018 - Monday afternoon RFFD
was dispatched to a fire alarm at a house near mile marker 264-1/2. There was
no fire.
We had a great
Open House Picnic!
Lots of good food and a big raffle. The kids learned about firefighter gear.
And a bit of much needed rain before the firefighter water polo games.
Thank you all for your support!
July 14, 2018 - Saturday night RFFD
was dispatched to an illegal campfire at Las Petacas Campground.
July 13, 2018 - Friday morning RFFD
and Taos County Sheriff's Deputies responded to an abandoned vehicle crashed in
creek at mile marker 262.
July 10, 2018 - very early Tuesday RFFD
and Taos County Ambulance responded to a medical emergency.
July 6, 2018 - Friday evening RFFD responded
to an illegal campfire near mile marker 269.
July 5, 2018 - Thursday afternoon RFFD
was put on stand-by while Taos FD was busy at a structure fire at Taos Pueblo.
RFFD had a busy 4th of July. In the
morning we participated in the parade at Valle Escondido. In the evening we staged
at the by-pass to cover the south and east sides of the Taos area while Taos FD
was putting on the public fireworks display. First we were dispatched to a report
of a fire in the Stakeout area. No fire was found. Then some illegal aerial fireworks
were seen in the upper Cruz Alta Rd. - upper Witt Rd. area. Taos FD also responded
but the origin of the fireworks was not found. Then we were dispatched to an illegal
campfire in the Tienditas Creek area.
June 30, 2018 - Saturday morning
RFFD was dispatched to a report of a truck on fire with wood in the back at
the pull off by mile marker 259. It was dust from the chipper - there was no
fire. RFFD personnel patrolled the rest of the canyon and did not find any fire.
A big "THANK
YOU" to all who are creating defensible space around their homes and participating
in the Taos Canyon Firewise Chipper Day.
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June 28, 2018 - Thursday morning RFFD
responded mutual-aid with TVFD to a wildland fire northwest of town.
June 27, 2018 - very early Wednesday
Rio Fernando FD and Taos County Ambulance responded to a medical emergency.
June 19, 2018 - Tuesday evening RFFD
responded to an illegal campfire at Capulin Campground.
June 14, 2018 - Thursday night RFFD,
a Taos County Sheriff's Deputy and a Forest Service Officer responded to an illegal
campfire at Las Petacas Campground.
June 13, 2018 - Wednesday night RFFD
stood by at the top of the by-pass to help cover the Taos area while TVFD was
busy at several small field fires in the Ranchos area.
June 11, 2018 - Monday evening RFFD,
Taos County Ambulance and a Sheriff's Deputy responded to a single vehicle crash
at mile marker 257.
June 10, 2018 – Sunday morning
RFFD was dispatched to a “large campfire at the 2nd or 3rd campground.”
RFFD and Forest Service personnel patrolled the campgrounds and did not find a
fire.
We got our hose, ladder
and pump tests done this morning. (Sunday 6-3-18)
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May 30, 2018 – Wednesday night
RFFD was dispatched to an illegal campfire in the Valle Escondido area. On the
way back we came upon another illegal campfire in the Shady Brook area.
May 28, 2018 - Monday morning RFFD responded
to a residential fire alarm.
May 26, 2018 - Saturday afternoon RFFD
and MVFD provided traffic control for a broken down motorcycle near mile marker
271-1/2.
May 19, 2018 - Saturday evening RFFD
& Taos County Sheriff's Deputies responded to a single vehicle crash near mile
marker 269.
May 18,
2018 - Friday night RFFD responded to an illegal campfire in the Tienditas Creek
area.
May 16, 2018 - Wednesday night RFFD
assisted TVFD at brush fires in Ranchos.
May 1, 2018 - Tuesday night RFFD was
put on stand-by to help cover the Taos area while TVFD was busy at an incident
south-west of town.
April 27, 2018 - Friday evening RFFD
was dispatched to a report of a small brush fire near mile marker 268. It was
smoke from a 4-wheeler, there was no fire.
April 23, 2018 - Monday evening RFFD
stood by to cover for MVFD, ENFD & AFFD while they were busy at a wildland fire
on Highway 120.
April 18, 2018 - Wednesday afternoon
RFFD responded mutual aid to a WUI fire in Vadito. 
April 8, 2018 - Sunday Two RFFD firefighters
helped teach at the annual ECRFPA S-130/190. There are 24 newly trained wildland
firefighters from 11 departments in the area.
April 2, 2018 - Monday morning RFFD
& H-SFD was put on stand-by to cover the Taos area while TVFD was busy at a structure
fire.
April 1, 2018 - Sunday morning RFFD
came upon an abandoned campfire at La Vinateria Picnic Ground and extinguished
it.
March 30, 2018 - Friday night RFFD and
Taos County Ambulance responded to a medical emergency.
March 15, 2018 – Thursday evening
RFFD, MVFD & TVFD assisted with traffic control for several wrecks and assisted
several vehicles get unstuck on the highway between Taos & Angel Fire due
to a snow storm.
March 12, 2018 - Monday afternoon RFFD,
Taos County Ambulance and Sheriff's Deputies responded to a single vehicle crash
near mile marker 257.
March 12, 2018 - Monday mid-day RFFD
was dispatched to a report of smoke near the intersection of Highway 585 & Highway
64. No smoke or fire was found.
March 6, 2018 - very early Tuesday RFFD
responded mutual-aid with TVFD to a structure fire on the south side of town.
March 4, 2018 - Sunday evening RFFD
was requested to respond mutual-aid to a wildland fire west of the Rio Grande
Gorge Bridge. We were canceled before arriving on scene.
February 28, 2018 - Wednesday evening
RFFD, TVFD, Taos County Ambulance and Sheriff's Deputies responded to a single
vehicle crash by mile marker 257.
February 25, 2018 - Sunday evening RFFD,
Taos County Ambulance and Sheriff's Deputies responded to a single vehicle roll
over at mile marker 258.
February 22, 2018 - Thursday afternoon
RFFD assisted Moreno Valley FD at a semi-truck crash near mile marker 273.
February 7, 2018 - Wednesday morning
RFFD, Taos County Ambulance, Sheriff's Deputy and NMSP responded to a single vehicle
crash near mile marker 262.
January 27, 2018 - Saturday afternoon
RFFD and Taos County Ambulance responded to a person that was sick.
January 23, 2018 - Tuesday morning RFFD
and Taos County Sheriff's Deputies were dispatched to a report of a broken-down
delivery truck blocking one lane at mile marker 272. We patrolled the area and
didn't find it.
January 22, 2018 - late Monday night
RFFD and Taos County Ambulance responded to a person that was sick.
January 13, 2018 - Saturday morning
RFFD and Kit Carson Electric responded to a tree down on the powerlines.
December 29, 2017 - Friday afternoon
RFFD responded with TVFD to a vehicle fire in town because most of TVFD firefighters
were busy at another fire.
December 26, 2017 - Tuesday morning
RFFD, Taos County Ambulance, Sheriff's Deputies and Care Flight responded to
a person that was injured.
December 15, 2017 - Friday evening RFFD,
Taos County Sheriff's Deputies and Ambulance responded to a single vehicle roll
over near mile maker 265 1/2.
December 10, 2017 - Sunday morning RFFD
responded to a report of smoke near Enchanted Moon Campground. It was a permitted
burn; attended and under control.
December 10, 2017 - Sunday morning RFFD
and Taos County Ambulance responded to a medical emergency.
December 9, 2017 - Saturday afternoon
RFFD was dispatched to a bonfire one mile up the canyon. RFFD personnel found
a campfire at La Vinateria Picnic Ground. It was attended and under control. (There
are no fire restrictions at this time.)
December 2, 2017 - very early Saturday
RFFD, Taos County Ambulance and a Sheriff's Deputy responded to a medical emergency.
November 25, 2017 - Saturday morning
RFFD was requested by TVFD to bring our Water Tender to a reported structure fire
south of town. Then TVFD requested us to respond to a possible structure fire
east of town since they were responding to the other call. When TVFD arrived on
scene at first call they found it was a pile of brush and they canceled our Water
Tender. RFFD found a permitted burn east of town. No other fire was found in that
area.
November 18, 2017 - Saturday night RFFD
was dispatched to a report of a large rock in the road between mile markers 261
& 264. We patrolled the entire canyon and didn't find any rocks in the road.
November 10, 2017 - Friday afternoon
RFFD responded to a report of smoke up Capulin Canyon. No fire was found. It was
probably drift smoke from a prescribed fire on the Santa Fe National Forest.
November 7, 2017 - Tuesday morning RFFD
was paged out to a fire near a house. It was a permitted burn and all was OK.
October 31, 2017 - Tuesday night RFFD
& Sheriff's Deputies responded to a single vehicle roll over near mile marker
267.
October 30, 2017 - just after midnight
Monday RFFD responded to a residential fire alarm. No fire was found.
October 28, 2017 - Saturday afternoon
RFFD responded mutual-aid with TVFD & H-SFD to a grass fire north-west of town.
October 27, 2017 - Friday morning RFFD,
Taos County Sheriff's Deputies and Ambulance responded to a single vehicle roll
over near mile marker 265 1/2.
October 19, 2017 - Thursday morning
RFFD responded to a possible structure fire. There was no fire.
October 15, 2017 - Sunday afternoon
RFFD and Taos County Ambulance responded to a person that had fallen.
October 10, 2017 - Tuesday morning RFFD
was dispatched to a report of 2 vehicles in the ditch near mile marker 270. We
searched the area and didn't find any vehicles in a ditch.
Got hose, ladder and pump
tests done today!
(Sat. 10-7-17)
September 29, 2017 - Friday afternoon
RFFD responded to a tree that had fallen across the highway near mile marker 269
½
RFFD personnel
attended, taught at and helped put on the ECRFPA Structure Firefighting Mini-Academy
– Sept. 15 - 17, 2017.
September 16, 2017 - Saturday afternoon
RFFD and Taos County Ambulance responded to an injured hiker on Devisadero Trail.
September 7, 2017 - Thursday afternoon
RFFD, County Ambulance and State Police responded to a single vehicle roll-over
near mile marker 270.
September 3, 2017 - Sunday late morning
RFFD was dispatched to an accident at mile marker 274. This was in Colfax County
and MVFD was already on scene. We were canceled.
August 31, 2017 - Thursday morning RFFD
was put on stand-by to cover the Taos area while TVFD was busy at a funeral.
Fun times
at the Touch-A-Truck event Saturday afternoon!
August 26, 2017 - Saturday midday RFFD
responded mutual aid to a structure fire in Angel Fire along with AFFD, MVFD &
ENFD.
August 22, 2017 - Tuesday evening RFFD,
Taos County Ambulance and Sheriff's Deputies responded to a crash.
August 15, 2017 -
Tuesday evening RFFD hosted a multi-agency low angle rescue drill. Moreno Valley
FD, Eagle Nest FD & Ambulance, Red River FD and Angel Fire SAR attended.
Thank you to all that participated! Thanks to the “patients” for
all their patience! And a BIG thanks to James, as without him it would not have
been so successful!
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August 15, 2017 - Tuesday evening RFFD
& a Taos County Sheriff's Deputy responded to assist a person whose vehicle was
stuck in the mud on Forest Road #5. RFFD pulled them out and they headed back
to town.
Summary
of Annual Department Activity |
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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