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9/6/2024
- early Friday RFFD and Taos County Ambulance
responded to a person that fell. |
9/5/2024
- Thursday afternoon RFFD assisted with traffic
control while the Highway Dept. plow truck cleared mud
slides off the road near mile marker 260. |
9/5/2024
- Thursday afternoon RFFD responded to a report of
smoke east of Tienditas. It was mist/fog (a.k.a.
"waterdogs") from the rain. |
9/4/2024
- Wednesday afternoon RFFD and Taos County Ambulance
responded to a medical emergency near mile marker
270-3/4. |
9/3/2024 - Tuesday afternoon RFFD
responded mutual-aid with Taos FD to a structure
fire in Talpa. |
8/30/2024
- Friday afternoon RFFD was dispatched to a crash near
mile marker 259 but we were canceled before arriving
on scene. |
Pump-and-roll training
Tuesday evening, 8/27/2024 |
8/22/2024
- Thursday afternoon RFFD, Taos County Ambulance, a
Sheriff's Deputy and a wrecker responded to a single
vehicle crash near mile marker 260-1/2. |
8/19/2024
- Monday night RFFD, Taos County Ambulance, Sheriff's
Deputies, NMSP and a wrecker responded to a single
vehicle crash near mile marker 259-1/4. |
Touch-A-Truck Saturday,
8/17/2024 Fun playing in the water on a hot day! |
8/16/2024
- late Friday night RFFD was dispatched to a report of
a large fire by the road. We patrolled the area and
did not find any fire. |
8/15/2024
- Thursday morning RFFD responded to a report of a
tree hit by lightning near mile marker 266. There was
no smoke or fire and no traffic hazard. |
8/15/2024
- Thursday morning RFFD and Taos County Ambulance
responded to a person down on the side of the road
near mile marker 257-1/4. |
8/14/2024
- Wednesday evening RFFD a Taos Sheriff's Deputy and a
wrecker responded to a 2-vehicle crash near mile
marker 258-1/2. |
8/7/2024
- Wednesday midday RFFD and Taos County Ambulance
responded to a person that fell. |
8/3/2024 - Saturday morning
RFFD was requested for mutual-aid with Taos FD at
a fire at the Youth and Family Center skating
rink.
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Got the
hose, pump and ladder test done!
Thursday, 8/1/2024 |
7/31/2024 - Wednesday night RFFD was
requested to assist with traffic control for a vehicle
that hit a cow near mile marker 270-1/2. |
7/18/2024 - Thursday evening RFFD was
dispatched to a report of smoke in the Apache Ridge
area. It was mist/fog (a.k.a. "waterdogs") from the
rain. |
Good times at our Open
House Picnic on Sunday, July 14th. Raffle, Food and Firefighter Water Polo. Thank you all for your support. |
7/13/2024 - Saturday evening RFFD and Kit
Carson Electric responded to a report of an electrical
smoke smell near mile marker 264. We checked all the nearby transformers, power poles and lines and did not find the source of the smell. |
7/12/2024 - Friday
afternoon RFFD and Forest Service firefighters
responded to a small lightning-strike wildland
fire on the ridge north of Baca Canyon.
It was quickly contained. |
7/4/2024 - Thursday evening RFFD
was requested to cover the east side of Taos while
Taos FD was putting on the fireworks show.
after the show ended, we were paged to a back yard on fire and as we were finishing up that call we were paged to another yard/field fire. |
Happy Independence Day!
From the Valle
Escondido Parade. |
6/30/2024 - Sunday afternoon RFFD, AFFD
ambulance, Taos County ambulance and a Sheriff's
Deputy responded to a medical emergency near mile
marker 271-1/4. |
6/29/2024 - Saturday morning RFFD
responded to a tree on the highway by mile marker
261-1/2. |
Tuesday evening's training (6/25/2024) drafting at a pond with a dry hydrant |
6/21/2024 - Friday afternoon RFFD
responded to a couple of dogs that were locked in a
vehicle. |
6/18/2024 - Tuesday night RFFD, County
Sheriff's Deputies and a wrecker responded to a single
vehicle accident near mile marker 272. |
6/14/2024 - Friday afternoon RFFD was
dispatched to a report of smoke east of Shady Brook.
It was mist/fog (a.k.a. "waterdogs") from the rain. |
Tuesday evening's training
(6/11/2024)
drafting with the big truck |
6/3/2024
- Monday morning RFFD was dispatched to an unattended
campfire on FS Rd. 437 - it was on the Talpa side and
not in RFFD's response area. Taos FD and USFS
responded and took care of it. |
Tuesday
evening's training (5/28/2024)
drafting and portable pumps |
5/20/2024
- early Monday RFFD and H-S FD responded for
mutual-aid for Taos FD to a fire southwest of town. |
5/2/2024
- Wednesday evening RFFD responded to a vehicle crash. |
4/26/2024
- Friday midday RFFD responded to a water leak at a
residence. |
4/19/2024
- Friday morning RFFD and Taos County Ambulance
responded to a medical emergency. |
A few
pictures from last weekend's Enchanted Circle
Regional Fire Association's Basic Wildland
Firefighter Training. |
4/9/2024
- Tuesday evening RFFD responded to an accident
involving an elk and a vehicle near mile marker 258
3/4. |
4/4/2024
- Thursday afternoon RFFD was requested to check a
house for carbon monoxide. |
3/31/2024
- Sunday afternoon RFFD responded to a tree down on
the road near the bypass. |
3/25/2024
- Monday morning RFFD responded to a single vehicle
crash near mile marker 264. |
3/15/2024
- Friday morning RFFD and Taos County Ambulance
responded to a medical emergency. |
3/11/2024
- early Monday morning RFFD responded to a report of
smoke in a house. We found a smoldering bag of ashes
on the front porch. |
2/27/2024
- Tuesday evening RFFD responded to a single vehicle
crash near mile marker 272. It was on the Colfax
County side of the pass. |
2/27/2024
- Tuesday morning RFFD responded to a report of a tree
on the roadway near mile marker 262. Nothing was
found. |
2/26/2024
- Monday afternoon RFFD responded to a report of a
tree on the roadway near mile marker 262. RFFD cleared
the highway of debris. |
2/12/2024
- Monday night RFFD and Taos County Ambulance
responded to a medical emergency. |
2/8/2024
- Thursday morning RFFD, Taos County Sheriff's
Deputies and Ambulance and wreckers responded to a
single vehicle crash near mile marker 262. |
2/5/2024
- Monday evening RFFD and Taos County Ambulance
responded to a medical emergency. |
2/3/2024
- Saturday evening Moreno Valley requested our
assistance with traffic control. There was a
jack-knifed semi blocking the road on the Colfax
County side of the pass. |
2/2/2024
- Friday night while returning to the station from the
medical call we came upon 2 stuck vehicles and stopped
to see if we could assist. Wreckers were called for
both of them. |
2/2/2024
- Friday evening RFFD and Taos County Ambulance
responded to a medical emergency. |
1/26/2024
- Friday evening RFFD and Taos County Ambulance were
dispatched to a person that fell in their home. |
1/23/2024
- Tuesday afternoon RFFD was dispatched to a report of
a rock in the road by Shady Brook. We patrolled the
area and found no rocks in the road. |
1/22/2024
- Monday morning RFFD, Taos County Sheriff's Deputies
and a wrecker responded to a single vehicle crash near
mile marker 260. |
1/12/2024
- Friday morning RFFD responded to a house fire near
mile marker 263. Thank you to all the agencies that
provided Mutual-Aid assistance! (also responding were Taos FD, Taos County Fire, EMS, Sheriff's Deputies, Angel Fire FD, Hondo-Seco FD, Carson FD and Tres Piedras FD) |
1/11/2024
- Thursday night RFFD and a Taos County Sheriff's
Deputy and a wrecker responded to a single vehicle
accident near mile marker 261-1/2. |
12/31/2023
- Sunday afternoon RFFD and Taos County Sheriff's
Deputies responded to a single vehicle accident near
mile marker 263. |
12/20/2023
- Wednesday evening RFFD, Taos County Sheriff's
Deputies and 2 wreckers responded to a 2-vehicle crash
near mile marker 262-1/2. |
12/14/2023
- Thursday morning RFFD, a Taos County Sheriff's
Deputy and 2 wreckers responded to a 2-vehicle crash
near mile marker 266-3/4. |
12/1/2023
- Friday morning RFFD, Taos County Sheriff's Deputies
and a wrecker responded to a single vehicle crash near
mile marker 260-1/4. |
11/25/2023
- Saturday morning RFFD, Taos County Ambulance,
Sheriff's Deputies, Taos FD and a wrecker responded to
a single vehicle crash near mile marker 258. |
11/16/2023
- Thursday afternoon RFFD was dispatched to a report
of smoke in the area of Shadow Mountain Road. We
patrolled the canyon and Shadow Mountain Road and
spoke with a couple of people in the area and
determined that it was smoke that had drifted in from
the Alamosa prescribed fire over by El
Rito/Vallecitos. |
11/6/2023
- Monday evening RFFD, Taos County Sheriff's Deputies
and ambulance responded to a single vehicle crash near
mile marker 258.5. |
11/4/2023
- midday Saturday RFFD and Taos County Sheriff's
Deputies responded to a single vehicle crash near mile
263.5. |
10/27/2023
- Friday afternoon RFFD was requested for mutual-aid,
along with 6 other area departments, to assist at a
structure fire in Arroyo Hondo that has spread into
the field. click here for the Taos News article |
10/23/2023
- very early Monday RFFD was requested for mutual-aid
for a structure fire in town. We were canceled before
arriving on scene. |
A couple of pictures of training with
the engine.
Tuesday, 10/10/2023 |
10/5/2023 - Thursday morning RFFD
was dispatched to a report of smoke between mile
markers 257 and 258. It was from a campfire. |
10/5/2023
- early Thursday morning RFFD and Taos County
Ambulance responded to a medical emergency. |
10/4/2023
- Wednesday afternoon RFFD was dispatched to a small
fire near mile marker 263. It was a permitted burn and
all was OK. |
FYI: There is a very small (1/10 acre)
lightning strike fire north of mile marker 265. It
is on Forest Service property and the FS folks are
working on it.
Fire behavior is minimal and spread potential is low. Monday, 9-25-2023 |
Structure
Firefighting Mini-Academy - September 15 - 17,
2023
19 newly trained structure firefighters from 11 different fire departments in the Enchanted Circle area |
9/8/2023
- Friday evening RFFD, Taos County Ambulance and a
Sheriff's Deputy were dispatched to a crash in the
Valle Escondido area. There was no crash, it was a fall detection system in a phone that was dropped. |
9/8/2023
- Friday afternoon RFFD was requested for logistical
support to take a large water tank to a wildland fire
south of Penasco. |
Our new
sign.
Thank you Kelly and Barney at Meyer's Steel!
Summary of Annual
Department Activity
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2022 = 64 Emergency
responses
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2023 = 59 Emergency responses |
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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