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.
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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
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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.
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We got our annual
hose, pump and ladder tests done on Monday, 7/25/2022.
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Thank you Valle Escondido
for your support and donations during the golf tournament on Saturday, 7/23/2022.
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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.)
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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.
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Our new sign.
Thank you Kelly and Barney at Meyer's Steel!
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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.
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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.
2/18/2022 - Friday morning RFFD, Taos
County Ambulance and Sheriff's Deputies responded to a medical emergency.
1/30/2022 - Sunday evening RFFD was
requested to assist with traffic control for a vehicle that had gone off the road
near mile marker 272.
1/28/2022 - Friday night RFFD and Taos
County Sheriff's Deputies responded to vehicle roll-over near mile marker 264.
1/26/2022 - Wednesday afternoon RFFD
and Taos County Sheriff's Deputies responded to a single vehicle crash by mile
marker 271.
1/24/2022 - Monday morning RFFD, Taos
County Sheriff's Deputies and Ambulance responded to a single vehicle crash near
mile marker 271-3/4.
1/23/2022 - Sunday evening RFFD, Taos
County Sheriff's Deputies and Ambulance responded to a single vehicle crash near
mile marker 258-1/2.
1/1/2022
- Saturday morning RFFD and Taos County Ambulance responded to a medical emergency.
1/1/2022 - early Saturday RFFD and Colfax
& Taos County Sheriff's Deputies responded to vehicles off the road and stuck
on Palo Flechado Pass.
12/19/2021 - Sunday morning Kit Carson
Electric Co-op requested RFFD's assistance with traffic control while they re-strung
a powerline across the highway.
12/18/2021 - Saturday afternoon RFFD,
County Ambulance and a Sheriff's Deputy responded to a person that fell.
12/17/2021 - Friday morning RFFD was
dispatched to a report of smoke in a field. It was coming from area fireplaces
and had settled down in the valley.
12/16/2021 - Thursday morning RFFD and
TCSO responded to a tree down on a house near mile marker 263.5
12/15/2021, Wednesday morning was
busy! At approx. 05:00 we were dispatched to a tree blocking Highway 64 by mile
marker 257.5. At approx. 06:00 we were put on stand-by to cover the Taos area
while Taos FD was busy at a structure fire northwest of town, then our water
tender was requested. We were then sent to El Prado for a tree down on a house.
We arrived to find trees down across the road and had to cut them out of the
way to get to the address. We were informed by a neighbor that there was a mobile
home that had been blown off of its foundation and the natural gas was leaking.
We shut off the gas and were told of a dog pinned under the tongue of another
mobile home that had also been blown off of its foundation. We were able to
jack up the front of the mobile home enough to get the dog out. We were then
sent to help with traffic control for some downed powerlines and another tree
down on a residence and another tree down on a road.
Huge shout-out to the dispatchers that
kept it all straight!
12/11/2021 - Saturday afternoon RFFD
responded to a carbon monoxide alarm at a residence.
11/23/2021 - Tuesday afternoon RFFD
and Taos County Ambulance responded to a medical emergency.
11/22/2021 - late Monday night RFFD
responded to a dumpster fire.
11/19/2021 - Friday night RFFD was dispatched
to a report of a large dead elk in the roadway by mile marker 269. RFFD and a
Sheriff's Deputy patrolled to the county line and did not find anything.
11/17/2021 - Wednesday morning RFFD
responded to a report of smoke. It was from the La Jara prescribed burn.
11/15/2021 - Monday morning RFFD responded
to a camper trailer with a problem with the utilities.
11/11/2021 - Thursday afternoon RFFD
and MVFD responded to a report of smoke. It was from the La Jara prescribed burn.
Ready for winter.
Got the roof repaired this morning
(Sunday, 11-7-2021)
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Summary
of Annual Department Activity |
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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