Thank you Colorado Parks and Wildlife Officer, Bob Carochi, for coming to our monthly team meeting on Tuesday evening. He gave an informative presentation about the common snakes in our area. With the warmer weather approaching it is always helpful to be snake aware and learn how to avoid encounters with them.
Huge thank you to @kyleclark9news and @colo_sar grant evaluators, thanks to the “Kyle Clark Word of Thanks Fund” we will be able to update our laptops and printers to be better able to respond to and plan for missions. This grant will make a great impact on our team readiness and we are very thankful […]
Yesterday evening a couple of our technical ropes team members had the opportunity to train pick offs alongside the Canon CIty Fire Department. Thank you very much for hosting us, it was a great experience working in a different setting than what we are used to and seeing each others systems. We definitely look forward […]
Yesterday a some of our Technical Ropes Team members had the opportunity to check out the Royal Gorge Bridge Via Ferrata! The goal was to become more familiar with the different routes in the event of a joint mission. We definitely had a great time and look forward to continued cooperation. Thanks to the Royal […]
Last night at approximately 10:30pm our team was called out to possibly assist Tallahassee Fire Protection District with an evacuation of peoples stranded in a vehicle along CR69. With the weather and road conditions from this past weekend, missions may be unpredictable and we are grateful for the joint response with these partners. All units […]
On Friday our team was called out to respond to 3 separate missions, in which snowshoes were our best friend! We had two evacuations to assist AMR and REACH Air Medical Services since deep snow had made it impossible for ambulance services to reach homes in some locations of the county. As well as a […]
Thank you to everyone who came out this evening to our Open House and Recruitment Event! We are glad to share about our organization and specialty teams. If you weren’t able to make it tonight, you’re always welcome to our monthly meetings! Meetings are held on the second Tuesday of the month at 6:30pm. We […]
On Saturday a couple of our Alpine Team members went and had some educational fun in the snow. It’s was a good time and seeing what the snowpack is like at the moment was definitely interesting. Be careful when exploring the backcountry and definitely make sure to check out Colorado Avalanche Info before heading out […]
What a great medical training day! Our members learnt about spinal, pelvic and head injuries and how to transport them. We also got a refresher on how to attach a traction splint in the event of a femur fracture. On top of that we received our Basic Life Support certificates. Thank you to all the […]
