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Parking Enforcement Begins On Memorial Day

Estes Park News — Wed, 22 May 2013 20:08:19 +0000

The Estes Park Police Department will begin patrolling public parking areas for parking compliance beginning May 27. Public parking areas include free parking lots and on-street parking with all-day, three-hour and 30- minute time allowances. Motorists are encouraged to refer to parking lot signage for site-specific information and exceptions. Free maps identifying parking availability and time allowances are available at the Estes Park Visitor Center, 500 Big Thompson Ave. and at Town Hall, 170 MacGregor Ave. Permits are available for extended parking privileges for qualifying residents who live in the downtown area. For more information, please contact the Estes Park Police Department at 970-586-4000.

Home Fire Sprinklers Designed to Save Lives, Local Demonstration to Show How

Estes Park News — Mon, 15 Apr 2013 16:16:13 +0000

More than 80 percent of all fire deaths occur in the home. Sprinklers and smoke alarms together cut your risk of dying in a home fire by 82% relative to having neither. Home fire sprinkler systems keep a fire small and reduce the amount of heat and smoke, giving people time to escape and in [...]

Mike Kearney – Newest Estes Valley Fire Protection District Board Member

Estes Park News — Wed, 10 Apr 2013 21:27:27 +0000

By: Fire Chief Scott Dorman Kearney was appointed at the regular Fire Board meeting on March 24th and took the Oath of Office on Wednesday April 3rd. The Oath was given by newly elected Board President Frank Theis. The ceremony was held at the Dannels Fire Station and included Fire Chief Scott Dorman, Administrative Assistant [...]

EPD Gets New License Plate Scanner Technology

Estes Park News — Wed, 20 Mar 2013 21:38:16 +0000

By: Eric Rose Police Commander The Estes Park Police Department is now able to gather critical law enforcement information through a license plate reader (LPR). The LPR system detects license plates on parked and moving vehicles with cameras mounted to the roof of the police vehicle. Video is captured and compared to a regional law [...]

Estes Valley Burn Ban Lifted

Estes Park News — Mon, 24 Dec 2012 19:06:00 +0000

The open fire ban in place since December 3 for the Estes Valley Fire Protection District has been lifted. Fire chief Scott Dorman Lifted the ban on Friday, December 21, just after our area received up to 14 inches of snow. From Chief Dorman: In response to the recent snowfall reducing the level of risk [...]

EVFPD Welcomes New Fire Marshal Marc Robinson

Estes Park News — Thu, 20 Dec 2012 15:11:12 +0000

Marc Robinson has joined the Estes Valley Fire Protection District (EVFPD) as our community’s new Fire Marshal. A Colorado native, Marc was most recently with the City of Thornton as a Senior Fire Protection Engineer. He has 15 years of experience in a variety of fire and life safety capacities including suppression, prevention and public [...]

EVFPD Fire Chief Scott Dorman Issues Open Burning Ban

Estes Park News — Mon, 03 Dec 2012 19:56:04 +0000

In addition to the open fire and smoking ban in effect on the east side of the Continental Divide within Rocky Mountain National Park, a fire ban is now in effect for the Estes Valley Fire Protection District and was issued from Fire Chief Scott Dorman on December 3, 2012. In response to the extreme [...]

Fire Restrictions Reduced, Caution Still Urged

Estes Park News — Wed, 18 Jul 2012 19:32:21 +0000

By: Fire Chief Scott Dorman, Estes Valley Fire Protection District In response to the local weather and fuel conditions resulting in a reduced fire danger, fire restrictions are reduced to level 1. The following open burning/fires are still NOT allowed under level 1 restrictions: 1. Building, maintaining, attending or using fire for slash burning, campfire, [...]

Fire Board Election Results

Estes Park News — Wed, 09 May 2012 14:03:52 +0000

Mark Igel-684 Doug Klink-673 Jack Rumley-410 Bud Duryea-298 Bob Cheney-255

A Letter From Fire Board Candidate Bud Duryea

Estes Park News — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 12:15:06 +0000

To the Editor: My name is Bud Duryea and I am an incumbent candidate for the Board of Directors of the Estes Valley Fire Protection District. The purpose of this letter is to encourage your readers to vote in this important election on May 8, 2012, to demonstrate my commitment and contribution to the community [...]