Writers on the Range: Rural Colorado county gets ready for wildfire

Writers on the Range: Rural Colorado county gets ready for wildfire

When La Plata County in southwestern Colorado needed a director of emergency management in 2021, they found a winner in Shawna Legarza. An experienced firefighter, her career has spanned battling big fires on the ground to overseeing federal firefighting across several states. Now, she’s helping Durango, population 19,000, and others in the county to prepare for the inevitable approach of wildfire. During the week of April 20, more than 40 neigh…

Writers on the Range: A rural Colorado county gets ready for wildfire

When La Plata County in southwestern Colorado needed a director of emergency management in 2021, they found a winner in Shawna Legarza. An experienced firefighter, her career has spanned battling big fires on the ground to overseeing federal firefighting across several states.  Now, she’s helping Durango, population 19,000, and others in the county to prepare for the inevitable approach of wildfire. During the week of April 20, more than 40 neig…

Officials host wildfire and smoke preparedness workshop in Ravalli County

The Victor Fire Department hosted a free wildfire and smoke preparedness workshop on Saturday in Ravalli County with the Fire in the ROot COuncil and Ravalli Co