Southern Park County Fire & EMS

10/27/2026

We are getting into the colder season! With a lot of residents using wood burning stoves and propane heaters, please make sure to test and replace batteries in your CO2 detectors now before it gets even colder!

If you experience a sudden onset of any of these symptoms, get yourself, family members and pets out of the residence immediately and call 911.

10/19/2026

Winter driving conditions are just around the corner!

Check out the link below to read more about tips, tricks and emergency kits for this upcoming winter season weather!

https://www.aamcoblog.com/amp/article/7-Ways-to-Maximize-Your-Driving-Safety-This-Winter

10/10/2026

Today is the day!!! Who’s ready for good food, friendly competition and community coming together?!

We hope to see everyone there!!

10/09/2026

Good morning!

We are getting to that time of year where our residents should start preparing their homes and properties for winter!

- Have your wood and pellet stoves serviced and swept.

- Check batteries and test your smoke detectors and CO2 alarms.

- Start stocking up on canned and dry goods in case you get snowed in for a few days

- Check your backup power and heat sources in case of power outages.

- Close outside vents if possible and make sure you have spigot covers for any exterior spigots. This also includes yardhydrants!

- Check weather stripping on doors and assess windows for frame cracks that need to be sealed and a way to avoid heat loss out of windows.

- Go through your vehicles and make sure your supplies are still good or if you are missing anything.

The aspen leaves are starting to fall off the trees, it won’t be long before the snow flurries fly!

10/08/2026

We all enjoy watching movies or shows in comfortable places, however charging electronics on soft services can be a hazard because they can get too hot.
Make sure when charging electronics they are on hard, non flammable surfaces!

10/06/2026

Fire Safety isn't just Stop, Drop and Roll anymore. With more technology being created, fire safety is now encompassing charging components!

Portable chargers, specifically knock off brand chargers, lack the proper insulation, internal shut off fuses and overcurrent protection.

When these safety features are not in place, it can cause the cord to feed back into your residential electrical system as well as damaging your phone, iPad, or other electronic devices.

It's important to check your devices when they are charging. If it feels hot, STOP using the charger and let both the cord and electronic device cool down before use and or disposal of the charging cord.

10/05/2026

This week is Fire Prevention Week! Look for fire safety tips throughout the week!

10/04/2026

Good morning folks! We have quite a few BLM prescribed burns going on in the area over the next couple of weeks.

The following text ones will be later in October into April.

The Deer Haven area is slated for a prescribed burn approximately 15 miles northwest of Cañon City, south of High Park Road, and west of County Road 69 in northern Fremont County. The Deer Haven prescribed burn will consist of up to four units, totaling approximately 600 to 700 acres.

Another prescribed burn is planned on the north side of Waugh Mountain, approximately 26 miles northwest of Cañon City, 20 miles northeast of Salida, and two miles south of Fremont County Road 2. The North Waugh prescribed fire will consist of one to three units, totaling 250 acres. Targeted fuels in both projects include ponderosa pine, Gambel oak, mixed-conifer, slash, decadent grass, logging and hazardous fuels slash, and other ground fuel that has accumulated since previous treatments.

The listed ones below in the pictures are scheduled for the end of this week.

SMOKE WILL BE VISIBLE!

09/28/2026

Did you know that CodeRED isn't just used for fires?? CodeRED is used for a multitude of different emergency related events.

SIGN UP for CodeRed alerts BEFORE an event happens!

In Park County, there are 3 statuses that are used when evacuations could possibly be ordered. Ready, Set and Go.

This is something that you can start practicing now, time yourselves and your family on these steps so that you know when an incident happens, you will know just how long and at what phases you should be planning for before they happen.

Ready (Green) – start getting important papers, clothes, cell phones and chargers, pets, pet food and carriers, medications and vehicles ready to leave. Assess evacuation routes away from the incident and make a communication/meet up game plan with any family or friends that aren’t in the area or in case you get split up.

Set (Yellow) – This means that the incident is growing and incident leaders are already looking at evacuating areas that will be greatly impacted by the incident. All the important things that you collected during Ready Status should be in your vehicle that you are evacuating with. SET status is also when livestock should be evacuated. We currently do not have resources to help with evacuations of livestock at the last minute when evacuation orders are issued.

Go (Red) - EVACUATE IMMEDIATELY. Get in your vehicle, follow instructions from law enforcement and fire personnel and use designated evacuation routes that are sent out by emergency evacuation notifications.

If you haven't signed up for CodeRED in Park County yet, click the link below!

Public Emergency Notification SystemIn an effort to reach more citizens during an emergency, Park County uses the CodeRED Emergency Notification System. With this system, citizens are able to enter their own data and choose how they would like to receive the notification. It allows Park County resid...

09/22/2026

Our new squad truck is officially in service! After four months of planning, fabrication, and hard work, this project is complete—entirely built in-house from start to finish. We’re proud to see it officially on the road and ready to serve!