JANUARY

January 11, morning -- motor vehicle incident on South Ottawa Road -- The Crystal Lakes Association snow plow having broken down, fire department members turned out to direct traffic around the scene until the plow could be removed. (This incident gave rise to a News item.)

January 14th - January 18 -- Slash pile burn -- Fire department members watched over the fire for more than 72 hours to make certain it did not spread, and closed Tiny Bob Road around the slash pile due to the tremendous heat generated by the fire, which has been known to blister the paint on cars in the roadway.

FEBRUARY

February 10, afternoon -- medical call at Beaver Meadows -- Fire department members provided lead in and backup assistance to Red Feather EMS.

MARCH

March 11, afternoon -- medical call in Filing 12 -- Fire department members provided lead in and backup assistance to Red Feather EMS, and secured a landing zone for the Air Life helicopter.

March 20, evening -- medical call in Filing 10 -- Fire department members provided lead in and backup assistance to Red Feather EMS, and secured a landing zone for the Air Life helicopter.

March 25, early morning -- medical call in Filing 9 -- Fire department members provided lead in and backup assistance to Red Feather EMS.

APRIL

April 3, evening -- medical call in Filing 9 -- Fire department members provided lead in and backup assistance to Red Feather EMS.

April 10, morning -- motor vehicle accident at Beaver Meadows -- Fire department members provided lead in and backup assistance to Red Feather EMS and ensured that the vehicle was not leaking gas or other fluids.

MAY

May 27, evening -- smoke report on Black Mountain -- Fire department members turned out to track down the source of the smoke and found a campfire.

May 28, morning -- medical call in Filing 13 -- Fire department members provided lead in and backup assistance to Red Feather EMS.

JUNE

June 22, evening -- medical call in Beaver Meadows -- Fire department members provided backup assistance to Red Feather EMS, and staged in case it was necessary to secure a landing zone for the Air Life helicopter.

June 22, night -- medical call in Beaver Meadows -- Fire department members provided backup assistance to Red Feather EMS, and staged in case it was necessary to secure a landing zone for the Air Life helicopter.

June 24, pre-dawn -- medical call in Beaver Meadows -- Fire department members provided backup assistance to Red Feather EMS, and staged in case it was necessary to secure a landing zone for the Air Life helicopter.

June 28, afternoon -- smoke alarm in Filing 4 -- Fire department members turned out in response to a report of an audible smoke alarm. Department members eventually determined that the alarm had been set off by a recent thunderstorm.

June 29, evening -- medical call in Filing 10 -- Fire department members provided lead in and backup assistance to Red Feather EMS, and secured a landing zone for the Air Life helicopter, which included shooing a deer off the airstrip.

June 30, evening -- smoke report southwest of Filing 14 -- Fire department members turned out in response to a report of smoke sighted southwest of the Crystal Lakes area. In consultation with the Forest Service, it was decided that this smoke came from a campfire or campfires off of Deadman Road, and CLVFD stood down.

JULY

July 1, afternoon -- fire near Lost Lake -- Crystal Lakes firefighters turned out to assist Red Feather Volunteer Fire Department, the Forest Service, and Larimer County Emergency Services in fighting a wildfire in the vicinity of Lost Lake.

July 6, morning -- medical call in Filing 6 -- Fire department members provided lead in and backup assistance to Red Feather EMS, and secured a landing zone for the Air Life helicopter.

July 7, morning -- medical call at Basecamp -- Fire department member provided lead in and backup assistance to Red Feather EMS.

July 7, afternoon -- medical call in Filing 12 -- Fire department members provided lead in and backup assistance to Red Feather EMS, and secured a landing zone for the Air Life helicopter.

July 12, afternoon -- smoke report west of Beaver Meadows -- Fire department personnel turned out to track down reports of smoke sighted west of the Beaver Meadows area. After much searching, it was decided that what was being reported were actually verticle columns of moisture called "water dogs" which appear very similar to smoke columns.

July 20, pre-dawn -- medical call on Beartrap Road -- Fire department personnel turned out to provide lead in and backup assistance to Red Feather EMS. However, the person who made the 911 call and the person in apparent need of assistance had both left before firefighters arrived on scene. No one was found after extensive searching by Crystal Lakes and Red Feather, and both departments stood down.

July 26, evening -- smoke report northwest of Crystal Lakes -- Fire department personnel turned out in response to reports of smoke sighted some distance to the north and west of the Crystal Lakes area. Livermore and Forest Service personnel likewise turned out. After some searching, no fire was found, and all personnel stood down.

AUGUST

August 12, night -- smoke report near Beaver Meadows -- Fire department personnel turned out in response to a smoke/fire sighting west of Beaver Meadows. After some searching, this was discovered to be a campfire, and all personnel stood down.

August 16, morning -- medical call in Filing 9 -- Fire department members provided lead in and backup assistance to Red Feather EMS.

SEPTEMBER

Congratulations! September was a quiet month, and CLVFD responded to no incidents.

OCTOBER

October 15, afternoon -- medical call in Filing 2 -- Fire department members provided backup assistance to Red Feather EMS, and secured a landing zone for the Air Life helicopter.

NOVEMBER

November 26, early morning -- medical call in Filing 1 -- Fire department members provided backup assistance to Red Feather EMS, and secured a landing zone for the Air Life helicopter.

November 27, noon -- smoke report southwest of Crystal Lakes -- Fire department members turned out to search for the source of smoke sighted southwest of Crystal Lakes, and eventually determined that it was coming from a Forest Service controlled burn, the wind pushing the smoke into the area.

November 29, evening -- medical call in Filing 7 -- Fire department members provided backup assistance to Red Feather EMS, and secured a landing zone for the Air Life helicopter.

DECEMBER

December 10, evening -- motor vehicle accident on North Ottawa Road -- Fire department members provided lead in and backup assistance to Red Feather EMS, and verified that the damaged vehicle was not leaking dangerous fluids.

December 12, afternoon -- medical call in Filing 11 -- Fire department members provided lead in and backup assistance to Red Feather EMS.

December 13, morning -- medical call in Filing 11 -- Fire department members provided lead in and backup assistance to Red Feather EMS.

December 22, morning -- medical call in Filing 11 -- Fire department members provided lead in and backup assistance to Red Feather EMS.

December 24, afternoon -- medical call at Beaver Meadows -- Fire department members provided lead in and backup assistance to Red Feather EMS, and secured a landing zone for the Air Life helicopter.

December 31, afternoon -- motor vehicle accident on 73C/Creedmore Lakes Road -- Fire department members turned out to do traffic control around a three-car pile-up south of the entrance to Beaver Meadows. They helped clear the roadway and assisted Red Feather EMS in helping the injured.

Link to 2006 Incident Reports

Link to 2005 Incident Reports

Link to 2004 Incident Reports