Our Mission
The Crested Butte Fire Protection District is committed to excellence in the protection of life and property and serves the community with professionalism, compassion, and respect.
Vision
Strive for Excellence
Commit to Growth
Values
Teamwork
Integrity
Professionalism
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Welcome!
On behalf of the entire CBFPD team welcome to our website! It is an honor and a privilege to provide emergency medical, fire protection and life safety services to our beautiful mountain valley. We hope you find the site informative as you learn more about our services and our team members. We also rely on this website as our primary method to be accountable and transparent to the citizens and taxpayers we serve. If you can’t find what you’re looking for, don’t hesitate to reach out to us by email, phone or social media and enjoy your visit!
– CBFPD Leadership Team
Crested Butte Fire by the numbers…
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This video from Captain Felix captures helicopter short-haul training with Mesa Verde Helitack.
Short-haul operations allow crews to move rescuers, patients, or equipment quickly when rugged terrain and limited access make a ground response difficult. This specialized training supports search and rescue, medical evacuation, and wildfire operations throughout Colorado’s high country.
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Captain Randy Felix is currently on a 16-day assignment assisting the Mesa Verde Helitack crew.
Assignments like this build operational experience and strengthen the partnerships that support our work here at home. The knowledge gained working alongside helicopter resources directly supports Crested Butte Fire Protection District operations involving wildfire suppression, short-haul search and rescue, and medical evacuation.
We’re proud to have Captain Felix representing CBFPD and wish him a safe, successful assignment. We look forward to having him back home soon.
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Update 4:00pm -
Fire is updated to 10 acres. Local emergency resources have returned to Gunnison and Crested Butte, and the US Forest Service has assumed command of the fire. All pre-evacuation notices have been lifted.
We are grateful for the swift response from our local emergency services, federal and state partners, and air resources that were staged at the Gunnison Airport.
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We are aware of a reported wildfire on CR 742 (Taylor Canyon Road) above Almont.
Local, state, and federal emergency resources are responding to the incident.
Please avoid the area to allow emergency personnel to work safely and efficiently. We also ask that you do not call 911 or the Gunnison Regional 911 Communications Center for updates unless you have an emergency, as doing so may impact our ability to answer emergency calls.
We are working closely with our partner agencies and will share additional information as soon as it becomes available.
Thank you for your cooperation and patience.
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Wind: 7mph WSW
Humidity: 37%
Pressure: 29.82"Hg
UV index: 9
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Montrose Interagency Dispatch Center
Current Wildfire Danger
Mailing Address
PO Box 1009
Crested Butte, CO 81224
Headquarters
300 County Road 317
Crested Butte, CO 81224
Phone
970-349-5333
office@cbfpd.org