Tag: monument fire district
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Fitzgerald named new Monument Fire District chief
Colin Fitzgerald has been named fire chief of the Monument Fire District. The MFD Board of Directors unanimously selected Fitzgerald and announced their decision on May 29 following a national search. Fitzgerald accepts the mantle of leadership from current Fire Chief Andy Kovacs who will retire at the end of the year. Fitzgerald described his…
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Monument Fire District breaks ground on new station
Efforts to improve public safety moved one step closer to reality last week as ground broke on Monument Fire District’s newest station. Firefighters came together with community members, project team members, local elected officials and other stakeholders to break ground March 25 on Fire Station 3. The new 17,000-square-foot facility will replace the current Station…
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Prescribed burn near Monument residential area causes ‘a little bit of anxiety,’ but achieves goals
The smoke of what is set to become a thousand-acre forest fire wafted over Kari Martin’s house as she stood in its driveway on June 12, just one strip of asphalt away from the blaze. In an unusual turn of events for a resident in an extreme-risk zone for wildfires, she had no reason to…
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Prescribed burn near Monument residential area causes ‘a little bit of anxiety,’ but going as planned
The smoke of what is set to become a thousand-acre forest fire wafted over Kari Martin’s house as she stood in its driveway on Wednesday, just one strip of asphalt away from the blaze. In an unusual turn of events for a resident in an extreme-risk zone for wildfires, she had no reason to evacuate.…