| Cow Creek Fire Update
Tuesday, June 29, 2010 MORNING DAILY UPDATE: Cow Creek Fire
Tuesday, June 29, 2010, 8:00 a.m.
Contact: Laura McConnell, Public Information Officer
Phone: 303-775-9132
Fire Information line: #970-577-9931
cowcreekfire@gmail.com
Rocky Mountain Incident Management Team B
Hours: 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Estes Park, Colo. – The Cow Creek fire continues to burn in remote, rugged timbered terrain of Rocky Mountain National Park. The fire is currently 903 acres. Crews continued to anchor fire lines into the black on the western and southern flanks of the fire while crews held and improved existing lines on the east flank of the fire. Moderate fire behavior with isolated torching and short range spotting is expected today.
Rocky Mountain National Park is open along with most park trails. McGraw Ranch Road, Cow Creek Trail, North Boundary Trail, and the Dunraven/North Fork Trail remain closed to the public due to continued fire traffic.
Volunteer evacuations are no longer in place in communities east of the Cow Creek Fire. Residents are welcomed to go back to their homes and businesses but residents are urged to be vigilant and prepared that an evacuation may be necessary in the future.
“It is important to remember that an absence of smoke within the Park and surrounding communities does not mean an absence of fire,” said Incident Commander Todd Pechota, “given the extensive dead and down trees in the fire area it is foreseeable that the Cow Creek Fire will burn in the remote wilderness until a weather event extinguishes the fire.”
Further information about this fire will be posted on www.inciweb.org. |
| GHAVFD Hosts Open House
Monday, November 02, 2009The Glen Haven Area Volunteer Fire Department is hosting an open house on Saturday, November 7 from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. at the Glen Haven Town Hall.
Stop by and check out the firehouse and the fire equipment. Sue Pinkham will be on hand giving information on fire safety. Get details on how you can join the department, pick up some free stuff like smoke detectors and CO detectors. You'll also be able to purchase additional safety items like fire extinguishers, smoke detectors, CO detectors, and reflective address signs.
You can also find out information on becoming a member of the fire board and get to know the members of the department.
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| The Sad Loss of Lt. Greg Martin
Tuesday, March 25, 2008
With great sadness we mourn the loss of one of our own. Lt. Greg Martin passed away Tuesday, March 25 enroute to a Doctor's appointment. Greg set the example for dedication and service to his  community over the last 35 years. His ready smile, quick wit and extraordinary sense of humor were only surpassed by his willingness to dive in and help whomever, whenever he could. The "Glen" will never be the same without Greg's calm leadership.
Greg served as Fire Chief for some 5 years in the late '70's and early '80's, and as an officer in one capacity or another since then. Each passing year found Greg serving not only the Fire Department, but the Glen Haven Association Board numerous times as well as doing countless projects for friends and neighbors in need. His dedication, frienship and involvement was largely responsible for instilling the desire and foresight that has brought continued improvement to the Department over the last 30 years. Projects too many to list were completed by Greg. The Fire Department, and indeed the entire community owes him a great debt of gratitude.
Farewell my friend, you will be missed.
Steve Childs, Fire Chief
Glen Haven Area Volunteer Fire Dept.
P.O. Box 53
Glen Haven, CO 80532
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| Crosier Mountain Fire Quickly Contained
Thursday, January 24, 2008About 1pm, smoke was reported on the North face of Croiser mountain. Glen Haven units responded to the scene and immediately sent a crew of 6 wildland firefighters up to get an initial assessment and start working the fire. Additional crews from Larimer county and the Forest Service responded about an hour later.
The fire was about 1 acre in size and was mainly burning in the duff. No source of the fire was determined, but most likely it was caused by careless hunters or hikers. The crews had the fire contained in a couple of hours and were down off the mountain by 5pm. Additional crews from Larimer county would be mopping up the fire the following morning. |
| Tender 33 Has Arrived!
Thursday, December 06, 2007
 The Glen Haven Area Volunteer Fire Dept. is pleased to announce the long anticipated arrival of Tender 33, the new addition to the Fire Department's fleet of fire fighting apparatus.
The brand new shiny red fire truck was purchased with funding from the 2006 FEMA Asistance to Firefighter Grant program. The FEMA funding provided $228,000, while GHAVFD kicked in a 5% required match for a total purchase price of $243,024.
The original grant application was completed by Nancy Dunavan, with Chief Childs and the Dept. officers doing the follow-up specification and filings.
The Dept. worked with Front Range Fire Apparatus of Boulder who is the representative for Pierce Manufacturing, the premier fire truck builder in the country. Tender 33 is the first new fire truck ever purchased by the GHAVFD, and will greatly enhance the Department's fire-fighting capabilities.
Feel free to contact Chief Childs, Assistant Chief Bauming, Captain Gdovicak, Lieutenant Martin or any of the happy Glen firefighters if you'd like a tour!
>See more photos here.
>See news article in EP News
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| Crosier Fire Update
Tuesday, July 24, 2007The Crosier mountain fire was 100% contained as of the afternoon of 7/23/07. The Rosevelt Hotshot crew was sent up today to replace the firefighters that had been fighting the fire since it started on 7/22/07. |
| Crosier Mountain Fire
Monday, July 23, 2007GLEN HAVEN - A wildfire on Crosier Mountain close to Glen Haven is close to containment and not threatening any structures.
The Crosier Mountain Fire is 6.5 acres in size and as of 11 p.m Sunday was 75 percent contained.
Two single engine air tankers responded to drop retardant Sunday in addition to one heavy air tanker. On Monday a type 3 helicopter will be on scene.
Officials say it is burning near the top of Crosier Mountain on both sides of the Crosier Mountain Trail. Crosier Mountain is roughly two miles southeast of Glen Haven.
At least 30 firefighters responded Sunday night from various local agencies. They worked through the evening and will continue fighting the blaze Monday. Officials also closed the trail Sunday evening to hikers.
The cause of the fire is not known at this time and two spot fires were also burning Sunday. They were estimated to be an additional acre.
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| Glen Haven & Retreat Communities Develop Wildfire Protection Plan
Tuesday, May 22, 2007A Community Wildfire Protection Plan (CWPP) has recently been completed by representatives of the Glen Haven Association, Retreat Landowners Association and the Glen Haven Area Volunteer Fire Department. Working with the Colorado State Forest Service, the U.S. Forest Service, Larimer County, and Rocky Mountain National Park, this group of locals created the CWPP under the auspices of the 2003 Healthy Forests Act. The final CWPP frees up $10,000 in Community Assistance Funding which the GHAVFD applied for in 2006. The money will be used to work on the priority "Action Items" identified in the CWPP. read more ... |
| GHAVFD Auxiliary Is Looking for Members
Wednesday, February 14, 2007The newly formed GHAVFD Auxiliary is looking for new members to help out with the fire department.
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| Let Glen Haven keep its name
Monday, November 06, 2006 |
| Town fights for its name
Thursday, October 26, 2006 |
| Mountain Town Fears Losing Identity
Friday, October 20, 2006They've been calling their town by the same name for more than 100 years. Now that could change. The community of Glen Haven and it sits between Drake and Estes Park in Larimer County. As Fox 31's Sari Padorr reports, it’s more than just a name to Glen Haveners. read more ... |
| GHAVFD Wins Another FEMA Grant
Wednesday, October 11, 2006GHAVFD was awarded the 2006 FEMA Assistance to Firefighters Grant. This grant totals $228,000 and will be used to purchase a new 2000 gallon water tanker truck to replace the old and worn out "Terminator" tanker. Excellent work for all that was involved!
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| Glen Haven Area has 6 new EMT's
Monday, May 15, 2006Congratulations to Mike Hasket, Jason Gdovicak, Mike Keefe, Sue Keefe, Chad Street, and Eric Kruse for successfully completing EMT Basic certification and training. They spent most of their evenings from January through May for the training at EPMC.
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| GHAVFD Gets New Gear
Wednesday, March 01, 2006The firefighters finally got some gear that meets all of the requirements for today's firefighter personal protection standards. The FEMA Grant money was used to buy 16 sets of turnout "bunker" gear, helmets, and SCBA equipment. The bunker gear will give the department better personal protection, a more consistent look and identification, and meet the requirements for Federal fire safety standards. |
| FEMA Grant Awarded
Wednesday, August 31, 2005From the Department of Homeland Security - "Congratulations, on behalf of Office of State and Local Government Coordination and Preparedness, in collaboration with the U.S. Fire Administration at the Federal Emergency Management Agency. Your grant application submitted under the FY 2005 Assistance to Firefighters Grant has been approved. The approved project costs amount to $88,464.00. The Federal share is $84,041.00 of the approved amount and your share of the costs is $4,423.00."
Excellent job Phil Hooper and everyone involved in this grant!
This money will be used to buy 16 sets of turnout gear and SCBA equipment.
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