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High winds and dry conditions led to the spread of at least two fires in the region over the weekend. Early Sunday afternoon, Roaring Fork Fire and Rescue…
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The Pitkin County Dispatch Center takes emergency calls from Independence Pass to Marble. Between 2009 and 2017, the number of calls they’ve fielded…
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Pitkin County’s emergency alert system is getting an upgrade. Pitkin Alert is the system used by county emergency personnel to communicate urgent…
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On this week’s Mountain Edition, hosts AlycinBektesh and Wyatt Orme present a compilation of the week’s news.Topics include:Aspen’s mayor plans to run for…
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The Pitkin County Emergency Dispatch Center hired a new communications director this month, but they are still operating with only half of a staff. Aspen…
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It’s been nearly three years since Pitkin County implemented the 9-1-1 text messaging system. Aspen Public Radio’s Barbara Platts visited the county’s…
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Pitkin and Garfield Counties are trying to figure out why 911 systems went down during a communications blackout last week.Pitkin County Emergency…
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The Pitkin County dispatch center is experiencing a staffing crisis following the exit of several employees this spring. Just seven full time workers are…