Community Alerts
Saturday, 13 March 2021 17:52
Dog needs new home
We are looking for a new situation for a Pyrenees mix- female, 3 years. She is very sweet and loves…
Sunday, 07 March 2021 09:52
Rehome Clover the Cat
Our sweet, loving, beautiful cat Clover needs a new home. Our 4 month old is allergic and we need to…
Monday, 15 February 2021 15:57
Free Radon Class
Hi Folks,This just came to my attention: Larimer County State Extension is holding a free Radon Awareness Class on Zoom.…
Thursday, 21 January 2021 11:21
Mini pig on the run
Our mini pig escaped from our barn yesterday morning. He is the size of a potbelly pig, about 150 pounds,…
Saturday, 02 January 2021 16:00
Living Out Loud re-broadcast
On Tuesday, January 5th at 7 pm Living Out Loud, a public affairs show on KRFC 88.9 FM Radio Fort…
Wednesday, 02 December 2020 20:41
Cold Weather and Chicken Coops
We have had a couple of calls lately that featured heat lamps in chicken coops. No one wants to see…
Tuesday, 24 November 2020 21:47
Found Dog
Hi-I dropped a dog off at the Larimer Humane Society in Loveland. No tags but had a worn red collar.…
Tuesday, 24 November 2020 13:02
Lost Beagle Male 6 years old
Our mischievous beagle is lost!He went missing on 11/22/20 at about 4:30PMWe live near the Buckhorn Road near the Stove…
Monday, 09 November 2020 20:47
Action Required: Suppression Repair Info
Larimer County Office of Emergency Management (OEM) has information on the county's website regarding suppression repair efforts: specifically repair of…
Friday, 06 November 2020 17:07
RCVFD Annual Meeting Zoom Information
Topic: RCVFD Annual MeetingTime: Nov 7, 2020 06:00 PM Mountain Time (US and Canada) [Scheduled for 2 hours, to allow…
Thursday, 05 November 2020 10:21
Fire Suppression Repair
The following message is from Kassidy Kern, Liaison Officer for Pacific Northwest Team 2:Fire crews will be working to complete…
Wednesday, 28 October 2020 07:03
Virtual Annual Meeting
CALLING ALL RIST CANYON COMMUNITY MEMBERS!Please join your neighbors at the virtual 2020 RCVFD Annual Meeting on Saturday, November 7th,…
Saturday, 24 October 2020 15:40
Lost backpack on 44H
My backpack full of winter clothes fell out of RCVFD engine 613 on our way down the Buckhorn from winterizing…
Friday, 09 October 2020 08:23
Cameron Peak evac update
The Cameron Peak Fire was active overnight, moving south of Comanche Reservoir and Hourglass Reservoir. This triggered mandatory evacuations for…
Friday, 25 September 2020 06:53
Nov 7th Annual Meeting
The RCVFD Board requests and welcomes comments/suggestions from the community regarding the Annual Meeting scheduled for 6 pm Saturday, Nov.…
Tuesday, 22 September 2020 18:06
Zoom Meeting Details
Below are the details for tonight's Zoom Community Meeting.Topic: Mitigation - part 2Time: Sep 22, 2020 07:30 PM Mountain Time…
Sunday, 20 September 2020 14:46
Community Zoom Meeting
Topic: Mitigation - part 2Time: Sep 22, 2020 07:30 PM Mountain Time (US and Canada)Join us for our next RCVFD…
Thursday, 10 September 2020 21:30
Cameron Peak Update
On Sep 9, 2020, RCVFD responders met with LCSO Captain Shellhammer. Cpt Shellhammer is Larimer County's liaison with the Cameron…
Monday, 07 September 2020 05:27
Cameron Peak Fire Evacuation Update
Yesterday the Cameron Peak Fire took a major run at our area and touched Pingree Park Road between Old Flowers…
Friday, 04 September 2020 11:39
Community Zoom Meeting
Topic: RCVFD Community MeetingTime: Sunday, Sep 6, 2020 04:00 PM Mountain Time (US and Canada)Join us for our 4th RCVFD…
Saturday, 29 August 2020 10:40
Reminder: Community Zoom Meeting
This is a reminder for the RCVFD Community Zoom Meeting tonight August 29, at 7:00 PM.Residents from Crystal Mountain and…
Thursday, 27 August 2020 14:02
Community Zoom Meeting
The Lewstone Fire interrupted our plans for last week's Community Meeting. With the Lewstone Fire ramping up and mandatory evacuations…
Thursday, 27 August 2020 08:11
Drones
As everyone knows, there has been a lot of lightning and fire activity in our area lately. We want to…
Sunday, 23 August 2020 21:57
Lewstone Fire Security Concerns
Residents have voiced a number of concerns about security of their property while under evacuations due to the Lewstone Fire.…
Friday, 21 August 2020 17:08
Expanded Evacuation Area
The Larimer County Sheriff's Office has expanded both the mandatory and voluntary evacuation zones. Please read the following two messages…
Thursday, 20 August 2020 12:27
Community Zoom Meeting
Join us for our second Community Meeting, on Zoom as before, on Saturday, August 22, at 7:00 PM. Fire Chief…
Tuesday, 18 August 2020 21:19
Larimer County open fire ban in effect
On recommendation from the Larimer County Sheriff, the Board of Larimer County Commissioners today voted 3-0 to adopt a resolution…
Friday, 14 August 2020 20:06
Community Zoom Meeting
Join Chief Elsner, Assistant Chief Benstein, and PIO McCracken for a community meeting on the Cameron Peak Fire, Saturday August…
Thursday, 13 August 2020 17:59
Cameron Peak Fire
There is a fire burning at the north end of Chambers Lake near Cameron Pass. Current size estimate is about…
Sunday, 02 August 2020 18:34
Stringtown Fire
About 1:00 PM on 2 August, Rist Canyon firefighters and Larimer County Emergency Services responded to a 1/2-acre wildland fire…
Sunday, 26 July 2020 11:37
7/25 Smoke Report
Yesterday late afternoon, RCVFD, Larimer County Emergency Services and US Forest Service responded to a smoke report in the Moody…
Saturday, 18 July 2020 08:30
Missing cat near davis ranch road
My cat went missing 2 days ago. While I'm sure she got nabbed by a cougar, thought I'd send this…
Tuesday, 14 July 2020 14:58
Fire Update
The Larimer County Sheriff is reporting that the Stratton Park Fire had no growth overnight and is 75% contained at…
Monday, 13 July 2020 21:58
Stratton Park Fire
There is a wildland fire burning about 3 miles north of Stratton Park, approximately 3-4 acres in size, and caused…
Sunday, 12 July 2020 21:50
Bernese Mountain Dog on the loose
Just had a friend’s Bernese Mountain dog jump my fence today (July 12). She should be in the Davis Ranch…
Tuesday, 07 July 2020 07:34
New Ristwatch
Hot off the presses, the new Ristwatch is available on the RCVFD website!
Saturday, 27 June 2020 11:32
How to help RCVFD: King Sooper, Amazon, Colorado Gives
The Mountain Festival is an important source of support for the RCVFD. Especially given the 2020 Festival has been cancelled,…
Friday, 26 June 2020 08:09
Be Fire Wise
As we approach the 2020 fire season, we encourage everyone to be Fire Wise. Whether you live in the mountains…
Thursday, 25 June 2020 08:07
Skipping 2020 RCVFD Mountain Festival
In an abundance of caution, the Rist Canyon Volunteer Fire Department (RCVFD) 2020 Mountain Festival, originally planned for Saturday, Sept.…
Wednesday, 17 June 2020 16:13
Found iphone
Found iPhone along Co 41. Looks like it might have been lying there for some time. It still works but…
Thursday, 28 May 2020 21:46
Small brown and white dog found
Hi , a smaller brown and white dog was wondering around my house last night, He was wet and muddy,…
Saturday, 16 May 2020 18:49
Standard Poodle Joey Still Missing
$200 reward for return of black male standard poodle Joey. He went missing Wednesday May 13. Last seen at a…
Friday, 15 May 2020 08:58
Reward for safe return of Standard Poodle
$200 reward for return of black male standard poodle Joey. He went missing Wednesday May 13. Last seen at a…
Thursday, 14 May 2020 22:19
Reward for safe return of Standard Poodle
$200 reward for return of black male standard poodle Joey. He went missing Wednesday May 13. Last seen at a…
Wednesday, 13 May 2020 08:44
Lost Dog
Mixed breed girl dog 50 lbs loose in Stratton park area.contact: Angela Vannatta This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Sunday, 12 April 2020 21:10
Black and White Dog Found
White & Black dog found last night in the road around Rist Canyon area. He’s missing his Family. PLEASE SHARE…
Sunday, 12 April 2020 14:42
Found a Black and White Dog
White & Black dog found last night in the road around Rist Canyon area. He’s missing his Family. PLEASE SHARE…
Saturday, 21 March 2020 18:47
Have you seen Cheyenne
My St. Bernard wandered off on the morning of Saturday, March 21, 2020, from my property in Rist Canyon.He DOES…
Saturday, 21 March 2020 15:40
COVID-19 tips for Rist Canyon residents
We know you have probably been getting bombarded by COVID-19 emails by everyone from your friends/relatives to companies you didn't…
Wednesday, 05 February 2020 08:34
Help the Book Bees
Neighbors,The Book Bees are starting to clean out the old and start collecting the new books for this year's festival.…
Tuesday, 21 January 2020 22:44
Mountain Lion
We live on Timber Pass off of Stove Prairie Road and lost one of our donkeys to a mountain lion…
Tuesday, 21 January 2020 17:33
Dog Found
I found a super friendly long hair, white-pawed dog on my property in Davis ranch, off of FR4a. No Tag…
Thursday, 02 January 2020 21:06
St Bernard, Newfoundland mix ?
A heads up. Large female black dog with white toe tips was here at our house on Fr. Rt. 4A.…
Thursday, 12 December 2019 18:18
More on Large Coyote
The large coyote that was posted on the community page on Monday paid our place a visit yesterday and went…
Monday, 09 December 2019 17:13
Large Coyote
Just wanted to report about 12:30 today we had a shepherd size coyote run down the drive and into the…
Friday, 06 December 2019 10:19
Colorado Gives Day
Colorado Gives day is Tuesday, December 10, 2019! This great tradition is a dramatic way to show how much Coloradoans…
Wednesday, 27 November 2019 22:04
Wayward Mules/Donkeys
Hello! Just before the snow storm 2 mules/donkeys showed up on our property off Davis Ranch Road. They are super…
Friday, 22 November 2019 14:22
Prairie School Festival
The RCVFD Book Bees will be selling books and gift baskets at the Stove Prairie School Festival, Saturday, December 7.…
Tuesday, 19 November 2019 09:42
A Note From the Book Bees
Neighbors,The book bees found the book box at Station 1 stuffed and we thank you for your donations. The box…
Tuesday, 22 October 2019 06:27
2019 Annual Meeting
Please join your neighbors at the 2019 RCVFD Community Potluck and Annual Meeting at 6:00 pm Saturday, Nov. 2, at…
Wednesday, 16 October 2019 10:03
Prescribed Burns In the Area
The Nature Conservancy is doing a prescribed burn at the Boy Scout Ranch on Elkhorn today, and the Forest Service…
Wednesday, 09 October 2019 17:54
New Ristwatch
Hot off the presses, the new Ristwatch is available on the RCVFD website!
Monday, 07 October 2019 11:38
Cooler and goose decoy heads
To the owner of the white pick up whose large blue and white Coleman cooler and black mesh bag of…
Sunday, 29 September 2019 14:45
Errant Cattle
I have about a dozen cows/calves on my building site. I saw similar cattle in Collards stove prairie meadow (adjoins…
Thursday, 05 September 2019 12:18
Bake Sale: Items Still Needed
BAKE SALE ITEMS STILL NEEDED! The Festival is this Saturday Sep 7, and we would LOVE to make this the…
Wednesday, 04 September 2019 14:10
Silent Auction Items at the Festival
Dear Neighbors -The Silent Auction at the RCVFD Festival this Saturday, September 7, has collected some truly awesome donations from…
Wednesday, 04 September 2019 10:04
Call for Volunteers
RCVFD Mountain Festival is Only 3 days away!We need volunteers! You can help set-up on the 5th, 6th, 7th, or…
Saturday, 31 August 2019 08:05
Bake Sale
BAKE SALE ITEMS NEEDED! We would LOVE to make this the Best Bake Sale in the history of R.C.V.F.D.. We…
Thursday, 29 August 2019 18:35
Reminder About Bus Safety
Don't forget that when a school bus has its red lights flashing, it is illegal and unsafe to pass it…
Monday, 26 August 2019 17:40
Planning Ahead
Hi folks - Got your Address Sign Yet? How will RCVFD find you in case of an emergency? Planning ahead…
Sunday, 25 August 2019 19:11
Missing you donkeys?
I had two donkey show up at the ranch this afternoon I have no idea where they came from. Can…
Wednesday, 21 August 2019 07:17
Lost Cat
We saw her hunting early Monday morning and since then, she hasn't come home. We live of Emerald Glade Lane…
Tuesday, 20 August 2019 15:20
Call for Volunteers
We need volunteers! If you can help set-up on Thursday, Friday, or Saturday morning, help work in the Book Tent,…
Monday, 19 August 2019 13:38
PVREA drones
I was reading a book in my garden at around 9:45 AM, when I heard a noise like a weedeater…
Thursday, 15 August 2019 09:55
Rattle snakes
Sue Stephens wrote:Jon and I sitting out on back patio and I said to Jon what is that noise. A…
Wednesday, 07 August 2019 20:16
Missing your cows?
Missing your cows?For a few weeks now an unbranded black Angus cow (red tag #27) and bull calf (yellow tag…
Wednesday, 31 July 2019 21:07
Come help on Saturday
This Saturday, Aug 3, at 9:30 am, RCVFD will be pouring concrete for the foundation of a shed to hold…
Sunday, 28 July 2019 11:03
Lost Dog in Davis Ranch
Our dog, Scout, got scared yesterday and jumped the fence during the storm. We found her tag which fell off…
Friday, 19 July 2019 13:58
Lost brown female dog
Our dog Stella went missing this morning around 9:00. She is a brown female with a purple collar and well…
Tuesday, 16 July 2019 15:12
Bears
Our neighborhood bear had a feast last night.We are all busy, I know, and sometimes it is more convenient to…
Wednesday, 10 July 2019 06:18
New Ristwatch
Hot off the presses, the new Ristwatch is available on the RCVFD website!
Tuesday, 09 July 2019 14:35
Smoke in the Air
By now many of you have noticed the smell of smoke throughout our response area. This is due to the…
Sunday, 07 July 2019 17:02
Request for Assistance
RCVFD is seeking help from our community in the design and building of a framed aggregate pad, upon which two…
Wednesday, 03 July 2019 08:19
Beaver Fire
The Beaver Fire is a small (approximately 5 acre) fire near the CSU Mountain Campus off the Pingree Park Road.…
Wednesday, 26 June 2019 12:28
Missing Corgi?
Jeff Yarberry This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Tue, Jun 25, 8:46 PM (15 hours ago)My wife was just now driving up the canyon, and…
Wednesday, 19 June 2019 08:02
Found Dog
Hi there. Found this super sweet girl up on rist canyon rd. today. She has no identification and no chip.…
Monday, 03 June 2019 21:10
Crashed Drone
Found: Crashed drone on F.R. 4A (George Stadler Rd.) in 'relatively' good condition. Call 482-3335 to retrieve it. Thanks.
Friday, 10 May 2019 19:03
Found Dog Alert Correction
In the previous Alert:- the phone number should be 970 224 2527 instead of 970 225 2527- Try this link…
Friday, 10 May 2019 16:49
Found Dog
I picked up this young girl running up Rist, between Mountain Meadow Lane and Station 3. She has a collar,…
Tuesday, 07 May 2019 14:27
Thank you! Wildfire Community Preparedness Day
Thank you everyone who helped on Saturday to make this year's Community Preparedness/Mitigation day such a great success! This event…
Tuesday, 30 April 2019 12:14
Wildfire Preparedness Day 2019
It’s time for our annual Fire Station Open House and Wildfire Preparedness Day! The event will be held this Saturday,…
Monday, 22 April 2019 22:55
Lost Dogs Top of Rist Canyon
2 dogs lost on 4-22---one black one white and tan both should have collars with tags-if found please call or…
Monday, 15 April 2019 10:14
Wildfire Preparedness Day 2019
Spring is coming! It’s time for our annual Fire Station Open House and Wildfire Preparedness Day! The event will be…
Tuesday, 02 April 2019 09:58
RCVFD soliciting Construction of a Storage Shed
Our Rist Canyon Volunteer Fire Department is seeking a skilled person or persons to construct a durable storage shed (~10'…
Monday, 01 April 2019 09:45
RCVFD is seeking a Grant Writer
Our Rist Canyon Volunteer Fire Department is seeking a volunteer Grant Writer to assist with obtaining outside financial and material…
Sunday, 31 March 2019 12:05
King Soopers Fundraising Change
Great news! You can now link Rist Canyon Volunteer Fire Department to your King Soopers rewards card! King Soopers is…
Wednesday, 20 March 2019 14:26
Found Stressed Dog in Stratton Park
There is a very cute, somewhat shy black and white pitbull on my deck. anyone one know where he might…
Thursday, 14 March 2019 22:39
2 Friendly Dogs
2 friendly dogs are hanging around our property, a big black one and smaller tan colored one. If they are…
Thursday, 21 February 2019 22:56
Runaway
We took our dog “German Short Hair” up in our back pasture today for a walk. We kept him on…
Friday, 15 February 2019 19:44
Wildfire Preparedness Day 2019
Spring is coming! And that means it's time to start putting together our annual Wildfire Preparedness Day and Firestation Open…