As you may have read in the news, Durango experienced another fire downtown this past weekend, which gladly ended on a much better note than the downtown fire of last February. The Newman building on the corner of 8th Street and Main Avenue started burning early Sunday morning, and the response from the various fire departments was fantastic, and really deserves some recognition. It should probably be mentioned that our office is located just next door to where these fires occurred, so we are doubly grateful for the speed with which everyone responded to this emergency. More importantly, no one was injured in this fire, which is, of course everyone’s first worry. A hearty thanks to the hardworking and brave firefighters from Durango Fire & Rescue, the Upper Pine River and Los Pinos fire protection districts and Durango Police and La Plata County Sheriff’s deputies for protecting Durango’s citizens and Durango’s historic buildings. Read more about the recent fire here.