Alpine Fire Department blocks fire from spreading
• Arrangements made for lodging. An Alpine family was displaced Friday afternoon, April 12, when fire destroyed a bedroom in their home. No one was injured but a family dog died in the fire. Lincoln County Communications dispatched the Alpine…
Alpine Top of the Rockies hosts Thanksgiving dinner
• Hours of volunteer work goes into the annual event. The traditional Top of the Rockies — Alpine Community Thanksgiving Dinner will be Thursday, Thanksgiving Day. Doors open at 2 p.m., dinner will be served at 3 p.m. in the…
Vogt inducted into Hall of Fame
• Honor will take him to Florida in October. Alpine Fire Chief Mike Vogt will be inducted into the Firefighter Combat Challenge Hall of Fame in October. The national program tests a firefighter’s skills through an annual team challenge program….
AFD discourages drone use over accidents
The Alpine Fire Department is asking residents to not fly drones over car accidents or other emergency response situations. The statement comes after an accident on Highway 89 South of Alpine on Saturday, May 13. The accident, which resulted in…
Alpine Fire Department responds to Wednesday morning roof fire
At approximately 934 a.m., the Alpine Fire Department was dispatched to a report of a house with the roof on fire. According to Alpine Fire Chief, Mike Vogt, the home was located up steep and snow-packed roads in the Lakeview…
Area firehouses seeking next generation of firemen
With some members of the Thayne Volunteer Fire Department starting to retire, Co-Assistant Fire Chiefs, Tedd Jenkins and Paul Petersen joined the SVI Radio Weekday Wake Up program do discuss the need for replacements in the coming year. “This is…
Alpine Area Wildfire Protection Coalition recognition for 2021
The Alpine Area Wildfire Protection Coalition (AAWPC) is happy to recognize the hard work of homeowners from Broken Wheel Ranch, Shadow Dancer and Trail Ridge subdivisions who took steps to make their homes more resistant to wildfire and safer for…
Alpine Fire Department joined by Thayne and Afton on Saturday fire
Star Valley’s Fire Departments came together just after noon on Saturday, Aug. 28 to battle a structure fire on Old Alpine Road. Alpine Fire Chief Mike Vogt said the Alpine Fire Department, dispatched at 12:09 p.m., requested mutual aid from…
Alpine Fire Department already battling calls from careless campers
The following is a release from the Alpine Fire Department and Chief Mike Vogt: On June 1, a brush fire was started by an abandoned campfire on Indian Creek camping site adjacent to Palisades Reservoir. The fire spread fast in…
DeMello, Walters named Alpine EMT and Firefighter of the Year
Alpine residents Dave Walters and Dustin DeMello were recognized for their service to the northern Star Valley community. Walters was recognized as the Alpine Fire and EMS Firefighter of the Year while DeMello was named EMT of the year. Alpine…