The 2022 Larimer County Annual Family Preparedness & Safety Fair for Northern Colorado will be on Saturday, October 8th at The Ranch in the Thomas M. McKee 4th Building, 5280 Arena Circle in Loveland from 10 am to 2 pm. This fair is free and open to the public!

This year’s fall-themed Family Preparedness & Safety Fair will have over 30 life and fire safety vendors with information booths. The public will be able to tour emergency vehicles, participate in free safety classes conducted by the American Red Cross, partake in raffles to win prizes, carve pumpkins at pumpkin carving stations, as well as join other fun children’s activities! A pumpkin sale will also be available by Bartels Farms.

This Family Preparedness & Safety Fair will be presented by Emergency Management, Emergency Response, and Emergency Services agencies throughout Northern Colorado to promote community preparedness and safety for our communities. Join us in celebrating the robust community we have in Northern Colorado and the service that emergency-related agencies perform to keep our communities safe and better prepared for emergencies!


https://www.larimer.gov/events/emergency-management/2022-annual-family-preparedness-safety-fair-2022-10-08

In preparation for the 2022 RCVFD Annual Meeting on Nov. 5, please review the 2021 Annual Meeting minutes which are posted on the RCVFD website. These minutes from last year will need to be approved this year.

Anyone with questions about the 2021 meeting minutes can email the RCVFD Board Secretary at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

Join us at Stove Prairie Elementary School on Saturday October 1st from 10:00-3:00 for our Annual Fall Festival! There will be great vendors, food, a carnival for the kids, and much more. Please see the attached flyer for more information and a link to our online silent auction page. Take a look, there are some fun packages to bid on. Thank you for your support for our little school, and we hope to see you there!

The Equinox Marathon is being run through our area this weekend on Sunday, September 18, and benefits Poudre Canyon VFD and Cache La Poudre schools. While most of the race is in Poudre Canyon between Stove Prairie Landing and Ted's Place (US-287), the full marathon start is at Ohana Ranch, about a mile south of the Stove Prairie/Buckhorn intersection.

Northbound Stove Prairie Rd will be closed from 06:00-09:00 between Ohana Ranch and Highway 14. Eastbound Highway 14 will be closed from Stove Prairie Landing to US-287 from 07:00-11:30.

See their website for more details: https://equinoxhalfmarathon.com/race-info/

Saturday, Sept. 10, 10-4, across from Fire Station No. 1 at 11835 Rist Canyon Road

Family fun festivities, food, live entertainment, ginormous used book sale, huge silent auction, bake and plant sales, kid’s area, educational booths & demonstrations, 2022 RCVFD commemorative t-shirts, something for everyone! Presented live onstage in partnership with the Bohemian Foundation will be Liz Barnez, Don Diemer, Cowtown, Also Known As, And Choice City Trio. Free admission, parking, tractor-pulled hayride shuttle to/from parking area, entertainment, large covered dining area, kid’s activities, and ice cream. All proceeds benefit your volunteer-based, donation-funded Rist Canyon Volunteer Fire Department. Rain or shine – come join to show your support.

For more information visit https://festival.rcvfd.org or follow us on Facebook.

It's Festival time and baked goods are needed for the Bake Sale Tent! This is a great way to get the entire family involved in supporting the RCVFD. PIES are the top best seller, but cookies, brownies and breads are popular too. Whatever you love to bake we would love to sell! However, items that do not require refrigeration are best for the sale. Please package items in sellable amounts (i.e., 1/2 dozen or 1 dozen cookies). Please attach a label for high allergen ingredients such as nuts or dairy; also gluten free or sugar free. I will be at the tent by 7:00 AM on the day of the festival so you can drop off your items anytime that day. If you have any questions please don't hesitate to call us. THANK YOU!

Patti Clutter	Bake Sale Chair	858-248-6328
Lisa Diederich	Bake Sale Co-Chair	970-215-6904
Melanie Bevers	Bake Sale Co-Chair	970-226-4886

This month’s meeting of the RCVFD Board is at 6 pm Wednesday, Sept. 21, at Fire Station 1, 11835 Rist Canyon Road. All Rist Canyon area residents are welcome to attend. If you would like a copy of the agenda before the meeting, please email your name, email address, and phone number no later than Sept. 17 to the RCVFD Board Secretary at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. Please note that the agenda will arrive 1-2 days before the scheduled meeting.

The RCVFD fundraising Festival to be held Saturday, September 10, needs volunteers, please! Not only do we need help setting up and tearing down, but also the day of the Festival in the Book Tent, Silent Auction, Plant Tent, Bake Sale, T-Shirt Sales, free Ice Cream scooping, Ice Cream, and other areas. In fact, we need help now preparing for the Festival. Join the Book Bees collecting, sorting, and moving books! Help us gather donations for the Silent Auction! Exercise your green thumb raising plants for the Plant Sale! Or put on your chef's hat for the Bake Sale! And more!

Set-up starts Thursday Sept. 8th and runs through the early morning on Saturday the 10th. Free donuts for volunteer workers Friday!

For more information, please see the signup list at Signup Genius.

If you have any questions, please contact HJ at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

This month’s meeting of the RCVFD Board is at 6 pm Wednesday, August 17, at Fire Station 1, 11835 Rist Canyon Road. All Rist Canyon area residents are welcome to attend. If you would like a copy of the agenda before the meeting, please email your name, email address, and phone number no later than August 13 to the RCVFD Board Secretary at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. Please note that the agenda will arrive 1-2 days before the scheduled meeting.

Due to damage from last night's flooding, be advised that Buckhorn Road (44H) is closed at approximately mile marker 25. Larimer County Road & Bridge has established enough of a base to allow emergency services vehicles to respond if needed, but the road remains closed to residents and the general public. Access to the Upper Buckhorn including Crystal Mountain remains via Pingree Park / Pennock Pass at this time. Keep an eye on the Larimer County website for updates on when the road closure can be lifted.

If in doubt, call the Sheriff's Office at (970) 980-2501.