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As part of the weekly Colton Fire Department drills we had the opportunity to train with Life Flight, the helicopters and emergency personnel that respond to extreme medical emergencies and […]

The Colton Rural Fire Department receives an average of 330 calls each year. Only about 10% are actual residential fires. The remaining calls consist of public assistance, medical emergencies, motor […]

We’ve been wanting to add a retaining wall between the house and the storage shed ever since we moved in. The nice weather finally gave us the chance. We decided […]

As part of the ongoing firefighter training, the fire department is building a SCBA competency course. In full firefighter gear (including the air tank), we will have to climb over, […]

After months and months of cold and rainy weather, we finally had a nice weekend. Usually, the house-bound critters look like this… But with the sun out, they all finally […]

First we heard the barking, followed by a sharp yelp…then Brandi was at the back door smelling like skunk! She got sprayed right in the face and now the ENTIRE […]

The Colton Fire Department thought it would help our public service image by running a series of articles in the big city paper, the Molalla Pioneer. We were picked to […]

Our neighbor Rhonda hosted her 3rd annual birthday bash!                          

One of Colton’s “can’t miss” events is the annual Volunteer Firefighter Auction and Breakfast. We spent the last few weeks picking up donations and sorting garage sale items in preparation […]

In preperation for the Annual Colton Fire Department Auction, we were at the station late Friday night. Upon returning home, we found that Tigger discovered a new toy…the toilet paper […]