Dale Erickson

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  www.safe-t-alert.com/whats_new.asp?news_id=1633&news_cl - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 9/30/2008    Last Visited: 12/31/2008  

  According to Montrose Deputy Fire Chief Dale Erickson the explosion was triggered by a lit cigarette.Damage to the property is estimated at $71,000.

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  www.gjsentinel.com/news/content/news/stories/2008/08/15 - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 8/15/2008    Last Visited: 8/18/2008  

  MONTROSE — Five horses died in a barn fire early Friday morning, said Deputy Chief Dale Erickson of the Montrose Fire Department.
  
  The fire, on Kinikin Road in the south part of town, was reported about 5:20 a.m., he said.
  
  "We found one horse burned badly and the vet had to put it down," Erickson said."We found another horse that was dead along with two miniature horses and a colt."
  
  A sixth horse was also burned, Erickson said, but owner Elio Palacios talked his veterinarian into trying to save him.
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  Erickson said he assumes that includes the value of the horses.
  
  The Montrose Sheriff's Department is investigating the cause of the fire, Erickson said, but so far there are few clues.
  
  Palacios lives nearby but was not at home that night, Erickson said.He said people were feeding the horses for him, but none of them smoke.
  
  "There was no power to the barn, no gas and we couldn't find an ignition point," he said.

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  Air tankers hit Colorado wildfire; 50 homes evacuated - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 5/23/2002    Last Visited: 5/23/2002  

  Some cabins were reportedly threatened by the fires, which were burning in spruce, pine, oak, brush and pinion in the Bucktail Canyon area of the Uncompahgre National Forest, Montrose firefighter Dale Erickson said.Crews were working to clear brush around a ranch.
  
  Residents in the Bucktail Canyon area were asked to evacuate Tuesday afternoon and roads were blocked, Montrose sheriff's officials said.
  
  Meanwhile, in Arizona, firefighters used an air and ground offensive Wednesday on a wildfire that has charred 3,000 acres of juniper, grass and mesquite in the Coronado National Forest northeast of Tucson.

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  Business Attorney :: Bisnisdomain.com :: Bisnisdomain - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 2/1/2006    Last Visited: 2/18/2006  

  Montrose Fire Department Deputy Chief Dale Erickson said his ... Bowers eyes spot on bench Elkhart Truth - ELKHART -- Attorney Steve Bowers filed his bid Friday for judge of Elkhart Superior Court 2.

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  DenverPost.com - LOCAL NEWS - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 2/18/2006    Last Visited: 2/19/2006  

  The company violated codes concerning separation of incompatible materials, maintaining a hazardous material management plan, responsibility for cleanup, identification signs, spill controls, unauthorized discharges of materials and clearance of combustibles, according to Dale Erickson, the deputy fire chief of Montrose County Fire Protection District.
  
  Elizabeth Mining and Development has until Thursday to address the fire code violations, Erickson said.

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  Fall 2003 newsletter - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 10/1/2003    Last Visited: 3/9/2004  

  Colorado - Dale Erickson - Chief - Montrose - dlerickson@montrose.net - 970-249-9181

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  Lumber-drying kiln burns in Montrose - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 6/24/2006    Last Visited: 6/26/2006  

  Montrose Deputy Fire Chief Dale Erickson said the kiln, which is several stories high, was used to dry lumber the company processes.The kiln is in the 11000 block of 6350 Road, just east of Montrose Regional Airport.
  
  The Montrose Fire Department responded to the fire around noon.It was concentrated in the control room of the kiln, a small trailer attached to the building but elevated on poles about 30 feet off the ground.
  
  Erickson watched as about a dozen firefighters sent water from below while others walked around inside the control room to make sure no other small fires were burning.
  
  Several large gas tanks nearby were not in danger from the fire and had been disconnected, Erickson said.
  
  ,The structure fire is under control,, he said around 2 p.m. as smoke still seeped from the building.
  
  No one was in the building, which is not normally manned, when the fire started, Erickson said.
  
  While the control room trailer looked gutted, Erickson said it was too soon to tell about damage to the main building, which houses the huge kiln and a big steam boiler.

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  Montrose 'desperate’ for manpower and equipment,... - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 1/28/2006    Last Visited: 1/29/2006  

  Voters turned down a 3.45 mill levy increase last year for the fire district, said Montrose Fire Chief Dale Erickson, but because the need is dire, the increase probably will be put on another ballot during special district elections in May.
  
  Erickson said he hopes people are aware of what his department is up against, with 186 square miles to cover for fire protection and 1,000 square miles for ambulance service.
  
  ,I hope anyone who has questions would find out facts about the kind of fire and ambulance protection we have in Montrose,, he said, ,and to get an understanding of the possible consequences of not having enough manpower or equipment to handle a large-scale emergency.,
  
  Even small-scale emergencies can be serious because the department is spread too thin, he said.
  
  ,Even if you live right next door to the fire station, it doesn,t mean we,re always going to be there,, he said. ,It,s just getting busier and busier.,
  
  A bit of relief may come Erickson,s way, because city planners have asked developers of a large track on the town,s south side, where many new homes are being built, to donate three acres for a future station.
  
  That will help, but the fire district still needs funds for new construction and to hire more staff.
  
  ,Our committee recommends that we go to another election this May,, Erickson said. ,I think the need is there.,
  
  The town not only needs a new fire station, but it also needs to hire about four new firefighters to staff it, Erickson said.But the costs go up, because the station needs to be manned 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
  
  ,It,s more of a staffing issue than just a building issue,, he said.
  
  Recent figures from 2005 also demonstrate the need for a new fire station, Erickson said.In 2005, the department responded to 2,556 requests for services, he said, which includes 2,025 calls for emergency medical service and 530 calls for ,fire suppression or other hazardous conditions.,
  
  That many calls over such a large area means there,s potential for situations where the triage system will have to be used, Erickson said.
  
  ,We would treat the most critical issues first, and others would have to wait,, he said. ,But we will do all we can to protect and respond to any incident we are summoned to.,
  
  Erickson said he doesn,t know why voters didn,t approve the mill levy last year, but he suspects people just don,t want more taxes.

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  Montrose plane crash kills two - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 7/3/2006    Last Visited: 7/11/2006  

  The crash occurred about 9:50 a.m., said Montrose Deputy Fire Chief Dale Erickson, who arrived at the scene about 15 minutes later and watched as firefighters put out the blaze from the crash with thick white foam.

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  Rescue on the rocks - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 7/26/2001    Last Visited: 7/26/2001  

  Both rescuing techniques require teamwork , sturdy ropes and a complex pulley system , Montrose Fire Protection Assistant Chief Dale Erickson said.

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