Lake City Fire Rescue
For emergencies: call 911
Station is located at the corner of Henson and Second Streets.
The fire department is a volunteer-based, government-funded organization
with a set boundary for service, which is called a fire protection district. If
your home is not located within the district, the department will still respond
to you but you may be liable for payment of the services provided. You can
also petition to become a part of the district if you qualify. The secretary for
the district can be reached at the Town of Lake City offices, 970-944-2333,
to find out if your location is within the fire protection district. (On a
personal note, I had to call them once. They were at my house fire in six
minutes flat. On a Sunday morning. At 5 a.m. Up an icy road. In
January. At 35-degrees-below-zero. They are careful and efficient).
Emergency Medical Services (EMS)
For emergencies: call 911
Lake City has a small army of trained and certified volunteer emergency
medical technicians, including highly trained EMTs, a physician’s assistant, and
a medical doctor. They have an ambulance made especially for our altitude
and they can call in Flight-For-Life if needed. Flight-For-Life is a helicopter
ambulance service that will transport patients to trauma centers at further
locations. Staff at our Medical Center can treat less severe problems. (see
Medical Center listing below for more information).
Search & Rescue
For emergencies: call 911
These are the folks who will help in case you have some trouble out in the
wilderness. Part mountain goat, part EMT, they work in conjunction with
the County Sheriff to find you and pull you out of messes, such as getting
lost or getting hurt in the great outdoors. They are Wilderness First
Responders, and can use their considerable back country skills to stabilize
and transport injured people, or to lead a search for a missing person. Don’t
forget to buy your hiker’s insurance card at the visitor center, and to always
leave an itinerary before you go out on an excursion. And no, your cell
phone almost certainly will not work out there.
Hinsdale County Sheriff
For emergencies: call 911
The County Sheriff and his staff (under-sheriff, deputies, dispatcher) work in
conjunction with the other emergency services described above, providing
support and assistance. Their jurisdiction includes both the county and the
town. They handle traffic issues and enforce ordinances that keep the
peace. In the unlikely occurrence that someone is the victim of a crime,
the Sheriff takes reports and complaints and sees to it that due process is
followed. The Sheriff is an advocate of community policing, and he and his
staff make regular, informal rounds to visit with residents and business
owners whenever they can.
For additional information about the Sheriff’s department please use the non-
emergency contact information below during regular business hours.
Hinsdale County Sheriff Ron Bruce
Henson Street, next to the Courthouse
970-944-2291 during business hours. This number will reach Gunnison
dispatch when no one is at the Sheriff’s office.
Lake City Area Medical Center
This rural health care clinic is staffed by a full-time physician. They offer
urgent care, primary care, minor surgery, sonography, x-ray, flu shots and
other vaccines, plus other services, including ambulance service. For
emergencies, call 9-1-1. Business phone: 970-944-2331. The medical
center is located at the corner of Henson & 7th Streets.
Hospitals
The Gunnison Valley Hospital is located 55 miles away in Gunnison and the
Montrose Memorial Hospital is 104 miles away in Montrose. There are various
specialists located in those cities as well.
Dental Care
The Lake City Public Health Department hosts a hygienist and a dentist who
visit Lake City on a regular basis. You can call them at 970-944-0321 to
make an appointment. Other dentists are available in Gunnison, Crested
Butte, Montrose, and beyond.
Chamber Members Contact Us
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For emergencies: call 911
Station is located at the corner of Henson and Second Streets.
The fire department is a volunteer-based, government-funded organization
with a set boundary for service, which is called a fire protection district. If
your home is not located within the district, the department will still respond
to you but you may be liable for payment of the services provided. You can
also petition to become a part of the district if you qualify. The secretary for
the district can be reached at the Town of Lake City offices, 970-944-2333,
to find out if your location is within the fire protection district. (On a
personal note, I had to call them once. They were at my house fire in six
minutes flat. On a Sunday morning. At 5 a.m. Up an icy road. In
January. At 35-degrees-below-zero. They are careful and efficient).
Emergency Medical Services (EMS)
For emergencies: call 911
Lake City has a small army of trained and certified volunteer emergency
medical technicians, including highly trained EMTs, a physician’s assistant, and
a medical doctor. They have an ambulance made especially for our altitude
and they can call in Flight-For-Life if needed. Flight-For-Life is a helicopter
ambulance service that will transport patients to trauma centers at further
locations. Staff at our Medical Center can treat less severe problems. (see
Medical Center listing below for more information).
Search & Rescue
For emergencies: call 911
These are the folks who will help in case you have some trouble out in the
wilderness. Part mountain goat, part EMT, they work in conjunction with
the County Sheriff to find you and pull you out of messes, such as getting
lost or getting hurt in the great outdoors. They are Wilderness First
Responders, and can use their considerable back country skills to stabilize
and transport injured people, or to lead a search for a missing person. Don’t
forget to buy your hiker’s insurance card at the visitor center, and to always
leave an itinerary before you go out on an excursion. And no, your cell
phone almost certainly will not work out there.
Hinsdale County Sheriff
For emergencies: call 911
The County Sheriff and his staff (under-sheriff, deputies, dispatcher) work in
conjunction with the other emergency services described above, providing
support and assistance. Their jurisdiction includes both the county and the
town. They handle traffic issues and enforce ordinances that keep the
peace. In the unlikely occurrence that someone is the victim of a crime,
the Sheriff takes reports and complaints and sees to it that due process is
followed. The Sheriff is an advocate of community policing, and he and his
staff make regular, informal rounds to visit with residents and business
owners whenever they can.
For additional information about the Sheriff’s department please use the non-
emergency contact information below during regular business hours.
Hinsdale County Sheriff Ron Bruce
Henson Street, next to the Courthouse
970-944-2291 during business hours. This number will reach Gunnison
dispatch when no one is at the Sheriff’s office.
Lake City Area Medical Center
This rural health care clinic is staffed by a full-time physician. They offer
urgent care, primary care, minor surgery, sonography, x-ray, flu shots and
other vaccines, plus other services, including ambulance service. For
emergencies, call 9-1-1. Business phone: 970-944-2331. The medical
center is located at the corner of Henson & 7th Streets.
Hospitals
The Gunnison Valley Hospital is located 55 miles away in Gunnison and the
Montrose Memorial Hospital is 104 miles away in Montrose. There are various
specialists located in those cities as well.
Dental Care
The Lake City Public Health Department hosts a hygienist and a dentist who
visit Lake City on a regular basis. You can call them at 970-944-0321 to
make an appointment. Other dentists are available in Gunnison, Crested
Butte, Montrose, and beyond.
Chamber Members Contact Us
All contents © 2008 Lake City Marketing Board. All rights reserved.
Site contents & structure: Mary Carkin Media
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Safety Basics
At some time or another, you may very well need
help from the folks listed here, or need to call them
for someone else. Heroes to many people over the
years, you will see for yourself how much they give
to the community. Our geographic isolation often
means that help, as speedy as it is, may still be hours
away. Or it may mean a trip to a hospital that is, at
a minimum, one hour away. So, as my Mom used to
tell us kids, don’t hurt yourself! But should you
need help, here’s the nitty gritty:
At some time or another, you may very well need
help from the folks listed here, or need to call them
for someone else. Heroes to many people over the
years, you will see for yourself how much they give
to the community. Our geographic isolation often
means that help, as speedy as it is, may still be hours
away. Or it may mean a trip to a hospital that is, at
a minimum, one hour away. So, as my Mom used to
tell us kids, don’t hurt yourself! But should you
need help, here’s the nitty gritty: