Reverse 911 helped facilitate evacuations during the Franktown Fire

how to set up your reverse 911

The Reverse 911 system that Douglas County Colorado has in place for alerting people in a certain geographic area of an emergency situation was used yesterday to tell residents in Burning Tree, Pinery, Timbers and Bannockburn that they needed to evacuate the area immediately due to a wildfire heading their way. This emergency contact system [...]

Douglas County official update on the Burning Tree Fire – Franktown CO

Burning Tree Fire Information – Updated 8:14 p.m. All Residents are now being allowed to return home in the Burning Tree Fire Area All residents in the area of the Burning Tree Fire near Franktown are being allowed to return home. Residents must be prepared to leave within 10 minutes if the fire flares back [...]

Franktown fire today threatens homes and livestock (Photos Video)

Franktown Fire Parker Colorado March 24, 2011

Burning Tree Fire in Franktown brings community together Douglas County firefighters, and emergency crews from all over the metro area battled a blaze that started in the Burning Tree subdivision just south of Bayou Gulch, The Colorado Horsepark, Ponderosa High School and the heavily populated Pinery and Tibers area just south of Parker Colorado. The [...]

Free Lost and Found Pets Posts

Lost or found Dogs or Cats Please post any dogs or cats that were lost or found in or around Parker and the surrounding communities. If you email  a photo of your pet we will also Tweet, Facebook and spread the word about it to all our social followers. If you’d like to post a [...]

Parker Planning Commission looking for volunteers

Do you wonder why things are not planned the way you’d like in the Town of Parker? Have you always wanted to be more involved with the decision making? Now is your chance! Volunteer positions are available on the Parker Planning Commission for members and alternate’s. The Parker Planning commission is an advisory board that [...]

Tagawa Gardens classes for this weekend

Tagawa Gardens is the place to be in South Denver if you love to have a beautiful garden. This week’s classes include weekend 2 of “Growing Your Own Groceries Mar., 26 & 27: Growing Your Own Groceries Sat., Mar. 26 Tagawa Classes 10:30-11:30 AM, Kids Bare Root Strawberry Class, - Miss Becca & Grandma Mimi Limit: 15 children [...]

Town of Parker hosting an Open House

The Town of Parker invites you to participate in a public meeting The public are invited to an Open House to discuss a new deceleration lane that is in the works from southbound Parker Road to Westbound Lincoln Avenue. The staff will show the roadway design, explain the process and answer questions. April 13, 2011 [...]