In 2006, an election was held to move forward to create DFRA as a Special District and as outlined in their Service Plan. The community agreed and supported the creation of Durango Fire Protection District and their Board of Directors, however they declined to approve a tax to fund the District. An election was held in 2011 to fund the district and desolve the other funding sources; however this was defeated by the voters. The current Board’s purpose is to work with DFRA, Animas and Hermosa to pursue a permanent long-term funding solution to support the future operations and capital viability of the fire department.