CareFlight of the Rockies

11/12/2025

Congratulations to retired flight nurse Peg Sharp on receiving the Frances Mildred Roth Women in EMS Award! 🎉
Peg dedicated nearly four decades to EMS with Crested Butte Fire/EMS and CareFlight, serving her community with skill, compassion, and unwavering commitment.
We are so fortunate to call her both a teammate and a friend. Her legacy shines through in her mentorship, kindness, and the countless lives she’s touched.
Congratulations, Peg, on this well-deserved honor! 💙🚁

11/12/2025

Amy captured an awesome shot of CareFlight 3 in Rifle. The sky was absolutely stunning!

11/11/2025

Thank you to all that have served. A special thanks to our pilots, mechanics and med crew members who have served and are now serving our community.

11/08/2025

🚁 CareFlight Training at Snooks Bottom Open Space This Saturday

The CMU EMT Program will host CareFlight of the Rockies for a live training event at Snooks Bottom Open Space this Saturday between 2:30 and 3:00 PM.

Snooks Bottom will remain open to visitors, but please note there will be a temporary road closure during the helicopter’s landing and takeoff for safety.

If you see them in action, give them a wave! 👋 These trainings help prepare our emergency responders to keep our community safe and ready.

10/17/2025

10/16/2025

At CareFlight, we are always amazed by the teams we get to work with.

10/08/2025

10/03/2025

CareFlight recently assisted with a Garfield County Search and Rescue mission related to a car accident at the top of JQS Road in Rifle. CareFlight transported two patients to the hospital in Rifle. The rescue mission took 7 hours. Kudos to all involved!

10/02/2025

MESA COUNTY, Colo. (KREX) — On Friday, at around noon, the Mesa County Search and Rescue (MCSAR) team was called to assist a mountain biker who had crashed on Holy Cross Trail near Little Park Road… | Link in comments ⬇️

10/02/2025

MESA COUNTY, Colo. (KREX) — On Tuesday, the Lower Valley Fire District (LVFD), alongside the Mesa County Sheriff’s Office and its Search and Rescue team (SAR), responded to a paragliding acci… | Link in comments ⬇️