Cripple Creek Donkey Derby Days
Cripple Creek Donkey Derby Days 2017
Cripple Creek Fire Department participated in the city’s annual Donkey Derby Days on June 24th, 2017. Festivities in the mountain, mining town included a pancake breakfast at the firehouse hosted by the local Elks Club, a blood drive, donkey races, live entertainment and a parade down Bennett Avenue. Cripple Creek runs with a paid crew 24/7 supplemented by volunteers. The department has a 1.5 square mile service area and shares quarters with Southwest Teller County EMS.