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Fire Ready opening branch in Steamboat

Fire Ready, the only statewide wildfire prevention and protection service, is opening a branch in Steamboat Springs to serve Routt, Moffat, Jackson and Grand counties.

Fire Ready of Steamboat Springs owner Brett Ochs brings wildfire experience and a background in biology.

Fire Ready's work was tested during the 2002 fire season. All Fire Ready homes survived the fire, including properties where the Missionary Ridge Fire in Durango directly hit defensible space work.

For more information, visit www.fireready.com or call Ochs at 819-3089.

Eastman expands expertise as nurse

Liane Eastman, a home health and hospice nurse for the Northwest Colorado Visiting Nurse Association is studying to acquire a specialization as a wound, ostomy and continence nurse. The one-year program involves home study and 160 hours of clinical instruction to be completed under the supervision of Janie Arndt, RN, at Poudre Valley Hospital.

Upon completion of the course, Eastman will be certified to provide hands-on care to patients with ostomies, wounds and incontinence issues in the acute, outpatient, nursing-home and home-care settings.

Eastman can be reached at 879-1632, ext. 34, or at leastman@nwcovna.org.

Faiola leads Beck Building Company

Beck Building Company of Vail and Denver has announced the opening of a Steamboat Springs office and the hiring of longtime Steamboat resident Thom Faiola. He will be directing all construction services in the Steamboat vicinity for Beck Building Company.

Faiola comes to the company from Continuum Partners' project management team on the Belmar Shopping District in Lake--wood. He was previously the director of vertical construction for the Catamount Ranch and Club.

Faiola can be reached at (970) 871-0100.