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2024 Accomplishments

The accomplishments listed below offer a glimpse of what we completed in 2024, reflective of our dedication to excellence:

Administration and Budget 

1.  Improved department website and recognized as one of the first special districts in Colorado with a 100% ADA accessible website

2.  Continued legislative efforts to protect special districts

Apparatus 

1.  Engine 1313 purchased and placed in-service

2.  ATV with snow plow purchased and placed in-service

3.  Started specification and purchase process for a new ambulance to replace 1382

Culture 

Adopted and presented our first ever Phoenix Award for life saving measures.

Facilities 

Purchased property and building at 1015 Valley Street

Fire and Life Safety 
A person in a dog mascot costume sits in a red emergency vehicle parked on a road.

1. Conducted 58 plan reviews

2. Conducted 43 facility final inspections

3. Conducted 32 business fire inspections

4. Conducted 8 fire investigations

5. 200+ hours of community service with over 7,000 people contacted

6. Streamlined inspections and plan review processes

7. Updated fee schedule

Hiring 

Created and filled our new Wildfire Specialist positions

Training 

1. Personnel certifications:

     a. Firefighter 2: 1 person
     b. HazMat Ops: 1 person
     c. Driver Aerial: 1 person
     d. Fire Instructor 1: 6 personnel
     e. Fire Officer 1: 6 personnel
      f. Fire Officer 2: 1 person
     g. Fire Officer 3: 1 personICS 300: 1 person
      i. ICS 400: 2 personnel
      j. Paramedic: 1 person
      k. Qualified Relief Officer: 3 personnel
       l. Qualified Relief Driver: 2 personnel

Firefighters in gear kneeling on a carpeted floor, breaking through a wall.

2. Attended the following wildland classes:
      a. L-280: 4 personnel
      b. S-131: 3 personnel
      c. S-211: 3 personnel
      d. S-212: 1 person
      e. S-215: 5 personnel
       f. S-219: 4 personnel
      g. S-270: 1 person
      h. S-290 5 personnel
       i. S-359: 1 person
       j. Wildland Maps: 2 personnel
      k. Wildland Aerial Attack: 2 personnel

3. Conferences Attended:
      a. EMS World in Las Vegas: 2 personnel
      b. EMS Conference in Keystone, CO: 3 personnel
      c. Station Design Conference: 2 personnel
      d. Fire Rescue International: 2 personnel
      e. Colorado State Fire Chiefs Conference: 3 personnel
      4. Additional Trainings:
      a. Fire Department Training Network: 2 personnel
      b. Chief Officer Training Course: 2 personnel
      c. Executive Fire Officer: 1 person
      d. Extrication Chop Shop: 20 personnel
      e. Colorado IMT Training: 1 person

Wildland Deployments 
Illustration of a ram with mountains in the background, surrounded by red shapes and a fire extinguisher design.

1. Colorado – 21 days

2. California – 151 days

3. Texas – 70 days

4. Nebraska – 4 days

5. Wyoming – 15 days

     TOTAL: 261 days

 

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