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October 2002
To all members and prospective members of the Southern Park
County Fire Protection District:
The Board of Directors would like to present this summary of the activities
of the District so that you are aware of our resources and capabilities. The
Fire Department that we administer provides fire, rescue, and emergency medical
services to the southern part of Park County. Our area of responsibility covers
about 240 square miles with a full time population of about 500 families. This
population grows markedly during the summer months and holidays as many people
have vacation homes in the area. We respond to structure fires, wildfires,
traffic accidents, medical calls and any other emergency that might occur in the
District.
Progress
Our third 4000-gallon tanker has been delivered and is in service.
Each of our pumpers has been equipped with large diameter hose and appliances
to provide high volumes of water in conjunction with the drafting truck and
tankers.
The drafting truck is nearing completion. This truck is designed to pump 2000
gallons per minute for rapid filling of our tankers. The combination of this
high volume pumper and our tanker trucks will give us the capability of
delivering large amounts of water to any fire in the district. We currently have
an ISO rating of 9; our goal is to be rated at a 7, which will greatly reduce
the fire insurance premiums for property owners within our district.
Our emergency medical service is expanding to provide ambulance transport.
The goal is to have one ambulance operating by March of 2003 and a second
ambulance by March of 2004.
Personnel
We have 32 volunteers on our active roster. Among our volunteers we have six
state-certified firefighters, four registered nurses, three EMTs, nine First
Responders, thirteen Forest Service-trained wild land firefighters, and five EMT
students. Our fire auxiliary has 15 members who support the department with fund
raising, public education, and rehabilitation support at fires. We are indebted
to these volunteers for the contribution of their time and expertise in
providing rapid response and support for our emergencies.
Apparatus
We currently have in service 17 pieces of apparatus that are distributed
among our three fire stations. These vehicles were acquired in used condition;
our budget limitations prohibit the purchase of new apparatus. The average age
of this apparatus is 28 years. With this aging apparatus, our maintenance and
repair costs are high along with the number of volunteer hours expended to keep
them reliable.
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