West Metro Fire Rescue

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West Metro Fire Rescue
Operational area
Country Flag of the United States.svg United States
State Flag of Colorado.svg Colorado
Counties Douglas and Jefferson counties
Agency overview
Established1995
Annual calls34,222 (2018)
Fire chief Don Lombardi
IAFF 1309
Facilities and equipment
Stations 17
Engines 15
Platforms 3
Rescues 1
Ambulances 15
HAZMAT 2
USAR 1
Wildland 7
Rescue boats 1
Light and air 1
Website
Official website
IAFF website

West Metro Fire Rescue provides fire protection and emergency medical services to communities in Douglas and Jefferson counties in Colorado. The district is located within the Denver metropolitan area. The department is also the sponsoring agency for the Urban Search and Rescue Colorado Task Force 1, housed at West Metro's Training Center. In 2018, the department responded to 34,222 calls for service. [1]

Contents


The rank structure for this department looks like this:

• Fire Chief

• Deputy Fire Chief of Operations

• Deputy Fire Chief of Administration

• Deputy Fire Chief of Life Safety

• Assistant Fire Chief

• Battalion Chief

• Captain

• Lieutenant

• Engineer

• Firefighter

• Probationary Firefighter

• Recruit

History

The district was established in 1995 following the merger of the Lakewood Fire Protection District and the Bancroft Fire Protection District. [2]

In April 2016, the district grew with the absorption of the Wheat Ridge Fire Department into West Metro. [3]

Stations and apparatus

As of 2020, the district operates from the following 17 stations located throughout its service area. [4] [5]

Fire StationLocationEngine companyTruck companyEMS unitOther units
16401 West 14th Avenue, Lakewood Engine 1Medic 1

Medic 11

SAM 1
21545 Robb Street, Lakewood Engine 2Tower 2HAZ-MAT 1
395 Garrison Street, Lakewood Engine 3Medic 2

Medic 3

413155 West Alameda Parkway, Lakewood Engine 4Medic 4District Chief 2

Brush 4

514055 West 20th Avenue, Golden Engine 5Medic 5HAZ-MAT 5
615100 West Sixth Avenue, Golden Engine 6Tender 6
76315 Mississippi Avenue, Lakewood Engine 7Medic 7ARM 1
89001 West Jewell Avenue, Lakewood Engine 8Tower 8Medic 8


Boat 8
Storage station with same locationDIVE 2

Support 8 Boat 8

9101 Red Rocks Business Drive, Morrison Engine 9Brush 9

Brush 39

UTV 9

103535 South Kipling Street, Lakewood Rescue 10Medic 10

Medic 19

ATV 2

Collapse Rescue 10

SAM 2

Bureau 7

Rehab / MCI unit

Technical rescue trailer

1115629 West Belleview Avenue, Morrison Engine 11Brush Engine 11
129990 West Alamo Place, Littleton Engine 12Medic 12
1312613 West Indore Place, Littleton Engine 13Medic 13Brush 13
1410305 West Chatfield Avenue, Littleton Truck 14District Chief 3

Rescue 14 AIR 14

156220 North Roxborough Park RoadEngine 15Medic 15Brush 15
163880 Upham Street, Wheat Ridge Engine 16Medic 16District Chief 1
1710901 West 38th Avenue, Wheat Ridge Engine 17Medic 17Brush 17

Swift Water Rescue 17

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References

  1. "Page 4 from 'WMFR Report to the Community 2018' by West Metro Fire Rescue". WMFR Report to the Community 2018. Retrieved May 27, 2020.
  2. "District History | West Metro Fire Protection District, CO". www.westmetrofire.org. Retrieved May 27, 2020.
  3. "Wheat Ridge Fire and West Metro Fire Rescue are merging". West Metro Fire Rescue.
  4. "West Metro Fire Rescue Stations". West Metro Fire Rescue.
  5. "West Metro Fire Rescue". 5280fire.com. Retrieved May 27, 2020.