Mountain Area Volunteer Fire Fighters         Mountain Firefighter Challenge

Pictures, Names, Age and Company of all 343 firefighters killed on 911 in NY.

        
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Our volunteer fire fighters are heroic folks who spend their own time and money to combat fire – the greatest risk to our mountain community. Here is a brief description of who these folks are and what their needs may be for their particular department…

Elk Creek Volunteer Fire Department Elk Creek Fire Department has 70 volunteers on its staff.   Roughly 6,500 homeowners (or 98 square miles of land) are covered by the Elk Creek Fire Protection District.  This department responds to approx. 1,100 calls per year.  Money received from the community will be used to address purchases that tax dollars do not cover, such as special fire resistant clothing, boots, wildland tools, and other fire apparatuses.   More at www.elkcreekfire.org.
Evergreen Volunteer Fire Department Evergreen Fire Department with 100 volunteers on its staff cover thousands of homeowners and 121 square miles of land and are known as the Evergreen Fire Protection District.  This department responds to approx. 1,800 calls per year.  Money received from the community will be used to address purchases that tax dollars do not cover, such as special fire resistant clothing, boots, wildland tools, and other fire apparatuses.  More at www.evfd.org
Indian Hills Volunteer Fire Department Indian Hills Fire Department has 40 volunteers on its staff.   Roughly 750 homeowners (or 12 square miles of land) are covered by the Indian Hills Fire Protection District.  This department responds to approx 225 calls per year.  Money received from the community will be used to address purchases that tax dollars do not cover, such as new and improved fire fighting equipment, clothing, computers, and an SCBA Cascade System (fills oxygen tanks for fire fighters), and other fire apparatuses.   More at www.fire-ems.net/firedept/view/IndianHillsCO
Inter- Canyon Volunteer Fire Department Inter- Canyon Fire Department has  61 volunteers on its staff.   Roughly 50 square miles of land are covered by the Inter- Canyon Fire Protection District.  This department responds to approximately 350 calls per year, of which about 80% are rescue calls.  Money received from the community will be used to address purchases that tax dollars do not cover, such as two more new Cardiac Monitors, a remodel of Station 3 on Hwy 285, a new radio system, replacing all the mobile radios in all 16 trucks/ambulances, personal radios, new pagers and chargers for all 61 members, portable radios for officers and senior members on the department, updating old bunker gear, fire equipment, rescue equipment and funding training opportunities.   More at www.intercanyonfire.org
North Fork Volunteer Fire Department - Website North Fork Fire Department has 29 volunteers on its staff.   Roughly 530 homeowners (or 155 square miles of land) are covered by the North Fork Fire Protection District.  This department responds to approx. 165 calls per year.  Money received from the community will be used to address purchases that tax dollars do not cover, such as special fire resistant clothing, boots, wildland tools, and other fire apparatuses.   More at www.northforkfire.org
Platte Canyon Volunteer Fire Department Platte Canyon Fire Department has 55 volunteers on its staff who each receive 36 hours of training each year.  Roughly 9,500 homeowners (or 280 square miles of land) are covered by the Platte Canyon Fire Protection District.  This department responds to approx. 800 calls per year.  Money received from the community will be used to address purchases that tax dollars do not cover, such as special fire resistant clothing, boots, wild land tools, and other fire apparatuses.

   
Click the firefighter to hear actual firefighter radio call  (thanks to Northfork VFD)

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