Rifle Fire Protection District

Wednesday, February 22, 2012

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About RFPD

DISTRICT INFORMATION
The Rifle Fire Protection District is located in Rifle, Colorado along the Colorado River.  The Rifle Volunteer Fire Department was created in 1907; and was absorbed into the Rifle Fire Protection District when it was created in 1976.  Today the Rifle Fire Protection District is a combination department, responsible for all fire and EMS responses, in a steadily growing rural area.
Population 24,000
District 411 Square Miles
Total Membership 80
Full Time Paid Staff 33
Part Time Paid Staff 35
Volunteers 16
ALS Providers 24  (12 Intermediates, 12 Paramedics)
Apparatus 3 ALS Ambulances, 3 Engines, 1 100' Platform, 1 50' Aerial Ladder, 2 Tenders, 5 Brush Trucks, 1 Battalion Chief Vehicle, 1 Technical Rescue/ Haz-Mat/Mobile Command Center Truck and Trailer, 1 Wildland Supply Cache Trailer, 2 Utility Truck, 1 Mobile Air Trailer and 3 Chief/Staff SUVs, 1 Polaris Ranger
Stations 3

DEPARTMENT PROFILE
The Rifle Fire Protection District is dispatched by the Garfield County Emergency Communications Authority, which is a countywide public safety answering and dispatch center.  The district is also a member of a multi-county mutual aid agreement, aiding departments both locally and within the seven member counties.


Firefighter Duties Include:

Fire Suppression
Emergency Medical Services
Hazardous Materials Mitigation Fire Prevention
Rescue
Training and Public Education
Commercial Occupancy Inspections
Arson Investigation
Apparatus Maintenance
Station Cleaning and Maintenance
Preplanning