District Board and Community Members, 

In 2023, we faced several challenges and also had many exciting accomplishments. The District broke ground in August on a new 6,500 square foot equipment and apparatus storage facility at the Station 3 location. Freddy the Fire Truck was completely refurbished with LED lights, improved sound, and proved to be an excellent fire prevention tool for our team. In April, Banner Ambulance notified the District that they could no longer provide two ambulances for our community due to financial constraints. In September, coverage was lessened to one dedicated ambulance with back up coverage from the Greeley area. In December, the District Board approved an agreement with Intermountain Health, formerly known as Platte Valley Medical Center in Brighton, to provide an ambulance for the community as part of a regional coverage area with Hudson and Southeast Weld Fire Protection Districts. Training Lt. Ryan Pfeiffer received his Fire Officer I from the Center for Public Safety Excellence, an outstanding achievement. Four firefighters were able to attend the Fire Department Instructors Conference in Indianapolis. The District purchased two new pickups, one for Fire Prevention and one for maintenance to replace two 20-year-old vehicles. We replaced two roof top heating and cooling units for the Training Center at a cost of $70,000.00. We again conducted several significant training courses on site that included a 40-hour rope rescue technician course, Firefighter II Academy, mock incident/drill at the Williams Gas Plant, and multiple mutual/auto aid drills and trainings with neighboring partners. We also entered into an agreement with Kevin Body of Redline Leadership LLC. to provide leadership training and professional development to our staff beginning in 2023 and continuing in 2024. In December, the administrative staff began working 10-hour days and the District Office is now closed on Fridays. We strive to serve our community with the highest level of emergency services. I want to thank our staff for their outstanding work again in 2023 and we look forward to 2024.

Respectfully Submitted,

Phil Tiffany
Fire Chief