West Metro Fire Rescue
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| Operational area | |
|---|---|
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Colorado |
| Counties | Douglas and Jefferson counties |
| Agency overview | |
| Established | 1995 |
| Annual calls | 34,222 (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]
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
