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.
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.
In April 2016, the district grew with the absorption of the Wheat Ridge Fire Department into West Metro.
Stations and apparatus As of 2020, the district operates from the following 17 stations located throughout its service area. Fire StationLocationEngine companyTruck companyEMS unitOther units16401 West 14th Avenue, LakewoodEngine 1Medic 1 Medic 11SAM 121545 Robb Street, LakewoodEngine 2Tower 2HAZ-MAT 1395 Garrison Street, LakewoodEngine 3Medic 2 Medic 3413155 West Alameda Parkway, LakewoodEngine 4Medic 4District Chief 2 Brush 4514055 West 20th Avenue, GoldenEngine 5Medic 5HAZ-MAT 5615100 West Sixth Avenue, GoldenEngine 6Tender 676315 Mississippi Avenue, LakewoodEngine 7Medic 7ARM 189001 West Jewell Avenue, LakewoodEngine 8Tower 8Medic 8Boat 8 Storage station with same locationDIVE 2 Support 8 Boat 89101 Red Rocks Business Drive, MorrisonEngine 9Brush 9 Brush 39
UTV 9103535 South Kipling Street, LakewoodRescue 10Medic 10
Medic 19ATV 2 Collapse Rescue 10
SAM 2
Bureau 7
Rehab / MCI unit
Technical rescue trailer1115629 West Belleview Avenue, MorrisonEngine 11Brush Engine 11129990 West Alamo Place, LittletonEngine 12Medic 121312613 West Indore Place, LittletonEngine 13Medic 13Brush 131410305 West Chatfield Avenue, LittletonTruck 14District Chief 3 Rescue 14 AIR 14156220 North Roxborough Park RoadEngine 15Medic 15Brush 15163880 Upham Street, Wheat RidgeEngine 16Medic 16District Chief 11710901 West 38th Avenue, Wheat RidgeEngine 17Medic 17Brush 17 Swift Water Rescue 17
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