Formed in the mid-1980s and incorporated by the State of Colorado in 1993, the Douglas County Fire Chiefs Association (DCFCA) is comprised of the Fire and Rescue Departments located in Douglas County and portions of Arapahoe County. In addition, membership is also held by other public safety agencies, including law enforcement, EMS, and emergency management.
The mission of the Douglas County Fire Chiefs Association is:
- To promote fire safety and prevention awareness
- To promote interagency cooperation through friendship and communication
- To promote efficiency in a coordinated Emergency Medical System throughout the County
- To work on and resolve problems facing Douglas County Fire and EMS agencies
- To cooperate on issues of mutual importance, i.e. automatic and mutual aid, communications, purchasing, disaster planning, and other issues
- And, To speak as a unified voice on emergency response issues to the citizens and governing bodies of the County.
The Association works on issues facing the entire County and, to a large extent and with the advent of Homeland Security, issues facing the State. Although many of our member agencies have very unique needs and issues, the cohesive tone that exists between the agencies and the ability to obtain consensus through a democratic process has made the group a strong resource. In 1993, the Douglas County Board of County Commissioners recognized the DCFCA “as a body of knowledge to be consulted on issues relating to Fire and Emergency Medical Services.”
The Association conducts business using Robert’s Rules of Order and elects an Executive Board every two years. Division Chief Norris Croom, Castle Rock Fire and Rescue Department, currently serves as President, with Chief Jamey Bumgarner, Larkspur Fire Protection District, as Vice President and Chief Dan Qualman, Parker Fire Protection District, as the Secretary/Treasurer.
Varying in size, the fire departments in Douglas County represent the entire spectrum of the fire service. From all volunteer to combination to all career members, these Departments provide services ranging from basic medical care and firefighting to airport crash fire rescue and hazardous materials response. Some members participate in a regional dive team, national wildland firefighting deployments, Tactical Medic programs, and with Colorado USAR Task Force 1.
Mutual and auto aid agreements are in place between all members so that in the event of a large-scale emergency which exceeds the capabilities of the initial department, additional resources can be requested without delay. The best demonstration of this occurred during the Hayman Fire in 2002, and again in 2004 with the Cherokee Fire, in which every member had units deployed at one time or another.
Holding monthly meetings, the DCFCA welcomes presentations and speakers that have materials pertinent to the “All Hazards” risks that we are constantly faced with. If you are interested in making a presentation, please contact one of the officers listed.
The current members of the Association are listed below and include email and web addresses where available:
DOUGLAS COUNTY FIRE CHIEFS ASSOCIATION
2007 MEMBERSHIP ROSTER
ACTION CARE AMBULANCE14854 E. Hinsdale Avenue, #H Englewood, CO 80112 720-870-4700 Fax: 720-870-4710 President: Allen Powers Vice President: Bill Wallace Chief of Operations: Eric Levings Director of Communic: Bill Bryan bryanb@actioncare.com |
CASTLE ROCK FIRE300 Perry Street Castle Rock, CO 80104 303-660-1066 Fax: 303-660-1069 Chief: Art Morales Cell 303-435-0608 Pg 303-540-1676Dep. Chief: WayneSchwartz wschwartz@crgov.comCell 303-435-0612 Pg 303-890-5628 Div. Chief/Ops: Norris Croom Cell 303-435-1558 Pg 303-826-3430 Div. Chief/Trng: Rick Auston Cell 303-435-1556 Pg 303-890-5448 |
COLORADO STATE FOREST SERVICEP.O. Box 485 2068 N. Hwy. 83 Franktown, CO 80116 303-660-9625 Fax: 303-688-2919 District Forester: Mike Bahm H 303-660-9230 Pg 303-851-5606 Cell 303-726-7292 |
CUNNINGHAM FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT2015 S. Dayton Street Denver, CO 80231 303-755-9202 Fax: 303-752-1857 Chief: Jerry Rhodes X1107 jrhodes@cfpd.org Asst. Chief: Mike Walters X1110 mwalters@cfpd.org Div. Chief Ops: Paul Petruccelli X1111 ppetruccelli@cfpd.org Div. Chief IT: David Markham X1101 dmarkham@cfpd.org Bureau Chief: Ralph Vickrey X1120 rvickrey@cfpd.org Fire Marshal: Greg Hard X1103 ghard@cfpd.org |
DOUGLAS COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS4000 Justice Center Way Castle Rock, CO 80104 Admin. 303-660-7505 Dispatch 303-660-7500 Fax 303-688-1447 |
DOUGLAS COUNTY SEARCH & RESCUEP.O. Box 1102 Castle Rock, CO 80104 303-688-2751 Fax: 303-688-2147 Field Director: Bruce Fosdick H 303-688-9612 Fax: 303-688-2147 |
DOUGLAS COUNTY SHERIFFS OFFICE4000 Justice Way Suite 3621 Castle Rock, CO 80109 303-660-7505 Fax: 303-663-0688 Sheriff: David Weaver W 303-660-7505 Undersheriff: Tony Spurlock W 303-660-7505 Support Services Captain: Brad Heyden W 303-660-7594 Fax 303-663-0688 Communications Manager: Cory Friend Director of Emergency Management: Dan Huse W 303-660-7589 |
FORESTREE DEVELOPMENT LLC7377 Osage Road Larkspur, CO 80118 Ph/Fax: 303-681-2492 Cell: 720-530-6527 Keith Worley |
FRANKTOWN FIREP.O. Box 53 Franktown, CO 80116 303-688-3811 Fax: 303-688-6940 Chief: Lee Willis |
HEALTHONE EMS333 W.333 W. Hampden Ave. Ste. 2200 Englewood, CO 80110 303-788-6328 Fax: 303-788-7656 DCFCA REP: Randy Pennington Randy.Pennington@HealthONEcares.com Director: Patricia L. Tritt |
Sky Ridge Medical Center10101 RidgeGate Parkway Lone Tree, CO 80124 President/CEO: Maureen Tarrant 720-225-1001 Fax: 720-225-1009 maureen.tarrant@HealthONEcares.com Trauma/EMS Coord: Garrett Chism 720-225-1477 Pg 303-208-0399 |
JACKSON 105 FIREP.O. Box 227Sedalia, CO 80135303-688-1218 Fax: 303-688-4419Chief: Randy Rafferty 303-760-8493 Fire Marshal: Tad Keegan 303-851-3159 EMS: Jackie Finch 303-826-7322 |
LARKSPUR FIRE9414 S. Spruce Mt. Road Larkspur, CO 80118 303-681-3284 Fax: 303-681-3201 Chief: Jamey Bumgarner, Jr. Pg: 303-208-6247 Div. Chief of EMS: Stuart Mills Cell: 303-880-4723 Pg 303-207-9276 Training Lieutenant: Steve Wagner Cell: 303-304-2126 Pg: 303-891-3796 Fire Marshal: Randy Johnson Cell: 303-880-4725 |
LITTLETON FIRE2255 W. Berry Ave. Littleton, CO 80165 303-795-3800 Fax: 303-795-3929 Chief: John Mullin Div. Chief/Operations: Roland Seno Div. Chief/Fire Marshal: Jim Hofstra Div. Chief/Training: Jay Ruoff Div. Chief/EMS: Wayne Zygowicz Div. Chief/Support Services: Doug Ireland |
LITTLETON FIRE COMMUNICATIONS2255 W. Berry Ave. Littleton, CO 80165 303-795-3812 Fax: 303-794-2159 DCFCA REP: Doug Terry |
MOUNTAIN COMMUNITIES FIREP.O. Box 7278 Woodland Park, CO 80863 1-719-687-1858 Fax: 1-719-687-3909 Chief: Keith Luedtke 1-719-687-1858 Asst. Chief: Tom Canavan 303-647-2224 |
NORTH FORK FPDPO Box 183 Buffalo Creek, CO 80425 Chief: Curt Rogers |
PARKER FIRE10235 Parkglenn Way Parker, CO 80138 E-Mail: www.parkerfire.org 720-274-3700 Fax: 303-841-5961 Chief: Dan Qualman Pg 303-891-8615 Div. Chief/Operations: Bob Baker Pg 303-826-9484 Div. Chief/Administration: Jim Drummond Pg 303-891-8452 Div. Chief/Community Safety Svs: Vince Turner Pg 303-891-0696 Bureau Chief/Special Operations: Rick Lewis Pg 303-855-3514 Bureau Chief/EMS: Mike Bilo Pg 303-891-3574 Bureau Chief/Fleet: Brian Brown Pg 303-994-2809 |
PARKER/PORTER/LITTLETONADVENTIST HOSPITALS2490 South Corona Street Denver, CO 80210 PKR/PAH/LAH EMS Director: Anne Clouatre 303-765-6367 LAH CEO/President: Ken Bacon 303-730-5800 LAH Trauma Manager: Kim Muramoto 303-738-2629 LAH ED Manager: Sally Heaton 303-738-2620 PKR CEO/President: Ken Bacon 303-269-4015 PKR ED/Trauma Director: TBD 303-269-4045 PAH CEO/President: James Boyle 303-778-5294 PAH Ed Director: Belinda Shaw 303-778-5619 |
PIKE NATIONAL FOREST19316 Goddard Ranch Ct. Morrison, CO 80465 303-275-5610 Fire Mgmt. Officer: Gary Shaffer 303-275-5632 Cell: 303-601-6439 Fax: 303-275-5642 |
REGIONAL HAZ MAT BOARD OFARAPAHOE & DOUGLAS COUNTIES13101 Broncos Parkway Centennial, CO 80012 |
SOUTH METRO FIRE RESCUE9195 E. Mineral Ave. Centennial, CO 80112 720-488-7200 Fax: 720-488-7299 E-Mail: www.southmetro.org Chief: Bob Rinne H 303-683-1403 Pg 303-266-7414 Deputy Chief/Operations: Dennis Wehling H: 303-525-5100 Pg 303-266-7434 Bureau Chief/Support Svs: Rich McGowan H 303-770-2668 Pg 303-890-4899 Bureau Chief/Life Safety: Mike Dell’Orfano H: 720-746-0557 Pg 303-891-9612 Bureau Chief/Training: Dave Daley H: 303-693-2448 Pg 303-206-8129 Bureau Chief/Special Operations: Dan Mullin H: 303-795-7250 Pg 303-206-9182 Bureau Chief/Line Operations: Dan Mulroney H: 303-791-6370 Pg 303-208-6021 |
WEST DOUGLAS COUNTY FIREP.O. Box 408 Sedalia, CO 80135 303-688-6055 Fax: 303-688-6798 Chief: Roxanne Burns
Asst. Chief: Chuck Unitt Pager: 303-208-7532 Asst. Chief 2: Elver Robbins Asst Chief 3: Terry Thompson Cell: 303-263-7002 Fire Marshal: Howard Hardy Medical Officer: Cherie Stephans |
WEST METRO FIRE447 S. Allison Parkway Lakewood, CO 80226-3128 303-989-4307 Fax: 303-989-6725 Chief: Doug McBee |