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. Chief Jamey Bumgarner, Larkspur Fire Protection District, currently serves as President, with Chief Tad Keegan, Jackson 105 Fireprotection District serves as Vice President, Division Chief Vince Turner, Parker Fire Protection District/South Metro Fire Protection District, as the Secretary/Treasure and Division Chief Norris Croom, Castle Rock Fire and Rescue Departmentr serves as the member at large.
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
2009 MEMBERSHIP ROSTER
ACTION CARE AMBULANCE14854 E. Hinsdale Avenue, #H Englewood, CO 80112 President: Allen Powers Vice President: Bill Wallace Chief of Operations: Eric Levings Director of Communic: Bill Bryan |
CASTLE ROCK FIRE300 Perry Street Chief: Art Morales Dep. Chief: WayneSchwartz Div. Chief/Trng: Rick Auston |
COLORADO STATE FOREST SERVICEP.O. Box 485 District Forester: Mike Bahm |
CUNNINGHAM FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT2015 S. Dayton Street Chief: Jerry Rhodes Asst. Chief: Mike Walters Div. Chief Ops: Paul Petruccelli Div. Chief IT: David Markham Bureau Chief: Ralph Vickrey |
DOUGLAS COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS4000 Justice Center Way |
DOUGLAS COUNTY SEARCH & RESCUEP.O. Box 1102 Field Director: Bruce Fosdick |
DOUGLAS COUNTY SHERIFFS OFFICE4000 Justice Way Suite 3621 Director of Emergency Management: Support Services Captain: Brad Heyden Communications Manager: Cory Friend |
FORESTREE DEVELOPMENT LLC7377 Osage Road Keith Worley |
FRANKTOWN FIREP.O. Box 53 Chief: Lee Willis Assistant Chief: Dave Woodrick |
HEALTHONE EMS333 W.333 W. Hampden Ave. Ste. 2200 DCFCA REP: Randy Pennington Director: Patricia L. Tritt |
Sky Ridge Medical Center10101 RidgeGate Parkway President/CEO: Maureen Tarrant Trauma/EMS Coord: Garrett Chism |
JACKSON 105 FIREP.O. Box 227 Chief: Tad Keegan EMS: Jackie Fitch |
LARKSPUR FIRE9414 S. Spruce Mt. Road Chief: Jamey Bumgarner, Jr. Div. Chief of EMS: Stuart Mills Training Lieutenant: Steve Wagner Fire Marshal: Randy Johnson |
LITTLETON FIRE2255 W. Berry Ave. 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. DCFCA REP: Doug Terry |
MOUNTAIN COMMUNITIES FIREP.O. Box 7278 Chief: Keith Luedtke Asst. Chief: Tom Canavan |
NORTH FORK FPD PO Box 183 Chief: Curt Rogers |
SOUTH METRO FIRE RESCUE9195 E. Mineral Ave. Non-emergency dispatch number 720.258.8911 (new number) Chief: Dan Qualman Asst. Fire Chief Community Safety Services: Mike Dell'Orfano Assistant Fire Chief Administration: Vince Turner Assistant Fire Chief Operations: Bob Baker Fire Marshal: Rob Geislinger |
PARKER/PORTER/LITTLETONADVENTIST HOSPITALS2490 South Corona Street 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. 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 |
WEST METRO FIRE447 S. Allison Parkway Chief: Doug McBee |
WEST DOUGLAS COUNTY FIREP.O. Box 408 Chief: Roxanne Burns Asst. Chief: Chuck Unitt Asst. Chief 2: Elver Robbins Asst Chief 3: Terry Thompson Cell: 303-263-7002 Fire Marshal: Howard Hardy Medical Officer: Cherie Stephans |
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