ABOUT THE DEPARTMENT
The Falcon Fire Protection District (FFPD) is comprised entirely of unincorporated areas of El Paso County, Colorado’s most populous county. The District, without any organized towns or cities, is experiencing a rapid growth rate and gains an average of 800 homes and 2,000 new citizens every year.
The Department is governed by a five-member, publicly-elected Board of Directors who serve four-year terms. The Department is managed by a career Fire Chief and three battalion chiefs (one per shift). The Department currently has 21 career firefighter/emergency medical technicians (EMTs) and 20 volunteer-reserve firefighter/EMTs. It also supports a reserve emergency medical services program comprised of 12 EMTs who respond to emergency medical calls.
The Department responds to calls within 116 square miles of unincorporated El Paso County and 17 square miles within the city limits of Colorado Springs. It serves more than 26,000 residents and protects more than 11,000 structures with a market value at more than $3.1 billion.
We respond to about 1,800 calls a year in Falcon. We have one of the highest call volumes of all the fire districts in El Paso County.
All alarm responses are made within an eight minute average for District 1. The Department operates from five stations for the protection of our citizens and businesses.
- Our Headquarters Building is on Old Meridian Road.
- Station 1, our newest station, is at Meridian Ranch Boulevard and Stapleton Road. It is staffed 24/7 with four firefighters on each of the three shifts.
- Station 2, on North Meridian Road in the north end of the District, is not staffed.
- Station 3, on Jones Road in the south end of the District, is not staffed.
- Station 4 (Cimarron Hills Station 1) located on Peterson Road is staffed by two Falcon firefighter/EMTs.
To assure timely responses in outlying areas, select volunteers are equipped to respond directly to the scene of an emergency bringing with them medical supplies, oxygen and automatic defibrillators. All volunteers are issued their own protective equipment and will frequently report directly to the scene of a fire emergency to provide valuable information to responding firefighters and immediate protective actions as required.
FFPD has an insurance rating (ISO) of 6 for all properties within five road miles of any of the stations and an insurance rating of 10 for all properties outside the five road mile area. The FFPD is supported by a property tax rate of 5.712 mills. The highly efficient volunteer-based combination department saves tax payers thousands of dollars over other full time staffed fire districts in El Paso County; something the board of directors, administrators and firefighters accomplish with a great deal of pride.
Historical Background
The Falcon Volunteer Fire Department was organized in 1975 and incorporated on March 3, 1977 by a group of volunteers who saw a need in the community. The Department owned and operated the assets of the department until the formation of the Falcon Fire Protection District, a special district under the statutes of the state of Colorado. The Falcon Volunteer Fire Department (FVFD) is still in existence today as a tax exempt 501(c)(3) entity and is a standalone organization from the FFPD.
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