Fire Board
Board of Directors Elected
Voters in the Falcon Fire Protection District returned one existing member of the Board of Directors and elected two new board members following the May 4 election.
Michael Collins – Board President
Director Collins was elected to the Board of Directors in May 2004. He is a board certified Adult Respiratory Care Practitioner and Trauma Nurse with more than 47 years experience in the emergency medical and fire science fields. He retired from the Falcon Fire Department with 15 years of service and he also served with the West Park Fire Department, the Wescott Fire Protection District and the Hartsel Fire Protection District. He also taught Fire Science and Emergency Medical Technician classes at Pikes Peak Community College for more than 15 years. He co-owns Clean-Scene CrimeClean-Up and has 55 years of continuous service to the Boy Scouts of America.
“The reason I ran for the board was to help assure that the fire department had the best equipment and manpower that we could obtain. I hope to see this department continue to grow and retain the best firefighters that are available. The economy is going to be the biggest challenge in the near future, but we are sound, strong and will survive,” he said
David Kelly Starkman – Board Vice President
Director Starkman was appointed to the Falcon Fire Protection District Board of Directors in 2008. He was elected to a four-year team in May 2010. The son of a firefighter, Director Starkman served as a volunteer firefighter and lieutenant for the Westcott Fire District in the late 1980s and early 1990s. “It’s going to be real challenging in the next few years, but we have to make level-headed, good decisions to keep us on solid ground for the future,” he said. Director Starkman owns Picket Fence Lawn and Landscape in Falcon.
Phillip Theodore – Treasurer
Director Theodore was elected to a four-year term on the Falcon Fire Protection District Board of Directors in May 2010. He currently serves as the Board’s treasurer. Director Theodore is a satellite systems engineer at Schriever Air Force Base and he previously served in the U.S. Army for nine years. "One of my strengths is that I bring in a completely independent viewpoint," he said. "I view the Board as the administrative arm of the District. It gives the chief and the firefighters the training and equipment they need to fulfill the mission, which is protecting the community."
Daniel L. Kupferer - Director
Director Kupferer was sworn in on January 19, 2011. Director Kupferer is a long time resident of the Fire District and had served as a Volunteer with the Falcon Fire Department from 1980 to 1999. Director Kupferer served on the Falcon Board of Directors from May 2000 to end of term in May of 2004. He was subsequently appointed to fill a vacant Board position in August 2005 and was elected to fulfill the remainder of that term in May 2006.
Casey Shifflet – Secretary
Director Shifflet was elected to a two-year term with the Falcon Fire Protection District in May 2010. He is a paramedic field training officer with American Medical Response. He has worked in emergency medical services for 34 years, 22 years in El Paso County. “The Board has a specific job to do that doesn’t have anything to do with the day-to-day operation of the fire department. That’s the chief’s job, and the chief should be allowed to do it,” he said. “My major concerns are equipping the firefighters with what they need to do their job safely and community education to prevent fires. I’m interested in helping the department move forward on the money we’ve got and making the best use of the volunteers.”
Director Shifflet’s wife, Tracey, also is a paramedic/field training officer at AMR. They have three children and two grandchildren. He also serves on the board of directors for the RushMiller Foundation.
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