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Leadville Fire outlines training center, resident‑firefighter program and capital needs
Summary
The fire chief briefed commissioners on the department’s Headwaters Training Center, the resident reserve program tied to SAFER grants, recent apparatus acquisitions paid from a fire fund, and long‑term needs including additional tactical wildland apparatus and staffing.
The Leadville Fire Chief updated Lake County commissioners on Jan. 20 about training, staffing and capital projects tied to the department’s Headwaters Training Center (HTC) and resident reserve program.
Training and resident program: the department built a training complex from repurposed shipping containers at a site near Half Moon Campground to host a locally run fire academy and associated classrooms and burn‑props. The district partnered with a local community college (College of Mountain C) under an intergovernmental agreement to support a fire science curriculum and to provide a part‑time captain who oversees training. The fire department used a federal SAFER grant to…
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