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Fire chief reports a rise in incidents, new wildland coordinator, and grant awards
Summary
Fire Chief Chad Cooper reported 284 emergency incidents in 2025 (up 25), 159 training classes, community outreach (49 smoke detectors installed), wildland suppression totals and several grants, including a $127,000 award supporting a wildland-urban-interface coordinator.
Chad Cooper presented the fire department’s annual report, summarizing calls, training, community prevention and equipment readiness. He said the department responded to 284 emergency incidents last year (25 more than the prior year), suppressed about 216 acres of wildland fire on private property and supported federal incident responses. Cooper highlighted new training metrics — about 159 classes and 3,100 instructional hours — and described outreach that installed 49 smoke detectors in the county.
Cooper also described staffing and equipment maintenance: flow-testing of SCBAs, DOT inspections of apparatus with no major deficiencies, and plans for an aerial ladder nondestructive test when due. On grants, he said the department applied for several awards, receiving $7,400 from the Volunteer Fire Assistance program, $5,000 from a community investment grant to buy bunker gear, and a $127,000 award from the Colorado River Sustainability campaign to fund the wildland-urban-interface coordinator through Oct. 31, 2026.
