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Commission approves consolidation of two volunteer fire districts into Taos County Fire District 1
Summary
The commission approved Resolution 2025-20 consolidating two volunteer fire districts into Taos County Fire District 1, which staff said will improve training, response times and may lead to a better ISO rating and larger budget allocation next fiscal year.
The Board approved a resolution to consolidate two volunteer fire districts into Taos County Fire District 1 with the stated goals of improving response times, coordinating training and streamlining operations.
A presenter described the consolidation as a continuity of recent action and said both chiefs are supportive. The speaker noted the districts will keep separate funding records for the current year to document a year of joint training; after an ISO inspection next fiscal year, the districts would move to a single budget and the merged department could see an improved ISO rating (staff projected an ISO 5 and possibility of moving to ISO 4), which may increase funding to cover three main stations and one substation.
Commissioners asked how existing grant and tax revenues would be managed; the presenter said current funding streams would remain separate for the initial period but could be combined later in accordance with state rules and reporting requirements. The board moved and approved Resolution 2025-20.
