Grand Lake Fire History

The Grand Lake Fire Protection District (GLFPD) was formed in 1952 as a result of a devastating fire at the Pine Cone Restaurant in the Town of Grand Lake.  In the early days, folks could tell who was on the fire department by the trucks they drove as they all had push bumpers to be able to push start our only fire engine.

In 1998 GLFPD hired its first employee, a District Administrator. This position was important to provide a contact to the community during business hours and keep track of training and certification of the volunteers.  Additionally, the position maintained all the vehicles, kept records for the state, etc.

In 1999, GLFPD went to the voters to ask for monies to build a new firehouse and acquire apparatus and equipment.  The voters passed the Bond issue which enabled us to build the new town station and acquire 9 new apparatus.  The new station was finished in 2002 and the final apparatus was acquired in 2003.

In 2003 we hired our first paid fire chief.  Additionally, the exhaustive 3 day ISO audit was completed which led to our ISO Class 4 designation, district wide, no limitations.