With Pride and Professionalism, the Fire District will provide the highest level of emergency and public service in response to the needs of our community.
Who We Are
THE GRAND LAKE FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT IS A SMALL COMBINATION FIRE AND RESCUE AGENCY SERVING THE GREATER GRAND LAKE AREA FROM COUNTY ROAD 4 NORTH TO ROCKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK. WE RESPOND TO STRUCTURE OR WILDLAND FIRES, MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENTS, TECHNICAL ROPE RESCUE, MEDICAL REQUESTS FOR HELP AND EVERYTHING IN BETWEEN. WE ARE ACTIVELY INVOLVED IN EMERGENCY RESPONSE PRE-PLANNING AND IN PROVIDING THE BEST FREE PUBLIC EDUCATION PROGRAMS POSSIBLE.
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The History of Grand Lake Fire Protection District
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 bent front bumpers on their personal pickup trucks, which they would use to push the fire engine to get to the fire faster. The fire engine had a big bumper on the back so members could drive their own trucks up behind the fire engine and push it. When a member’s personal truck would start to overheat, a different member would take a turn pushing the fire truck. All in the effort to get to the fire faster!
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 April 2017, Grand Lake Fire changed duty staff shifts to 48/96 shifts. The crews work two 24-hour shifts and then are off four days. The 48/96 shift means that the firehouse is staffed seven days a week, 24 hours a day with full time staff members.
November of 2019, the constituents asked for increased EMS services and wildland services in Grand Lake and voted for a mill levy increase to make this happen. With this funding, Grand Lake Fire added 4 full-time Paramedics and a full-time Wildland Coordinator to our team.
Now in 2021 Grand Lake Fire has grown into a successful combination fire department with highly trained staff a strong resident program. The wildland mitigation program is thriving and the training programs are top quality. Grand Lake Fire improved our fleet of fire response vehicles with the addition of a new Pierce Aerial and Pierce Fire Engine.