CSFD Fire Organizational Overview Flashcards
Land Mass of Colorado Springs
194 sq. miles
-This makes Colorado Springs the largest city in Colorado by land mass.
County
El Paso County
Popluation
475,963
-Making Colorado Springs the 2nd largest city in population, second to Denver.
Colorado Springs was founded on…
July 31, 1871
Founder…
General William Jackson Palmer
CSFD founded on…
February 12, 1894…City council voted to move from a volunteer department to a paid department. Volunteer companies disbanded.
Mission of CSFD
“The Mission of the CSFD is to provide fire, emergency, and prevention services with professionalism, compassion, and excellence.”
FD Budget
General: 55.6 mil
PSST: 19 mil
Grants: 1.9 mil
Total: 76.5 mil
Employees
451 sworn FTEs
57.5 civilian FTEs
+14 that are grant funded
Response Times Standards: First Due and Effective Force
First Due: 8 minutes
Effective Force: 12 minutes
2018 Alarms
68,853 calls
Work Schedule
Berkley System
Station Programs
Wildland x 3 Heavy Rescue x 1 Structure Firefighting x 22 High Angle Rescue x 2 Hazmat x 3 Fire Prevention x 22 Emergency Management x 22 EMS x 22
Type of Government
CS has a mayor-council form of municipal government with 9 city council members who serve 4-yr terms
CSPD Chief
Chief Vince Niski
Community Profile
- Garden of the Gods
- Pikes Peak (America’s Mountain)
- US Olympic Training Center
- US Air Force Academy
- The Broadmoor Hotel
Military Installations
- Fort Carson Army Base
- Schriever AFB
- Peterson AFB
- Cheyenne Mountain Air Station (NORAD)
- US Air Force Academy
Services Provided
- Fire Suppression
- EMS: EMT/PM
- Hazmat
- Heavy Rescue
- High Angle Rescue
- TEMS
- Wildland Mitigation
- Public Education
- Home Inspections
- Home Flu Shots
- Code Enforcement
- Plans Review
- Fire Investigations
- Fire Factor
- Special Event Support
- Recovery and Assistance
- Business Outreach
- CARES: Community Outreach
Outside Agency Agreements
-Mutual Aid: ALL Fire Agencies, Forest Service, AMR
-Automatic Aid: Black Forest, Donald Westcott, Fort Carson
Intergovernmental Agreements: EPC S&R, Peterson AFD
Contracted Fire Service: Seven Falls
FDC HQ
375 Printers Pkwy
FDC West: Medical HQ
370 Printers Pkwy
Logistics and Transportation: Maintenance
3677 E. Bijou
Fire Chief
Chief Ted Collas
Deputy Chief of Operations
Deputy Chief Randy Royal
