24130 Main Street, PO Box 98,
Elbert, Colorado 80106
Non Emergency Phone: 303-648-3000 Fax: 303-648-3650
The ELBERT FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT (EFPD) covers 183 square miles
and serves about 1,000 people. From Elbert the boundaries are about 4
miles west, 13 miles east, 5 miles north and 8 miles south of the town
and includes about 2 miles of Northern El Paso County.
Elbert
County has teamed up with the 911 Authority board, Fire
Departments and local Towns to implement CodeRED, an
emergency notification system via phone, a service FREE to
Elbert County residents. For more information
Click Here.
CPR/ First Aid Classes By learning CPR you increase the
chance of survival for a loved one, neighbor or even a stranger.
Please make knowing CPR/ First Aid a priority.
Volunteer w/ Elbert Fire
Volunteerism
is a tradition in the United States. American's have a
long history of forming voluntary groups of citizens to work
on common problems and interests, and volunteering is one of
the most commonplace activities in our society today.
Emergency
medical services have depended on volunteer support for many
years. The importance of volunteers to the delivery of
emergency medical services cannot be overstated. Rural
America relies almost totally on the volunteer system to
provide EMS and fire services in a timely manner.
Join the 27
men and women on the Elbert
Volunteer Fire Department. FREE training. Can lead
to a career as a firefighter or EMT.
Support to Victims of
Fire
Unable to donate your time? You can still help. A
fund was set up to help victims of fire in the Elbert Fire
Protection District. For more information
e-mail,
call (303) 648-3000 or write to:
Elbert Fire
Protection District P.O. Box 98, 24310 Main
Street
Elbert, Colorado 80106
This site was last
updated:
Saturday January 09, 2010 05:50:03 PM
Sorry if we woke you in the middle of the night
but someone in your neighborhood is fighting for their life. Sorry
if we block the road and make you turn around but there's been a
bad wreck with dying children on the ground.
When
you see us coming you'll understand. Let us have the right of way
someone needs a helping hand. Sometimes a child is chocking
sometimes a broken leg. Sometimes a heart stops beating, and we
got there to late.
So if you see us crying when
we think we are alone you'll know we had a "bad" one and were
feeling mighty low. We don't do it for the money - you know we
don't get paid. We don't do it for the glory but for a life that
might get saved.
Somewhere deep within us our
souls are crying out "We are here to help our neighbors in their
hour of pain and doubt." God gave us something special to help us
see you through, we do it because we are needed and we care about
you too.
Highlights
January Birthdays
Happy Birthday
Lynn
Hayes & Kevin Pranger
January 9th, 2010
Elbert Fire Awards
Ceremony for Members & Retirement Party for Chuck Forsyth
The
Elbert Fire Awards Ceremony for members is tonight along with
a retirement party for Chuck Forsyth. Thank you Chuck for 28
years of dedication and courage. We love you!
December 9th
Elbert County Fire Chief’s Association raises Burn Restriction to Stage II
effective December 9th, 2009
On Wednesday, December 9th, 2009, the Elbert County Fire
Chiefs Association recommended increasing the county wide burn
ban for all unincorporated areas of Elbert County to a Stage
II restriction level. This will remain in effect until further
notice.
Under Stage II restrictions, no open burning is allowed, the
sale and use of fireworks and education rockets are
prohibited. The safe use of charcoal and gas grills are
allowed and not affected by this ban. Violation of the burn
restriction carries penalties for 1st time offenses of $110.00
as set forth in the county burn restriction ordinance 06-01.
“Even with the snow, we have too much dead ground cover that
burns very well,” said John Hillmann , Big Sandy Fire
Protection District Chief and Fire Chief Association Chairman.
For further information call the Elbert County Office of
Emergency Management at 303.805.6131 or your local Fire
Protection District.
__________________
Best Regards,
OEM
November 10th
Elbert FIRE BOARD
MEETING
The Fire Board Meeting for
11/10/09 has been canceled. The next meeting will be at 7pm on
12/08/09.
November 4th
Elbert School
Booster Club News
The Elbert Booster Club would like
to introduce you to an exciting new fundraiser for our school-
the Blastoff Network!
The Blastoff Network is your personal launch pad to the
internet. All of your favorite websites can be added to and
accessed from your very own customized homepage - your
favorite news, games, videos, music, social networks, etc.
What’s more…Blastoff pays YOU cash back for every online
purchase you make from your website through the Blastoff Mall-
up to 10% cash back!
There’s even more… when you join through the Elbert Booster
Club website and then invite your friends to join, and they
invite their friends to join, our school’s network grows.
Every time anyone in the network shops online, our school
makes money! Every time our network grows, so does our
potential for earnings!
Blastoff is completely free to join, tons of fun, and easy to
use. We encourage you to sign up today and invite all of your
friends and family to do the same. Let’s all blast off
together to raise funds for Elbert School!
Joining is FREE and as easy as 1-2-3-4!
From your personal homepage, click the shopping cart icon to
visit the Blastoff Mall and start saving big and earning cash
back at over 500 of your favorite retailers – Target, Barnes &
Noble, iTunes, Old Navy, Travelocity- just to name a few.
Raising Money For Our School Has Never Been Easier!
Join as a member of the Elbert Booster Club network and then
invite all of your friends and family to join as well. With
each new member, our school network grows and we earn money
every time we shop online. It’s that easy!
** Must be 18 to join the Blastoff network and earn cash back.
For more information about the Blastoff Network, please visit
http://blastoffnetwork.com.
“Our school joined Blastoff and has invited all of its
families to join also as a way to generate much-needed funds.
We have had over 100 families sign up so far! Other schools in
our district see the tremendous potential and now are joining
as well!” – Testimonial from the Blastoff Network website
November 1st
Keep your Family
Safe
With the clock
change replace the batteries in your smoke and carbon monoxide
detectors and make sure they are working properly. Help
out your senior neighbors and offer to check theirs.
October 31st
EFR OPEN HOUSE FOR
HALLOWEEN
October Birthday's
HAPPY BIRTHDAY
Lt. Michael Keough
September Birthday's
HAPPY BIRTHDAY
Chief John Gresham
& Engineer Michael (Codeman) Tweedy
Press Release from OEM
September is
National Preparedness Month
The Elbert County
Office of Emergency Management would like to remind you that
September is “National Preparedness” month. It’s a reminder to
prepare for the changing weather and life safety emergencies.
“We have had an interesting year in Colorado weather patterns
this year leaving some people to believe we are going to have
a strong winter season” said Cory Stark, Coordinator with the
Office of Emergency Management. Having a vehicle survival kit
is a good habit to have with items like blankets, warm weather
gear, non perishables and water, flares and reflectors,
essential medications, cell phone chargers, waterproof matches
and candles, portable radios, flash lights, batteries, fire
extinguisher, 1st aid kit and always try and keep your vehicle
full of gas during the colder months.
The intent of the preparedness campaign is to get the word out
to start preparing for winter weather and personal safety. The
preparedness campaign reaches out to our kids as well, with an
exciting new assembly that is reaching out to schools. Two
schools in Elbert County were selected for “Preparedness
Month” by Emergency Management for an opportunity from “Ready
Colorado” and “Radio Disney” with a preparedness assembly.
Elbert and Kiowa school districts will host this exciting and
informative assembly on the 2nd of September to bring
entertainment around safety practices for elementary and
middle school students. “This is a great opportunity for the
kids to have some fun learning the importance of personal
safety” said Cory Stark.
In light of “Preparedness Month” Emergency Management is
bringing more CPR opportunities for the public to get this
important training. Preparedness is not just about the weather
and travel but home and health too. “Community CPR and AED
(Automated External Defribulator) is the single most important
training community members can do to prepare themselves for
family emergencies” said Dian Bowers, Fire Chief of the Kiowa
Fire Department. Emergency Management agrees and will host
another class courtesy of Citizen Corps on October 10th 2009
at 10:00am with location to be determined. Seating is by RSVP
only and class size is limited, so call and reserve your seat
today by calling the Office of Emergency Management at
303-805-6132
“Getting
prepared for emergencies we hope we never have, can be a
challenging task, but surviving a storm or saving a life is an
immeasurable reward” said Cory Stark
September 4th, 5th, 6th and 7th
FILL THE BOOT
Bring the kids out
to meet Elbert Fire's new mascot and help Fill the Boot for
Muscular Dystrophy this Friday, Saturday, Sunday and Monday. The money
raised is used to help those suffering from MD to cope with
daily challenges as well as for research to help make this
disease obsolete.
Special Thanks to
Elbert FD members/friends/family: Joe, Capt. Mike, Capt.
Robby, CJ, Justin, Kristi, Josh, Justin, Craig, Kim, Clayton,
Kyle, Cody, Karry, Zane, Ass. Chief Brandon, Cassie, Fire Pup
and the community for donating and raising $3347.75 for the
MDA fill-the-boot! In a town the size of Elbert that's
AMAZING!
August 11, 2009 7:00 PM
Board Meeting
The meeting for
the Elbert Fire Protection District's Board of Directors is 7
PM the second Tuesday of every month at the Elbert
Station.
July 11, 2009 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM
Elbert Day's
Celebrate Elbert
Days with Elbert Fire Rescue. Open House at Elbert Fire
Station. Stop fire in it's tracks! Demonstrations and
instruction for the proper use of fire extinguishers will be
held through out the day. Learn about the different
types available for the home (& kitchen), garage, and vehicle.
Take a tour of the station and apparatus. Fire safety
sheets will be available as well as information on how to
become a volunteer. We look forward to seeing you there!
June 28,
2009 8:00 AM to 1:00 PM
Pancake Breakfast
Join Elbert Fire
members in supporting the Elbert Women's Club in their
restoration of the Russell Gates Mercantile Building. The
breakfast is prepared the 4th Sunday of each month by the
Elbert Women's Club members. The club also provides a table
with gift items including books on the history of Elbert
County. Proceeds are used to restore and maintain the hall,
which was built in 1906. Donations may also be made by
contacting 303-648-3372
May 9, 2009 5:00 AM
Website Update
The website for
the Elbert Fire Protection District is undergoing a make over.
Some links will not be active. The entire site will be
up and running soon. Please check back.
Update:
PRESS RELEASE Elbert
County Board of County Commissioners Burn Restriction Level lifted
to Stage I Effective June 24th, 2009
On Wednesday, June 24th, 2009, The Elbert
County Board of County Commissioners, at the recommendation of the Elbert County
Fire Chiefs Association, downgraded the county wide burn ban for all
unincorporated areas of Elbert County back to a Stage I level. This will remain
in effect until further notice. Recent moisture received in the county has
reduced the fire danger.
Under the Stage I restrictions, no open burning
is allowed. The safe use of charcoal and gas grills are allowed and not affected
by this ban. As always, contact your local fire protection district for burn
permits. Violation of the burn restriction carries penalties for 1st time
offenses of $110.00 as set forth in the county burn restriction ordinance 06-01.
Just because the fire danger is lower doesn't
mean fires won't start. With the 4th of July just around the corner, please use
extreme caution with permissible fireworks. Check with your local fire
protection district on scheduled firework shows!
For further information call the Elbert County
Office of Emergency Management at 303.805.6131 or your local Fire Protection
District.
