Elbert Fire Rescue

24310 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.

For Emergencies

Dial 911

John Gresham
Chief

  
   Brandon Homer
Assistant Chief
  

Essie Patrick
Division Chief
 

Fire Department Information

• Stations, Apparatus & Personnel

• Burn Permits

• Fire Safety Inspections, Classes, Demos & Station Tours

A burn ban is in effect for the Elbert Fire Protection District. Please keep our community safe. Do not burn with out a permit from Elbert Fire.

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Read about it in our 2011 Annual Report

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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.

Update:

• Open Burning, Excepting charcoal grill fires, fires in approved portable exterior fireplaces, and outdoor welding or hot work

• Outdoor smoking, excepting smoking within an enclosed vehicle or building, a developed recreation site, or while stopped in an area at least three feet in diameter that is barren or cleared of all flammable materials

• The sale or use of fireworks and educational rockets

• Use of indoor fireplaces and wood burning stoves without approved chimneys and spark arrestors

• Off road vehicles without, forest service approved spark arrestors

Contact the Office of Emergency Management for further information at 303.805.6132 or email: OEM@ElbertCounty-CO.Gov. Mitigation programs are available to reduce fire danger around your property. Keep grasses down and contact your Fire Department for safety tips during this dry summer end.

Burn Permits

  
 Fire Code Requirements for Burn Permits
  

Prior to Burning:

• Fire department representative (Fire Chief, Assistant Chief or Fire Marshal) must visit the burn site and inspect burn pile material.
• If approved, a permit will be issued. (There are no fees for burn permits.)
• Burn permits will be issued for one specific day only, as listed on burn permit.
• Permittee will call Sheriffs Office at (303) 621-2027 prior to lighting material to notify authorities that the burn is about to begin.

Acceptable Burn Permit Guidelines:

• Burn pile shall be at least 50 feet from any structure or additional combustible material. Any additional combustible material around burn pile will be removed.
• Burn pile shall not exceed 10 feet wide by 10 feet wide by 6 feet high (unless fully contained in a pit or fire department officer issuing permit feels owner has adequate equipment to control a larger fire).
• Hazardous material, paper products and petroleum based products are prohibited.

During Burn Time:

• Adult supervision (18 years of age or older) must be at the burn site at all times.
• Water or other acceptable fire extinguishing equipment must be immediately available at all times during the burn.
• There may not be any wind during the burn time. If wind arises during burn time the fire should be immediately extinguished.

Permittee Responsibility:

If permittee fails to abide by these guidelines or if the fire gets out of control, permittee may be charged with all expenses necessary to extinguish the fire.  Additionally, permittee may be charged with any damage to any and all surrounding properties.  Permittee will be responsible for all fines for failure to abide by these guidelines.

For more information or to obtain a burn permit call Capt. Mike Harrower at:
303-648-3000 or email FireMarshal@elbertfire.com

Fire Danger Rating and Color Code

Low (L) (Dark Green)
Fuels do not ignite readily from small firebrands although a more intense heat source, such as lightning, may start fires in duff or punky wood. Fires in open cured grasslands may bum freely a few hours after rain, but woods fires spread slowly by creeping or smoldering, and burn in irregular fingers. There is little danger of spotting.

Moderate (M) (Light Green or Blue)
Fires can start from most accidental causes, but with the exception of lightning fires in some areas, the number of starts is generally low. Fires in open cured grasslands will burn briskly and spread rapidly on windy days. Timber fires spread slowly to moderately fast. The average fire is of moderate intensity, although heavy concentrations of fuel, especially draped fuel, may burn hot. Short-distance spotting may occur, but is not persistent. Fires are not likely to become serious and control is relatively easy.

High (H) (Yellow)
All fine dead fuels ignite readily and fires start easily from most causes. Unattended brush and campfires are likely to escape. Fires spread rapidly and short-distance spotting is common. High-intensity burning may develop on slopes or in concentrations of fine fuels. Fires may become serious and their control difficult unless they are attacked successfully while small.

Very High (VH) (Orange)
Fires start easily from all causes and, immediately after ignition, spread rapidly and increase quickly in intensity. Spot fires are a constant danger. Fires burning in light fuels may quickly develop high intensity characteristics such as long-distance spotting and fire whirlwinds when they burn into heavier fuels.

Extreme (E) (Red)
Fires start quickly, spread furiously, and burn intensely. All fires are potentially serious. Development into high intensity burning will usually be faster and occur from smaller fires than in the very high fire danger class. Direct attack is rarely possible and may be dangerous except immediately after ignition. Fires that develop headway in heavy slash or in conifer stands may be unmanageable while the extreme burning condition lasts. Under these conditions the only effective and safe control action is on the flanks until the weather changes or the fuel supply lessens.