Denver Fire Department

Denver Fire Department
Operational area
Country United States
State Colorado
City Denver
Agency overview[1]
Established1866 (1866)
Annual calls118,826 (2019)
Employees1018(2016)
Annual budget$153,296,000 (2020, appropriated)
StaffingCareer
Fire chiefDesmond Fulton
IAFF858
Motto"Everyone Comes Home"
Facilities and equipment[2]
Battalions7
Stations39
Engines33
Trucks9
Platforms8
Rescues2
HAZMAT1
Airport crash7
Wildland3
Rescue boats1
Light and air1
Website
Official website
IAFF website
Denver Fire Department's Station 1 and headquarters on West Colfax Avenue.
Fire engine of the Denver Fire Department.

The Denver Fire Department provides fire protection and first responder emergency medical services to the city of Denver, Colorado.[3] The department is responsible for an area of 155 square miles (400 km2) with a population estimated at 690,000.[3] The Denver Fire Department also provides fire protection to the citizens of Glendale, Sheridan, Skyline and Englewood.

  1. ^ "Public Safety Budget - 2015". Denver Government. Retrieved May 8, 2015.[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ "Stations". Denver Fire Department. Archived from the original on April 29, 2015. Retrieved May 8, 2015.
  3. ^ a b "Denver Fire Department". 5280 Fire. Archived from the original on December 11, 2013. Retrieved May 9, 2015.