Poudre Fire Authority: Emergency Services

Emergency response times are critically important, and this revenue is needed to ensure the District has the personnel and equipment to respond.

The Marshall fire defined the modern-day risk that communities in the Wildland Urban Interface (WUI) are exposed to and Poudre Fire Authority needs to be prepared to respond to these incidents with adequate personnel and equipment.

If the ballot measure were to pass, funding would go towards:

Replacing and updating frontline fire apparatus (such as large engines, wildland brush trucks, water tenders, and rescue trucks)
Recruiting and retaining firefighters
Maintaining and rebuilding outdated fire stations

Recruiting and Retaining Firefighters

To support operations at the future Station 15, the estimated annual staffing cost is approximately $2 million and includes the following to continue to ensure the safety of the District.

6 Firefighters
3 Engineers
3 Lieutenants
1 Captain

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Maintaining and Rebuilding Outdated Fire Stations

The additional funding would also support critical facility needs, including the rebuild and replacement of aging fire stations, as well as expansion to meet demand. Here are some of the projected costs to continue to serve the District.

Station 5: Estimated at $15 million – currently in critical condition due to infrastructure failure
Station 2: Estimated at $11 million – 63 years old
Station 3: Estimated at $11 million – 63 years old
Station 15 (future build): Estimated at $11–15 million

These investments would help address the higher costs and increased fire risk facing the District and the community. You can learn more on our Increased Costs page and our Emergency Services page.

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Impact to Emergency Services

Recruiting and Retaining Firefighters

Maintaining and Rebuilding Outdated Fire Stations