Our Mission Statement The West Metro Fire Rescue family is committed to protecting the community’s quality of life through prevention, preparedness, and all hazards emergency response. “Whatever it takes to serve.”
Full-service, all-hazard, fire and rescue agency, serving nearly 300,000 residents, covering more than 110 square miles. WMFR is committed to providing professional fire protection, emergency medical services, life safety, and community service with a vision that shapes the future.
Throughout the District, 17 fire stations provide reliable and timely response through an integrated network of trained personnel and state-of-the-art apparatus, which include:
16 Engines
12 Medic Units (Ambulances)
3 Truck companies (100-foot aerial ladders with extrication equipment)
1 Heavy rescue
Brush trucks
Dive vans and rescue boats
Hazardous materials response vehicle
Technical rescue equipment
Special rescue and EMS equipment
Wildland Team
Three to four personnel staff each engine/tower and two firefighter/paramedics staff each medic.
West Metro Fire Protection District is fully committed to providing accessible facilities, elements and
channels of communication to all members of the public. As part of this commitment, West Metro Fire Protection District
has a policy of providing an accessible website compatible with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG 2.1) and
commercial screen reading software. All features of the website are coded to allow individuals with vision and
other impairments to understand and use the website to the same degree as someone without disabilities. We welcome
feedback and can often resolve issues in a timely manner if they arise.
If you need any special assistance or accommodations:
West Metro Fire Protection District has designated a compliance officer for website disability-related accommodations.
The compliance officer has received training in website accessibility and updates the site in accordance with those best
practices. Contact our accessibility officer to report an issue.
Compliance Procedures and Reports
In addition to testing with users with a wide range of disabilities and coding our website to WCAG standards,
West Metro Fire Protection District regularly scans its website to ensure ongoing compliance, and makes timely
changes to any inaccessible changes, if any are found.
Linked Documents and Third Parties
Please note that this site may link out to third-party websites, such as state or federal agencies, that do
not have accessible content. This site may also include documents provided by third parties included in our
agenda packets, for example. While we cannot control the accessibility of content provided by third parties,
we are happy to assist any member of the public with reading and accessing content on our site.
