West Metro
Welcome to West Metro Fire Rescue (WMFR). West Metro Fire Protection District was established Jan. 1, 1995 when Lakewood and Bancroft Fire Protection Districts consolidated services. WMFR is a special district in the state of Colorado and is governed by a board of seven publicly elected officials.
A force of 330 career firefighter/paramedics from 15 stations with 56 civilian personnel to serve the district's 265,000 people, making West Metro the largest special district and one of the largest fire departments in Colorado.
Sitting just west of Denver at the foot of the Colorado Rocky Mountains, West Metro is a full-service fire and rescue agency. We provide all aspects of fire and rescue to the citizens of the City of Lakewood, Town of Morrison, southeast Jefferson County, and parts of Douglas County, including Roxborough State Park and Waterton Canyon.
Throughout the District, 15 fire stations provide reliable and timely response through an integrated network of trained personnel and state-of-the-art apparatus. As of 2010 WMFR has:
• 12 Engines
• 10 Ambulances (plus 4 reserves)
• 2 Tele-Squirts (aerial apparatus with extrication equipment)
• 3 Towers (100 foot aerial ladders with technical rescue equipment)
• 1 Heavy Rescue (plus 1 reserve Rescue)
• 5 Brush Trucks
• Dive Vans and Rescue Boats
• Hazardous Materials Response Vehicle
• Special Rescue and EMS Equipment
To better service our citizens, WMFR has rebuilt the following from our 15 stations,:
Station #7 – opened in 2008
Station #10 (Super Station) and our Training Center facility – opened Fall of 2009
Two Stations (Station #4 and #8) to open 2010.
Three to four Firefighters staff each engine and two Firefighter/Paramedics staff each ambulance. WMFR provides emergency medical services (EMS) with Firefighter/Paramedics. In addition, all of our Firefighters are trained in basic life support techniques. WMFR also provides specialized teams in wildland firefighting, dive rescue, EMS and hazardous materials management.
West Metro Fire Rescue is dedicated to providing the best services to our citizens for the most cost-effective price. And, we are committed to our motto of doing
Whatever it Takes...To Serve.
