MVFPD | Divisions - Wildland

9119 East County Line Road, Longmont , Colorado 80501  | 303-772-0710

The newest addition to the Fire District is the national Wildland team. Beginning in 2001, the members of the wildland team have seen numerous deployments. The team is overseen by BC Dave Beebe. Firefighters spent many weeks at the Hayman Fire in 2002 as well as assisting with the recovery of the Space Shuttle Columbia. Both career and volunteers are sent out for deployments within the State of Colorado and throughout the United States.

When the team is deployed, they may be requested to respond with a piece of fire apparatus.  The location and size of the fire will determine what fire truck the team will take.  The request is made from the dispatch center and the decision of what truck to respond with is handled by the Officer in Charge.  Mountain View Fire will respond with one or more of the following pieces of apparatus Type VI, Type VII and Type I:

Fort Collins Interagency Wildland Dispatch
National Interagency Fire Center
National Situation Report
National Wildfire Coordinating Group
Rocky Mountain Region Situation Report

Together with sending out a team of three firefighters as an engine crew, the Fire District also sends firefighters as single resources. These members fill the position of an engine boss or as team leaders to assist other Fire Departments. Members of the team have filled the roles of Air Operations Managers, Air Attack group supervisor and Strike team leaders.

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Wildland

If you have any further questions about the District's Wildland team, please contact Lieutenant Ron Neiman at BC Dave Beebe