MVFPD | Communities Served - Boulder County

Boulder County is large and diverse, featuring everything from the spectacular scenery of Rocky Mountain National Park (a national treasure) to lush farmland, and one of the nation's largest concentrations of research laboratories and high-tech industry.  Situated in the north-central part of Colorado, Northwest of Denver, the western border of the County is the Continental Divide. The eastern half of the County is rolling plains, and the western half is mountainous.

Today Boulder County remains diversified, with both rural and urban settings. The University of Colorado at Boulder, two school districts and numerous scientific, research and recreational facilities are among the attributes of the County. Population of the county is approximately 214,978, with about 86,969 in the City of Boulder, another 56,065 in the City of Longmont, 15,995 in Lafayette, 14,356 in Louisville and the remainder dispersed throughout the smaller towns of Lyons, Nederland, Ward, Jamestown, Superior and Erie and unincorporated areas, including the communities of Niwot, Gunbarrel and Allenspark.

The County encompasses 741 square miles and is situated on the eastern slope of the Rocky Mountains. Elevations within the boundaries of the County vary from the 5,000-foot level of the plains to the 14,000-foot peaks of the Continental Divide.

Boulder County comprises 40% of the land mass of the Fire District.  MVFPD has Station #1, Station #4 and Station #5 within the County.  Geographically, MVFPD's portion of Boulder County starts as flat lands and progresses west to the base of the foothills. Mountain View Fire works with the Boulder County Sheriff as well as Open Space on emergency responses within the County.   The Fire District works closely with Boulder County on new growth, emergency planning, plan reviews and future developments.

For more information, you can visit the Boulder County's website

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