South Metro Fire Rescue (SMFR) is an all-hazards, full-time fire department that serves a jurisdiction of 287 square miles in Arapahoe, Douglas, and Jefferson Counties with 540,000 residents before, during, and after emergencies. In addition to a robust Risk Reduction Bureau and Fire Marshal’s Office, SMFR also has their own dispatch center, fleet, and 650 firefighters.
Key services:
- Administrative support for Ready, Set, Goat mitigation efforts
- Personnel for mitigation in open space areas
- Articles and presentations for HOAs and other community groups
- Home wildfire assessments
- Grant support for community partners
- Neighborhood mitigation plans
- Outreach and education for school-aged audiences subject matter experts often utilized by Denver’s broadcast media
- Deployment across Colorado and the nation for wildland fire response
