Rocky Ford Fire Department & Emergency Service

300 South Main, Rocky Ford, CO 81067
Phone: (719) 254-3344 | Fax: (719) 316-1056
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The Rocky Ford Fire Department is an all-hazards response combination department comprised of up to 30 volunteers, and 5 paid full time staff. Our fire department serves the City of Rocky Ford and the Rocky Ford Rural Fire District consisting of 763 square miles. The department also educates the local children about fire safety, and provides various community services. These services include community CPR/First Aid trainings, smoke alarm installs, and fire extinguisher acquisition and training. The fire department responds to many emergencies like fire, EMS, hazardous materials, rescues, and wildland fires.

Our Motto: "Service Above Self"

Mission Statement

Rocky Ford Fire and EMS will provide the best public service utilizing expertise, innovation, and latest technology to enhance safety, care and welfare of our community.

Vision

To provide the community and those we serve with the best Fire Prevention, Life Safety, and Emergency Service through training, innovative thinking, education, and partnerships.

Core Values

INTEGRITY: Rocky Ford Fire and EMS will strive to be honest and fair in all aspects of our duties on and off duty.
RESPECT: Rocky Ford Fire and EMS will encourage admiration and treat those we serve in an appropriate manner.
TRUST: Rocky Ford will prove its reliability and confidence through our actions as professionals.
LOYALTY: Rocky Ford Fire and EMS will encourage building partnerships, through dedication and reliability.
PRIDE: Rocky Ford Fire and EMS will make every effort to maintain positive first impressions through care of equipment, obtaining trainings, and getting involved with the community.

Community Resources

Burn Permits

No burning in city limits at this time.

Those individuatls outside city limits must call dispatch at (719) 254-3322 before burning is allowed.

Current Adopted Fire Codes

International Fire Code (2012)

Fire & Safety Links

CodeRed Emergency Alerts

Sign up for CodeRed Emergency Alerts regarding tornadoes, area evacuations, fires, and any other emergency related events.

Please take a moment to fill in the appropriate information below to be notified by your local emergency response team in the event of emergency situations or critical community alerts. Examples include: evacuation notices, bio-terrorism alerts, boil water notices, and missing child reports.

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Rocky Ford Fire Mascot, firefighting watermelon

Website Accessibility Policy

City of Rocky Ford is fully committed to providing accessible facilities, elements and channels of communication to all members of the public. As part of this commitment, City of Rocky Ford 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:

Call us at (719) 254-7414

Ongoing Compliance Information

Compliance Officer

City of Rocky Ford 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, City of Rocky Ford 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.

See an opportunity for us to improve? Please contact our accessibility officer or call us at (719) 254-7414.

Report a Website Accessibility Issue

We are committed to your ability to access all content, and we will respond to all requests as soon as possible.