Protecting Four Mile Canyon since 1962.
About Four Mile Fire Department
In addition to call response, Volunteers attend regular trainings with the Fire Crew, to become familiar with our stations, engines, and a variety of calls they may assist with. These trainings cover multi-hazard situations from water rescue, ropes and rigging, and even patient loading into helicopters!
The Fourmile Canyon Fire began on Monday, Sept. 6, 2010 – Labor Day. 6,181 acres were burned, and 169 homes were lost. 3,000 members of the community were evacuated, and 500 homes preserved by first responders from all over the Front Range. You can find more information about the Fourmile Canyon fire below.
As a community-based fire department, Four Mile Fire has always relied upon, and greatly benefited from the wide variety of knowledge, skills, and dedication of our amazing volunteers. This dependable program serves as the backbone and leadership structure of our agency.
Approximately 30 firefighters serve our agency through the Volunteer Program, balancing being “on call” 24/7 with their personal lives and full time jobs. They respond to emergency fire and medical calls in our district day and night.
Volunteers are vital to our agency in all roles. If responding to emergencies doesn’t sound like the right role for you, but you’re interested in helping our agency, there are many support roles prospective volunteers may explore.
Another way to support Four Mile as an individual is by making a donation. We thank you for sharing your time with us to learn more about the volunteer program, and how volunteers serve our agency and community.
Four Mile Fire Department was founded in 1962, in the foothills west of Boulder. We protect 7,840 number of acres, or about 15 square miles, and approximately 1,000 residents. 43% of our district is public lands, 29% is federal and state, and 14.8% is local. We average about 95 calls a year.
In 2013, the Four Mile Canyon Creek Flood devastated our district, neighboring districts, and Boulder County as a whole. Members of the community were forced to evacuate, and some had to be rescued by helicopter. Homes and businesses were damaged and destroyed, including Four Mile’s Salina Station.