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Public Notice: Fire Chief Finalist Announcement

Deer Mountain Fire Protection District
Cotopaxi, Colorado
Date: July 1, 2025

The Deer Mountain Fire Protection District Board of Directors is pleased to announce the finalist for the position of Fire Chief. This follows a comprehensive recruitment and evaluation process conducted to identify the most qualified candidate to lead the District’s fire and emergency services.

Fire Chief Finalist:

  • Duty Chief Marcus Widener

The Board of Directors extends its appreciation to all applicants who expressed interest in serving our community. The finalist will participate in a public meet-and-greet on July 19, 2025 at 1:00 p.m. For immediate information, please join us at the next public meeting on July 16, 2025 at 6 p.m.

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Fire

The department is looking for volunteer firefighters & wildland firefighters!

Volunteer Fire Fighter Application

Please complete the application and provide the VFIS Annual Medical Statement of Personnel.

 

Emergency Medical Services

Deer Mountain is looking to hire additional EMS staff!

Please complete the application.

EMS Application

 

If interested in any fire fighter or EMS position, please contact the Fire Chief at chief@dmfpd.org or call the station at (719) 942-9610 between 8AM and 4PM or drop by the fire station located at 6181 Copper Gulch Road.  

Deer Mountain Fire Protection District Personnel Manual

 

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Firefighters at a smoky scene with a fire truck and rubble.
Firefighter by a fire engine, with a water tanker truck from Deer Mountain Fire & Rescue in the background.
A firefighter on a Deer Mountain Fire & Rescue truck.
A burnt building, a classic red car, a trailer, and a modern truck, with debris and water on the ground.
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Emergency vehicles with flashing lights and personnel at a scene near a building with mountains in the background at dusk.
Fire trucks and emergency vehicles with lights on at dusk, person in foreground with a headlamp.
A firefighter is demonstrating CPR on a dummy to a man in a casual setting with tables and items around.
CPR training on infants
A field after a fire, with smoke, charred ground, trees in the background, and a vehicle barely visible through the haze.
A vehicle emitting smoke on a dirt road with trees in the background.
Firefighters extinguishing a smoldering field with a hose, smoke rising, fire truck in the background, and a clear blue sky.
A firefighter is hosing down a smoky area with snow on the ground.
Firefighters are extinguishing a smoldering area with a hose in a forested environment.
An overturned black vehicle beside a broken utility pole, suggesting a road accident.
An overturned car by the side of a road with another vehicle in the background.
Overturned car beside road with broken utility pole.
A vehicle engulfed in flames on a mountain road with smoke rising and warning road signs visible.
A firefighter approaching a burning car on a road.
Firefighters are extinguishing a burning vehicle on a road.
A burned-out truck by the roadside, missing tires and heavily damaged.
Firefighters at a smoky scene with a fire truck and rubble.
Firefighter by a fire engine, with a water tanker truck from Deer Mountain Fire & Rescue in the background.
A firefighter on a Deer Mountain Fire & Rescue truck.
A burnt building, a classic red car, a trailer, and a modern truck, with debris and water on the ground.
Red fire truck with "Tender 452" on the side, evening sky, houses, watermark "Shot with my Galaxy A71 5G999999".
Emergency vehicles with flashing lights and personnel at a scene near a building with mountains in the background at dusk.
Fire trucks and emergency vehicles with lights on at dusk, person in foreground with a headlamp.
A firefighter is demonstrating CPR on a dummy to a man in a casual setting with tables and items around.
CPR training on infants
A field after a fire, with smoke, charred ground, trees in the background, and a vehicle barely visible through the haze.
A vehicle emitting smoke on a dirt road with trees in the background.
Firefighters extinguishing a smoldering field with a hose, smoke rising, fire truck in the background, and a clear blue sky.
A firefighter is hosing down a smoky area with snow on the ground.
Firefighters are extinguishing a smoldering area with a hose in a forested environment.
An overturned black vehicle beside a broken utility pole, suggesting a road accident.
An overturned car by the side of a road with another vehicle in the background.
Overturned car beside road with broken utility pole.
A vehicle engulfed in flames on a mountain road with smoke rising and warning road signs visible.
A firefighter approaching a burning car on a road.
Firefighters are extinguishing a burning vehicle on a road.
A burned-out truck by the roadside, missing tires and heavily damaged.
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