The Gold Hill Fire Protection District is an all-volunteer fire department in the historic town of Gold Hill, Colorado. The GHFPD responds to around 25 calls per year. Our department has 23 rostered volunteers. We have one station which houses a total of four emergency response vehicles: two engines, one water tenders, and one brush truck.

We would like to recognize that this year, 2020, is the 10th anniversary of the Fourmile Canyon Fire, a fire that ripped through our community on Labor Day of 2010. Although it was devastating, we witnessed how people, not only firefighters, but citizens, came from near and far to save our town. We want to take this time to remember the efforts of so many that came to help our fire department and community. Visit our website below to read stories and to submit your own.

It has been an interesting year and one that we won’t soon forget. Covid19 took over 2020 in a way we never would have imagined. The canceling of our annual Fourth of July pancake breakfast, parade, and celebration was sad, not only for our fundraising efforts, but also for our community. We typically raise money through tickets to our pancake breakfast, and our “fill the boot”, campaign where volunteers solicit parade watchers to donate money into a boot.

The Fire Department has a small budget with income from tax dollars, community donations, and grants. Funds raised have been used to purchase necessary items including safety equipment, new fire trucks, radios, and recently, a 40,000-gallonGH cistern system that was installed in the Gold Hill Town Meadow in 2018.

Firefighter safety is our number one priority and to achieve that we must train constantly and stay up to date with our equipment. We are currently trying to raise money to purchase updated equipment and PPE (personal protective equipment). These funds will help us facilitate faster and more effective response times to calls which can prevent rapid fire growth both in the Wildland urban interface and in the structure fires.

We understand that money may be tight right now, but would like you to know that every dollar counts towards making our community safe and resilient.

We thank you for your ongoing support!!!

Link to Website – https://goldhillfireprotectiondistrict.godaddysites.com/
Link to GoFundMe – https://www.gofundme.com/manage/gold-hill-fire-department-2020-fundraiser

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