By Jon Huang
The Falcon Fire Protection District held its monthly board meeting June 17 at the FFPD administration building on 7030 Old Meridian Road. Joan Fritsche, attorney; Tom Kerby, vice president; James Reid, president; Dan Kupferer, assistant secretary; Steve Podoll, secretary; Trent Harwig, chief, attended. Ray Hawkins, treasurer, attended remotely.
May minutes
The board unanimously approved the May minutes.
Treasurer’s report
Harwig presented the numbers through May 2026, representing 41.67% of the fiscal year. The general fund was at 57% of anticipated revenues. The total expenses were at 44% of expected. The ambulance transport fund was at 42% of the expected revenues. The total expenses were at 35% of expected. The capital project fund had received 49% of expected revenues. The total expenses were at 41% of expected. The rural water fund had no new activity. The board unanimously passed the report.
Staff report
Deputy Chief Jeff Petersma presented the April 2026 operations report. There were 345 calls. For the year, there were 1,431 calls; 1,173 of those calls belonged to the district.
Chief Jon Webb presented the EMS report. In May, there were 148 transports and an average cash per trip of $885.07. The year-to-date numbers showed 721 total transports, with an average of $719.57 cash per trip. The 24-month totals showed 3,480 transports with a cash per trip of $676.91. Including Medicaid reimbursement, the cash per trip was $834.16.
Lt. Curtis Kauffman presented the fire prevention report. In May, there were 12 building inspections, no follow-up inspections, one partial, rough or fire final inspection, no pre-construction meetings and seven Electronic Development Application Reviews.
Training center site
Kerby said a letter of intent for the location has been completed. Still pending are the completion of a basic site plan and the vacation of a right-of-way, which Kupferer is working on. Both items will be submitted to the county. A vacation of a right-of-way is the legal process by which local government relinquishes its interest in a public road, alley or pathway. Once vacated, the public’s right to travel is terminated, and ownership of the land typically reverts to the adjacent or underlying property owners.
Harwig said he will make a presentation to the board in the coming months regarding which company to select for construction of the training tower, based on the various building models under consideration. The decision will help guide development of the site plan.
Colorado Wildfire Resiliency Code
Harwig reported that he met with representatives from the Colorado Division of Fire Prevention and Control and has prepared a proposal for map changes that will be presented to the board.
FFPD
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7030 Old Meridian Road
falconfire@falconfirepd.org
