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The Operations Division is the largest section of the Colorado Springs Fire Department. The more than 350 men and women assigned to "Ops" provide all the emergency response activities that the Department is tasked to do as well as a great deal of non-emergency work provided by the CSFD.

Firefighters work 56 hours a week in rotating 24-hour shifts. There are three basic "teams" – the A, B, and C Shifts. The Colorado Springs Fire Department has staffed emergency response resources deployed throughout the city in order to reach the site of an incident within 8 minutes from the time of the call 90% of the time. If an emergency is not primarily law enforcement related, the CSFD is generally the agency that responds to your 911 call for help.

The department fully staffs 20 Engine companies, 5 Truck companies, 1 Hazmat Team, and 1 Medical Squad. In addition the department has 11 Brush Trucks for wildland firefighting, 1 Heavy Rescue truck, 1 Air Supply truck, 1 Hazardous Materials Decontamination vehicle, and one Hose Wagon that can also be staffed with personnel and dispatched to emergencies


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The City and County of Denver covers 155 square miles. The population of Denver has over 580,000 people while the metropolitan area has over 2,700,000 people. Denver Fire has an authorized strength of more than 900 civil service employees and is divided into six divisions: Operations, Fire prevention, Technical Services, Administration, Safety & Training, and Airport (Denver International Airport).

The city is divided into six response Districts with Denver International Airport designated as a separate Division. Each District operates under the direction of Assistant Chiefs assigned to oversee the operation of up to eight pieces of apparatus. Assistant Chiefs are the Incident Commander at all incidents involving two or more pieces of apparatus. Apparatus assigned to the Operations Division are designed to address the wide spectrum of emergency response expected by the citizens of Denver: 26 Engine Companies charged with fire extinguishment and also designated as primary Basic Life Support (BLS) units, 14 Truck Companies designated to perform search and rescue, forcible entry and victim rescue -- truck companies are the base of our large scale disaster response capabilities, and 1 Heavy Rescue Company which is the nucleus of our Special Operations Technical Rescue Teams, charged with providing the expertise necessary to rescue Citizens and Firefighters trapped in life-threatening situations. The Airport Division is located at Denver International Airport. It consists of four structural and/or aircraft fire stations. DIA is a city by itself with containment fuel systems, massive hanger/commercial facilities, complex underground transportation system, miles of highway response, and light to jumbo aircraft emergency incidents. Firefighters at DIA are trained in Aircraft Rescue Fire Fighting.

For complete information on the DFD recruitment process, and career opportunities with the department, please follow this link:
www.denvergov.org/fire


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The Denver Health Paramedic Division (DHPD), a division of the Denver Health and Hospital Authority, is the sole provider of 911 EMS for the City and County of Denver, Colorado.  The EMS system has a peak staffing of 14+ dual Paramedic Ambulances that are dynamically dispersed throughout the City and County, responding to over 65,000+ calls per year.

For a system overview and information on career opportunities go to: www.denverems.org

Denver Health is an integrated, efficient and high-quality health care system serving as a model for other safety net institutions across the nation. Denver Health integrates acute hospital and emergency care with public and community health to deliver preventative, primary and acute care services. Conveniently located just south of downtown Denver, Denver Health is just minutes away from many of the cultural and recreational activities Denver has to offer.

Apply: http://denverhealth.talentplus.com/


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