Fire District Familiarization and History
 West Metro Fire Rescue
District provides fire services to the
communities of Crystal and New Hope through
a joint powers agreement. Organized July 6,
1998 after over six years of study,
discussions, consultant’s reports and
special legislation, the District provides
an efficient delivery system eliminating
duplication while reducing and stabilizing
future budget costs. A board of directors
appointed by each City Council governs the
Fire District.
West Metro Fire-Rescue
District is committed to providing quality
fire and safety services and security to the
people, businesses and the environment
within the district in an efficient and cost
effective manner. We pledge to respond in a
timely manner, provide competent
well-trained personnel, treat our customers
with respect and provide a sense of value
for our service.
West Metro Fire-Rescue
District provides emergency response to fire
situations, specialized rescue and emergency
medical support. We also provide fire
prevention services through constant
inspections and public fire safety education
across the District.
Approximately seventy
paid-on-call firefighters responding from
three fire stations provide emergency
response services.
Since the start of our
joint operations we have been able to reduce
response times to certain areas of the
District and to increase the number of
daytime available firefighters responding to
emergencies.
The West Metro
Fire-Rescue District’s service area is
approximately 12 square miles. The District
is governed by a board of directors (7
individuals). Board members include staff
from both city staffs as well as community
members. The District prepares an annual
budget for approval by the board of
directors and the city councils that covers
the cost of career staff, paid-on-call
staff, fire fighting apparatus, equipment
insurance and the operation and maintenance
of our three fire stations. These costs are
the included in the overall cities tax bill.
The Fire Chief,
Administrative Captain, Fire Inspectors,
Executive Assistant and Office Assistant
are career positions. District Chiefs and
Captains are paid-on-call positions, and
report to the Deputy Fire Chief or the Fire
Chief. The Administrative Captain is designated to
serve as Acting Chief when the Chief is away
or unable to perform his/her duties.
Line officers are
appointed through an internal promotional
process. These officers are responsible for
all aspects of line firefighting duties,
incident command, station and equipment
maintenance and training. |
