West Metro Fire-Rescue 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 Administrative Captain 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.