Mountain View Fire Rescue and Rocky Mountain Fire District officially merged Friday and officials say there will be no change in service for residents served by both agencies.
The district will operate under the name Mountain View Fire Rescue.
The two entities worked over the past year to make the union go as smoothly as possible, Michelle Kelly, spokeswoman for the district, said in an email. A consultant study in 2019 said the merger would make operations more efficient and reduce duplication of services, according to the Mountain View Fire Rescue website.
“The citizens of Mountain View Fire Rescue will continue receiving the same quality of care from highly trained and qualified individuals,” Kelly said in her email. “Over the next year firefighters will begin cross-training in areas of the district that may be new to them. “
The district’s paramedics will have more opportunities to rotate in and out of busier stations to maintain their skills while programs will be fine-tuned throughout the year, Kelly said.
“While trucks have been restriped, uniforms and some stations renumbered, our commitment to the public remains unchanged, “she said.
Mountain View has 170 employees, Kelly said. No one was let go because of the merger but some positions are changing and any duplication of existing services will be reduced through natural attrition, according to the district’s website.
Rocky Mountain Fire is a career department providing fire, rescue, EMS service to 35,000 people over 65 square miles in Boulder and Jefferson counties and the town of Superior, according to the website.
Rocky Mountain has four stations.
Mountain View originated from the Longmont Fire Protection District. Several incorporations later, it has become a career fire department versed in firefighting, rescue and medical response, the website states.
Today, Mountain View has eight stations and encompasses 184 square miles, providing services to 55,000 people in Weld and Boulder counties including the communities of Erie, Mead, Dacono and Niwot, the website states.
