Poudre Fire Authority
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Governance, Transparency, Report, Organization Structure
Poudre Fire Authority (PFA) is an all-hazards response agency. It is an organization, a family, and a community partner that is committed to saving lives and protecting property.
PFA helps protect 230 sq. miles in Northern Colorado and more than $58 billion worth of property. The City of Fort Collins and the Poudre Valley Fire Protection District (PVFPD) are encompassed in the service area and make up the two governing organizations of the Authority.
The PVFPD includes the Town of Timnath, the communities of Laporte and Bellvue, Horsetooth Reservoir and Redstone Canyon, and other areas within unincorporated Larimer and Weld counties.
Poudre Fire Authority Headquarters is located in Old Town Fort Collins, on the southeast corner of Mountain Avenue and Remington Street. The address is 102 Remington St., Fort Collins, CO 80524.
The Establishment of Poudre Fire Authority
PFA was established in 1981 through an Intergovernmental Agreement (updated in 2024) between the City of Fort Collins and PVFPD. The goal was to improve fire and rescue services by improving response times to emergencies; and to eliminate duplicate services, thereby reducing costs to both the taxpayers of Fort Collins and the Poudre Valley Fire Protection District.
The Second Amended and Restated Intergovernmental Agreement outlines PFA's annual funding contribution from the City of Fort Collins (City) and Poudre Valley Fire Protection District (District) through a revenue-allocation formula (RAF). The City of Fort Collins contributes a portion of sales and use tax and property tax less the net cost of support services provided to PFA by the City. The District contributes revenue from its property mill levy, Tax Increment Financing (TIF) generated through its partnership with the Town of Timnath, and Specific Ownership Tax for the operation of the District.
A five-person Board of Directors, composed of elected members from the PVFPD Board and the Fort Collins City Council, governs PFA. Both the PVFPD Board and City Council appoint two members to serve on the PFA Board of Directors. The fifth member of the PFA Board is appointed by these four members and has historically been the Fort Collins City Manager.
Meet the Fire Chief - Derek Bergsten
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