Operations

On average, emergent fire response includes 4 vehicle fires, 58 wildland fires, and 8 structural fires along with approximately 5-10 requests to monitor prescribed burns throughout the year. We also respond to approximately 144 emergency medical calls throughout the year taking patients to one of 3 hospitals, the closest of which is about 30 miles away. We are fortunate to have two level II trauma centers located approximately 35 miles away: Parkview Medical Center Emergency Department and St. Mary Corwin Medical Center. We are also fortunate to have backup advanced life support (ALS) and transport services as needed from local private ambulance services: TransCare Ambulance serving throughout southeastern Colorado (as far south as Lamar, CO) and AMR out of Pueblo, CO.   

We have weekly meetings every Tuesday night to discuss business matters, call outcomes, firefighting strategies and participate in drills and EMS CE training.  Our volunteers also check trucks on a weekly basis to make sure they work properly and for identifying repair needs and other issues.

Fowler Rural Fire Protection District 

The Fowler Volunteer Fire Department is governed by a rural board concerned with the fire protection district consisting mainly of retired FVFD volunteers and active community members. The board meets the second Monday of each month at 5:00 p.m. to discuss funding, operations and other issues related to assisting us with our day to day operations. They take care of the budgetary details so we can improve the services provided to the community with better training, education and vehicle and equipment maintenance.