BY ALAN GIONET
UPDATED ON: FEBRUARY 9, 2023 / 11:21 AM / CBS COLORADO
Three fire departments in Colorado's foothills are looking at combining forces as the demand for services and fire threats grow, while volunteers are harder to find.
"Combining into one district I think we can more effectively operate," said North Fork Fire Protection District Chief Curt Rogers.
Rogers' small department centered in Buffalo Creek in which he is the only paid employee, would combine with the slightly larger Inter-Canyon Fire Protection District based out of Morrison, and the Elk Creek Fire Protection District in Conifer, where about half of the members are paid.
The three districts have commissioned a study completed last year and a survey released last month. The survey found about seventy percent support for the idea.