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Thursday, January 12, 2023

SOUTH METRO


Photo: South Metro Fire Rescue

Colorado's South Metro Fire Rescue is major force in the Denver area.

It traces its roots to the Castlewood Fire Protection District, which consolidated with the Castle Pines Fire Department and North Douglas County Fire Protection District in 1986 and the Cherry Hills Fire Protection District in 1989, according to Wikipedia.

The name South Metro name was adopted in the late 1990s.

Its territory expanded through further consolidation and includes Bow Mar, Castle Pines, Centennial, Cherry Hills Village, Columbine Valley, Foxfield, Greenwood Village, Littleton, Lone Tree, Parker, Castle Pines Village, Highlands Ranch, Louviers, Centennial Airport, the Denver Tech Center, Inverness, Meridian Office Park and unincorporated sections of Arapahoe and Douglas counties. 

Today, South Metro Fire Rescue operates 30 fire stations, protecting 300 square miles of Arapahoe, Douglas and Jefferson counties, according to its website.

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