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EVERGREEN

FIRE/RESCUE
Since its founding in 1948, Evergreen Fire/
Rescue (EFR) has evolved from an organization
of men dedicated to extinguishing fires to
a cadre of men and women who respond
to emergencies ranging from structure fires
to medical emergencies to crashes and to
wildfires. Our team consists of volunteers
and paid staff providing around-theclock emergency medical, rescue and fire
suppression services along with fire inspection
and education to nearly 26,000 residents
across more than 120 square miles.
Ever wonder what EFR does to ensure the
health, safety and welfare of the Evergreen
community besides respond to 911 calls? Here
are a few services we offer to support our residents, business owners and visitors:
*	 Wildland Mitigation: EFR has a Fuels
Mitigation Crew for: the community
chipping program; cutting of fuel-reduction
projects on public lands; and for fire
response within the district. This team is
making a dent in keeping our community
safe, but you should consider mitigating
your property and hardening your home to
give EFR a fighting chance to defend your
home against a wildfire. Once you have
mitigated your property, you can schedule
days for the EFR Fuels Crew to come
out to chip your slash piles. There are also
chip-hauling capabilities! Learn more
about pricing and sign up at
evergreenfirerescue.com.
*	 Community Wildfire Protection Plan
(CWPP): The plan provides a wildfire risk
analysis for Evergreen Fire Protection
District, which includes mitigation and
implementation recommendations, as well
as an analysis of evacuation and post-fire
modeling. This document is a great tool
for our community, EFR and local partners
to begin prioritizing projects to make
Evergreen safer and more resilient
against wildfires. We invite you to
review the final version of the CWPP and
appendices. The link is:
foreststewardsguild.org/evergreen-cwpp.

review; gathering laboratory and diagnostic data; other community paramedic tasks
allowed in the rules. ECARES also provides
risk reduction information, resource sharing
and educational programing including free
in-home assessments focusing on fall prevention, illness aversion, fire prevention and
smoke and CO alarm installation. To learn
more about ECARES and the services we
can provide call 303-674-3145.
*	 CodeRED and Community Connect: Help
us help you! Sign up for CodeRED to get
reverse 911 calls for evacuation from the
Sheriff's Office. The link is public.coderedweb.com/CNE/en-US/BFB7CC4C6C0A.
Also, register for Community Connect so
we can have a preplan for your home.
In an emergency, this lets us know some
key information like if there is someone in
the house that may need additional help,
if pets are present and where utility
shutoffs are located.
communityconnect.io/info/co-evergreen.
*	 CPR/AED trainings: EFR and Evergreen
Public Access Defibrillation (EPAD), a
nonprofit devoted to getting automated
external defibrillators (AEDs) and CPR
education into the community, work
together to better prepare our community
members for sudden cardiac arrest
events. This includes holding regular CPR/
AED trainings. Contact EFR to discuss
scheduling a class for your family, church,
business or community group.
*	 Become a Volunteer Firefighter: Did you
know that Evergreen firefighters are volunteers? You can help your mountain community by joining EFR! Each year, our firefighters respond to approximately 2,500
emergencies including medical, rescue,
wildland and structure fires with the mission
to protect your life and property. Help us
keep Evergreen safe: become a volunteer
firefighter! We also have an auxiliary group,

*	 Evergreen Fire Rescue Community
Assistance Referral and Education
Services (ECARES): ECARES is a home
health service based on a referral from a
primary health care provider or from Mt.
Evans Home Health & Hospice. Under the
ECARES program, community paramedics may provide out-of-hospital medical
services free of charge for residents of the
District, including: initial and subsequent
consumer assessments; certain permissible
medical interventions; care coordination;
resource navigation; consumer education;
medication inventory, administration and

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Educational Fire Truck
Rotary Wildlife Ready, which is funded
through the Evergreen Rotary Foundation,
is hoping to raise $27,000 to transform an
old yellow fire truck in Evergreen into an
educational tool for the public. The goal of
the project is to spread awareness about
wildfire preparedness.
The truck, which was produced in 1979,
is still drivable, and the money would be
used to outfit the vehicle with mini-exhibits
on wildfire readiness. The panels would
cover evacuation planning, emergency
notification systems and " defensible
space " -the buffer families create between
your home (or other building) and any
trees, grass or wildland surrounding it.
The truck would also receive mounted LED
screens to show videos on the topic.
Once the truck is outfitted with everything,
it will tour mountain communities to
spread the word about wildfire readiness.
The fundraising project was started after
the Elephant Butte Fire in Evergreen,
which burned 50 acres in the area in July
2020. The fire forced the evacuation of
hundreds of homes.
To make a donation, visit
donate.evergreenrotary.org.

the Turnouts, that support the activities
and events of EFR. This group of volunteers
assists with a wide range of tasks, projects,
special events, and rehabilitation for firefighters during an extended fire or rescue
incident. Visit our website under " Join Us "
for more information and an application.
For more health and safety programming
information follow us on social media and visit
our website evergreenfirerescue.com.


http://public.coderedweb.com/CNE/en-US/BFB7CC4C6C0A http://public.coderedweb.com/CNE/en-US/BFB7CC4C6C0A http://www.communityconnect.io/info/co-evergreen http://donate.evergreenrotary.org http://www.evergreenfirerescue.com http://www.evergreenfirerescue.com http://www.foreststewardsguild.org/evergreen-cwpp

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