Salida Fire Department
Station 11
Fire Chief Don Taylor
Email Chief Taylor

(719) 539-2212

Captains
Chris Bainbridge: Email Captain Bainbridge
Doug Bess: Email Captain Bess
Bob Jefferson: Email Captain Jefferson

The Salida Fire Department became fully operational in 1880 and became a full-time fire station on December 10, 1903. Today with 10 full-time employees and 6 reserve fighters, the fire department responds to approximately 800 calls per year regarding fire suppression and prevention, emergency medical response, technical rescue, and more. The station also is HazMat operational and is involved in public education. All firefighters of the Salida Fire Department must be certified in Firefighter 1, EMT B-IV, and HazMat Operation. The Salida Fire Department and the South Arkansas Fire Prevention District operate jointly through a contract.

Sign up for Reverse 911 Notification
Please take a moment to link to the following website and fill in the appropriate information to be notified by Chaffee County Dispatch in the event of emergency situations or critical community alerts. Examples include: evacuation notices, bio-terrorism alerts, boil water notices, and missing child reports.
Click Here: Community Notification Enrollment

Fees for Plan Review and Inspection:
Effective January 1, 2008, the City of Salida will collect fees for construction and subdivision projects requiring fire department review. These fees will be collected with each subdivision application or at the time of building permit submission for commercial and multi-family projects.

Fire Supression Systems (Sprinklers):
Commercial and multi-family projects may require the installation of fire supression systems. Please contact the fire department for more information on whether your project will require sprinklers. All such systems must be reviewed, inspected and approved by the State of Colorado Department of Public Safety.

State of Colorado
Department of Public Safety
Division of Fire Safety
9195 East Mineral Avenue, Suite 234
Centennial, CO 80112-3556

Mark Wassom and Steve Gasowski

www.dfs.state.co.us

Antique Fire Trucks:

• High-wheel hand-drawn hose cart - SAFD’s first fire truck
• 1911 Kissel Car fire engine - the first motorized fire truck in Salida
• 1927 American Le France Ladder Truck
• 1942 Internationals Howel fire pumper truck

Current Fire Trucks:

• 3 regular engines
• 1 Quint /70 ft. platform
• 1 Heavy rescue
  

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