

Additionally there is a small airport, three rail lines, two U.S. Our area is comprised of suburban, retail, commercial, light manufacturing, wildland urban interface, and rural properties. In our system each volunteer is assigned to a shift and they are required to work a minimum of 36 hours per month at a fire station. LFRA is a three-tiered combination system comprised of 64 paid personnel (the chief, 57 in Suppression, and six in the Community Safety Division), 12 part-time firefighters, and 21 volunteer firefighters.

The Loveland Fire Rescue Authority (LFRA) protects approximately 88,000 people in 265 square miles of territory in southeastern Larimer County of Northern Colorado. In this article I will describe the importance of situational awareness (SA), rapid tactical decision making, and the efforts that have taken place at Loveland Fire Rescue over the past three years to improve our ability to safely conduct operations. SA Matters to the Loveland Fire Rescue Authority When it comes to understanding the importance of firefighter situational awareness, Loveland Fire Rescue Authority really gets it! I had an opportunity to deliver a situational awareness program in Loveland for the North Range fire departments. Thank you to Battalion Chief Rick Davis from the Loveland Fire Rescue Authority for sharing this article he wrote for Situational Awareness Matters.
