Board of Directors

The Allenspark Fire Protection District is seeking a community-minded individual to serve on its Board of Directors.

Position: Board Director

Term Length: Until next regular election May 2027.

Eligibility: Any eligible elector residing within the district boundaries may apply.

Responsibilities include:

• Help guide district policy and budget decisions.

• Support fire protection and emergency service initiatives.

• Attend regular board meetings and special sessions as needed.

Accounting skills would be beneficial as a new Board Treasurer will be elected to work with the staff bookkeeper.

Interested parties should send an email to BoardSec@allensparkfire.com.

Regular AFPD Board Meetings are held on the third Wednesday of each month at 6:00 PM at Station One (except December).  See the Calendar on this website for specific days.  Dates are subject to change for extenuating circumstances and will be noted on the calendar at least three days in advance.  Members of the public are welcome at all open Board Meetings.  In addition, the public can join online.  Just send a note to BoardSec@allensparkfire.com and your email will be added to the calendar, which has a Google Meet option. Time is provided for public comment at the end of the meeting, but can be taken at any time during the meeting with approval by the Board.

Concerns, Complaints, Compliments

Volunteers should feel free to express any concerns or complaints they may have to the Board by writing or emailing directly to the Board President.  Such communication will be held in confidence.  

Also, it is important that  volunteers follow the Standard Operating Procedures for Grievances before contacting the Board.

If you would like a copy of any open documentation, costs are $33.58 per hour after the first hour of research and retrieval of our public records, plus $.25 per page for printed material.   §24-72-205(6)(a)(b), C.R.S 

Requests for open documentation can be sent to BoardSec@allensparkfire.com.

Meeting minutes are preliminary. They will be reviewed and either changed or approved by the Board at the next meeting.

Allenspark Fire Protection District

MINUTES OF REGULAR BOARD MEETING

September 16, 2026  

Call to Order -  18:02

Board Members: Mark Ingram (Board President), Jim Hocker (Vice President Pro-tem) via Microsoft Teams, Paul Rekow (Treasurer Pro-tem), Ilse Gayl.

Mike Cousineau (Chief), Leo Touzjian (Assistant Chief), Jesse Beightol (Battalion Chief), Rainia Derrington (Secretary), Jen Cook (Accountant), Public: Anthony Rizzo, Ryan Foster, Teresa Hoffman, Susan Lake, Chris Rich, Maureen Ryan, Susan Stewart, Tom Kostohryz

Agenda:

●       Approved

Minutes from Previous Board Meeting on August 16th, 2026:

●      Approved

Public comments: Tom Kostohryz with the Allenspark Area Club presented the AFPD Board with a check for $1200.

Fire Fighter Comments: Teresa submitted the application for the pension match of $19,500

Submission of Bills 

Treasurers Report

●      Paul Rekow supplied the Treasurer's Report to the board.

 Chief’s Report:

●  Incidents: Medical – 4, Motor Vehicle Accidents - 2, Smoke/Campfire - 2,

Stand By/Assist - 7, Cancellation - 4, Odor Investigation - 1, Wildland - 1. Total for July = 21. 142 for 2026

Operations:

●      Changes to fire restrictions. Our area has moved from Stage 2 to Stage 1

●      Other officers helping to fill COD days

●      Recap on a few of the calls we have had

○      The Ironclad Wildland Fire (with other calls during)

○      Gunshot to foot

○      CPR

○      Grass Fire

○      Wildland/Grass Fire

○      4 calls to same address in 4 days

Training:

●      September 30 - Swiftwater training with BES, we will be coordinating with other county agencies to develop a comprehensive swiftwater response plan for the county (starting with the S Saint Vrain River)

●      Oct 20-24- Two members attending Colorado State Fire Chiefs Fire Leadership Challenge

●      Nov 5-8- Two members attending Colorado State EMS Conference

●      Dec 4-6- One member attending FEMA PER-213 Wide Area Search

●      Organizing for Rookie Training starting Jan 2027

●      Final touches on the Engineering Task Book. Two senior members will "test" the taskbook

Grants:

●      1B Grant - So far on a list of items needed, we have a list that is over $150,000 right now, we will trim that down.

●      Volunteer Firefighter Assistance Grant (VFA): we received a partial award on August 5th; Ground Monitor, SuperVac Fan, Tempest Fire Rescue Chainsaw, QTAC 40S tanker for UTV. DFPC will reimburse up to $2,497.50 (50%).

Fleet:

●      Completed 34 work orders and 2 for facilities

●      Working on annual oil changes.

●      Pump Tests for all Engines, Tenders, and Wildland Trucks are done and have some things to repair.

Updates:

●      (IGAs) Intergovernmental Agreements and Auto/Mutual Aid Agreements Finishing up with the IGA with Estes Park

●      Budget Committee: Jen, Teresa and I meeting on Friday September 18th.

●      Insurance review committee Mark, Teresa and Mike meeting this week.

●      Alpine Acres fire mitigation: Granted $6000 for 2026

●      Red flag staffing: No Red Flag days in the last 30 days

Stations and Grounds:

●  Station 1-5 No Updates

Apparatus/Equipment:

●      No Updates

Upcoming Events:

●      Participating in the Wild Turkey Fest on Sep 26, 2026

Old Business:

●  Insurance Review Committee - Mark, Teresa and Mike. Committee meeting again this week

●  Credit Cards have arrived

●  Mill Levy Committee - Mark, Rainia, Jen and Chief working on Ballot Language with AFPD attorney. Ballot measure has been submitted to both Boulder and Larimer Counties.

●  Paul motions to change the date of the Oct 21, 2026 Board Meeting to October 13th @4:30pm. - Rainia will add this change to the Calendar

●       Paul motions to change the December 16th Board Meeting to December 10th. - Rainia will add this to the Calendar

●       DEO pay - Jim motions to pay Rainia Derrington (DEO) $25 hourly while working on Election.

New Business

●   Discussion of new AFPD Board Member and/or Treasurer candidate Susan Stewart, Mareen Ryan & Susan Lake. Each Candidate had 5 minutes to speak to the board.

●   Board will hold a special meeting on October 2nd, 2026 @ 4:30pm to discuss the candidates

●  Stephanie Gnoza with Boulder County Elections has asked if they could have a Ballot drop off location at the fire house. The target date is October 31st. - Ilse motions to pass this request, Jim Hocker Seconds. Motion Passed

●       Mill Levy -Mark, Rainia, Jen and Chief will meet to outline and finalize the language for the Tabor Blue Book. This is due by September 21th.

●   Gail Schultz Trust Discussion - Paul motions to send the total distribution from the Gail Schultz Trust to ColoTrust. Ilsa seconds the motion. - Motion Passed

●   The CD money will be moved into the Bank of Colorado temporarily until further discussion at the October meeting. - Paul motions to have move CD funds to Bank of Colorado, Isle seconds - Motion Passed

●   PNC Bank is suggested opening a Money Market account with a 3.5% rate - Tabled to October

●   Truck Fund - Tabled to January

●   Mark will have oversight of DEO hours

Action Item:

1. Rainia will submit the Budget Notice to the Estes Park Trail Gazette and the Allenspark Wind by Oct 15, 2026

2. Mark will move the CD funds from PNC Bank to Bank of Colorado

Board Member Comments:

●      Mark will not be here for the October meeting.

●      Ilsa will be remote for October meeting

●      Paul will be remote for October meeting

Meeting was adjourned at 19:29

Respectfully Submitted, 

                                                                                                 Sep 23, 2026

Rainia K. Derrington  - AFPD Board Secretary