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

August 19th, 2026 

Call to Order -  18:00

Paul Rekow (VP), Mike Cousineau (Chief), Leo Touzjian (Assistant Chief), Erle Collom (Medical Chief), Rainia Derrington (Secretary), Jen Cook (Accountant), Board Members: Mark Ingram (Board President), Jim Hocker (Vice President Pro-tem), Paul Rekow (Treasurer Pro-tem), Ilse Gayl. Public: Alicia Paddock, Ryan Foster, Teresa Hoffman

Agenda:

●       Approved

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

●      Approved

Public comments: None

Fire Fighter Comments: Terry asked that the AFPD Board Meeting Minutes be allowed to be posted before approval with a disclaimer that reads “These meeting minutes have not been approved by the AFPD Board”

Submission of Bills 

Treasurers Report

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

 Chief’s Report:

●  Incidents: Medical – 9, Motor Vehicle Accidents - 2, Smoke/Campfire - 17,

Stand By/Assist - 1, Cancellation - 3, Odor Investigation - 1, Carbon Monoxide Alarm - 1. Total for July = 34, 121 for 2026

Operations:

●      Battalion Chief Beightol submitted a purchase for about $7,000 for structure gear, including many items used for drafting.

Training:

●      Completed a Medications Training last week.

●      Chief Cousineau led a tech rescue training last month.

Grants:

●      1B Grant -All items purchased, all invoices submitted.  We need to send a letter of how we are using these items, plus proof of purchase and pictures, to Boulder County.  Total = $54,619.73

●      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 21 work orders.

●      Anthony Rizzo is doing great as Logan’s assistant.

●      Annual Oil Changes have been started.

●      Pump tests for all Engines, Tenders and Wildland Trucks are scheduled.

Updates:

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

●      Budget Committee: Jen, Teresa and Mike met this week to start getting numbers together. We need to add two board members to the committee and would like to meet in a couple of weeks.

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

●      Alpine Acres fire mitigation: Granted $6000 for 2026

●      Red flag staffing: Update: We had one red flag since our last meeting and the station was staffed.

Stations and Grounds:

●      Station 1 - Front door has been replaced, now it just needs to be painted.

●  Station 2 thru 5 - No Updates

Apparatus/Equipment:

●      No Updates

Upcoming Events:

●      None

Old Business:

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

●      Fire Fighter Comments and Public comments have been moved to before Submission of Bills

●      Mill Levy - Rainia, Mark, Jen and Chief worked on the Mill Levey Language with the AFPD attorney. Ballot measure was submitted to both Larimer and Boulder counties on September 3rd

New Business

●      Discussion regarding a new Treasurer/Board Member candidates - Tabled to September

●      Gail Schultz discussion tabled to September

●      Paul motions to move $100,000 from the money market account into the ColoTrust operating savings account to take advantage of higher interest rates. Jim seconds the motion - Motion Passed

●      Paul motions to move the monies from one of two CD accounts totaling $109,902 to the ColoTrust account. Jim seconds the motion - Motion Passed

●      Paul motions to change the date of the Oct 21, 2026 Board Meeting to October 13th @4:30pm. Mark seconds the motion - Motion Passed

●      Paul motions to change the December 16th Board Meeting to December 10th. Mark seconds - Motion Passed

Action Item: Rainia will submit the Budget Notice to the Estes Park Trail Gazette and the Allenspark Wind by Oct 15, 2026

Board Member Comments:

●      Mark will not be here for the October meeting.

●      Jim will be home for the September meeting

●      Ilsa will be gone for the October meeting

Meeting was adjourned at 19:18

Respectfully Submitted,                                                                                                 Aug 19, 2026

Rainia K. Derrington  - AFPD Board Secretary