Board of Directors

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.

MINUTES OF REGULAR BOARD MEETING

April 15th, 2026  

Call to Order -  17:01

Paul Rekow (Vice President) called the meeting to order. Mark Ingram (President), Mike Cousineau (Chief), Leo Touzjian (Assistant Chief), Rainia Derrington (Secretary), Jen Cook (Accountant), Jim Hocker (Board Member), Ilse Gayl (Board Member). 

Public: Logan Derrington, Alicia Paddock, Chris Rich, Stu Boulter, Erle Collom, Les Male

Agenda:

•  Approved

Minutes from Previous Meeting:

• Approved

Submission of Bills  

• Approved

Treasurers Report 

• Jen cook supplied Treasurer's Report to Board

 Chief’s Report:

• Incidents: Medical – 5, Smoke/Campfire - 1, Cancelled Enroute - 1,Stand By/Assist - 1. Total = 8 (37 for 2026) 

Operations: 

• Winter tracks are off of 5228 and it is ready for summer.

• SCBA Testing being set up. Approximately $100/pack.

• Working on “Lateral Orientation" Taskbook for Wildland Fire Operations

• IB Grant items are currently being put into service

Training:

• Structure training on 3/28 included PPE, Fire Ext, Ladders and Vehicle Fires

• Yearly Wild Land Pack testing completed on 4/8

• Yearly Wildland Refresher on 4/25

• 4/22 Medical training & Dinner (Child Birth & Neonate Care)

• Battalion Chief Beightol takes Live Fire Instructor class

Grants: 

• Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) Grant –  No Updates 

• 1B Grant - Working on getting gear into service,

• Fire Fighter Safety & Disease Prevention Grant (FFSDP) - 2026 - Denied request for Swiftwater Gear.  

Updates: 

• Emergency MURS Radios - More info on AFPD website

Stations and Grounds:

• No Updates

Apparatus/Equipment:

• No Updates

Upcoming Events:

• Open House – June 6, 2026, 11:00 AM - 2:00 PM 

• Disaster Preparedness: Thursday Apr 16, 2026

• Allenspark Fire Mitigation Volunteer Day  - July 11, 2026

Old Business: 

• Mill Levy Committee - Tabled to May

• Mill Levy Resolution - Motioned to accept by Jim Hocker, Second by Isle Gayl - Passed

• Colo Trust Resolution - Motioned by Paul Rekow, Second by Jim Hocker - Passed

• Wildland account waiting on board signatures

New Business:

• Cell Tower presentation - Tabled until after next election

• Insurance Broker Presentation - Tabled

Public comments: 

• Chris Rich suggests “Action Items” in the agendas. 

• Stu Boulter feels the cell tower will be a divisive issue in the community.

• Erle Colum states that the public should be made aware of the cell phone tower proposal.

Fire Fighter Comments: None

Board Member Comments: 

• Isle Gayl agrees with Chris Rich about “Action items”

• Paul Rekow opened discussion about the use of a credit card in lieu of a debit card for the department and has asked for this to be added to “New Business” for the next month's meeting. 

Meeting was adjourned at 19:18 

Respectfully Submitted,

April 18,  2026

Rainia K. Derrington 

AFPD Board Secretary 

These minutes have not been approved by the AFPD Board