SOUTHEAST WELD FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT

What SOUTHEAST WELD FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT does

Southeast Weld Fire Protection District (SEWFPD) is a Colorado political subdivision formed in 1954 that delivers fire prevention, fire suppression, property preservation, emergency medical services, rescue, and related emergency response to all residents within its 492-square-mile service area, which spans 405 square miles in Weld County and 87 square miles in Adams County. The district encompasses the Town of Keenesburg and the unincorporated areas of Prospect Valley and Roggen, including significant portions of I-76, State Highway 52, and State Highway 79, and operates three fire stations (Station 1 in Keenesburg, Station 2 on Highway 79, Station 3 in Roggen) under a hybrid career and volunteer/reserve staffing model organized into A, B, and C shifts led by Battalion Chiefs.

Service delivery is provided through the 911 emergency dispatch system for incident response and through a non-emergency administrative line, with non-emergency community programs including child safety seat installation and fire-prevention education. The district's technology stack consists of standard firefighting and emergency medical equipment and protocols, supplemented by the third-party Crisis24 CodeRED mass-notification platform for evacuation, public safety, and severe weather alerts, and by a partnership with the Northern Colorado Firefighter Recruitment Consortium (NCFRC) for shared firefighter hiring via National Testing Network/FireTeam. No proprietary technology, software products, AI capabilities, or research activities are disclosed.

As a government entity, SEWFPD's revenue model is anchored by recurring property tax assessments across its statutory district, supplemented by transaction-based ambulance service billing for emergency medical transports. Pricing for ambulance services is not publicly disclosed. The district maintains coordination links with the Adams County Sheriff, Weld County Sheriff, and Weld County Office of Emergency Management, and uses content marketing through its website (educational articles on rural fire prevention, fire escape planning, alternative heater safety, and carbon monoxide awareness) as its primary community outreach channel. Headcount is not publicly disclosed by stated number, though approximately 30 named operational personnel are identified across the leadership roster, and the firmographic record lists 1-10 employees, indicating a likely discrepancy between named roster and FTE staff count.

Name

SOUTHEAST WELD FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT

Legal name

Southeast Weld Fire Protection District

Website

https://seweldfire.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1954

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Southeast Weld Fire Protection District is a Colorado political subdivision formed in 1954 that delivers fire suppression, emergency medical, rescue, and fire prevention services to residents across a 492-square-mile district in Weld and Adams Counties. It operates three fire stations staffed by career and reserve firefighters and is funded primarily by property taxes.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Fire Protection & Emergency Medical Services

NAICS

Fire Protection (92216), Fire Protection (922160)

akta.pro primary industry

Fire & Rescue Services (Fire Suppression, Rescue) (BPAIAGAB)

akta.pro secondary industry

Fire Prevention, Inspection & Code Enforcement (Life Safety) (BPAIAGAL)

Keywords

• Fire protection services
• Emergency medical services
• Fire suppression
• Rescue services
• Ambulance transport

Headquarters

HQ city

Keenesburg

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Property Tax Revenue: As a Colorado political subdivision, the district is primarily funded through property taxes from residents within its 492 square mile coverage area.
2. Ambulance Service Billing: Revenue generated from billing for ambulance and emergency medical transport services provided to residents and visitors.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Southeast Weld Fire Protection District is a Colorado political subdivision that delivers fire prevention, fire suppression, emergency medical services, and rescue services to residents and properties within 492 square miles of southeast Weld County and northeast Adams County. The District supplements these core emergency response services with public safety education, child safety seat installation, ambulance transport (billed to users/payers), and regulatory functions including burning permits, construction permits, and mobile food vehicle permits.

Product overview

Southeast Weld Fire Protection District (SEWFPD) is a Colorado political subdivision formed in 1954 that provides fire prevention, suppression, property preservation, emergency medical services, rescue, and related emergency services. The district operates three fire stations (Station 1 in Keenesburg, Station 2 on Highway 79, and Station 3 in Roggen) staffed with a combination of career and volunteer/reserve firefighters. Services include ambulance service billing, child safety seat installation and education, and reserve firefighter opportunities. The organization also publishes educational fire safety articles covering topics such as fire escape planning, rural fire prevention, alternative heater fire prevention, and carbon monoxide poisoning awareness.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Named customers3 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Northern Colorado Firefighter Recruitment Consortium (NCFRC)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSoutheast Weld Fire Protection District is a member of the NCFRC with seven other departments in northern Colorado. The network recruits highly qualified, skilled, and diverse individuals who seek firefighter opportunities with both career and volunteer/reserve departments. Using National Testing Network/FireTeam for standardized testing, this allows applicants one location to view which Northern Colorado departments are hiring while giving the departments the ability to work together in a hiring process.
• Adams County SheriffminorOthersCommunity safety partner listed on district's Links page.
• Weld County SheriffminorOthersCommunity safety partner listed on district's Links page.
• Weld County Office of Emergency ManagementminorOthersPartners for CodeRED emergency alert system and emergency preparedness coordination.
• Crisis24coreTechnology or IntegrationProvider of CodeRED emergency notification system used to send targeted alerts to registered users through phone calls, text messages, emails, and mobile app notifications. Notifications include evacuation notices, public safety incidents, and severe weather alerts.
• Intermountain Medical Transport, LLCminorOthersMedical transport service partner referenced on district Links page.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Poudre Fire Authority: Regional Colorado fire authority serving Larimer County with career staffing and a similar mix of fire suppression, EMS, and prevention services; broader portfolio and resources than SEWFPD but highly comparable operating model.
• Aurora Fire Rescue: Municipal fire department within a Colorado political subdivision providing fire suppression, EMS, and prevention services; a comparable end-market operator but at city-scale rather than rural-district scale.
• West Metro Fire Rescue: Established Colorado fire protection district providing full-service fire, EMS, and rescue across Jefferson County; operates with full-career staffing at significantly greater scale but analogous statutory authority and funding model.
• South Metro Fire Rescue: Large suburban Denver-area fire protection district providing comprehensive fire and EMS services; comparable governance as a political subdivision and revenue model, though at much larger scale.
• Loveland Fire Rescue Authority: Larger established Colorado fire authority providing full-service fire and EMS; comparable service portfolio and revenue mix but operates at significantly greater scale and as an authority rather than a protection district.

Direct peers

• North Metro Fire Rescue District: Colorado fire protection district serving the northern Denver-Boulder corridor with career fire/EMS staffing and similar statutory authority as a political subdivision; comparable in governance and revenue mechanics if not in scale.
• Brighton Fire Rescue District: Nearby Colorado fire district providing fire, EMS, and rescue services to a similar mix of incorporated and unincorporated areas in Adams and Weld County regions, with overlapping service territory considerations.
• Frederick-Firestone Fire Protection District: Adjacent Colorado fire protection district also serving a fast-growing Weld County corridor with a combination of career and volunteer staffing and similar property-tax-plus-ambulance-billing funding model. Most directly comparable peer geographically and operationally.
• Mountain View Fire Rescue: Northern Colorado fire district providing fire suppression, EMS, and rescue across a multi-county service area with a mix of career and volunteer personnel, closely mirroring SEWFPD's operating model and funding structure.

Others

• Weld County Office of Emergency Management: Adjacent county-level emergency preparedness and response partner listed on SEWFPD's Links page; not a direct competitor but a closely related public-sector agency with overlapping jurisdiction and shared mutual-aid responsibilities.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/southeast-weld-fire-protection-district

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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