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West Douglas County Fire Protection District

The West Douglas County Fire Protection District provides Fire and Emergency Medical services.

05/25/2026

Today we pause to honor and remember the brave men and women of the United States Armed Forces who made the ultimate sacrifice in service to our nation.

Their courage, dedication, and selfless commitment to protecting our freedoms will never be forgotten.

As we gather with family and friends this Memorial Day, we remember those who gave everything so that we may live in freedom.

We remember. We honor. We are grateful.

— West Douglas County Fire Protection District

04/15/2026

West Douglas Fire would like to give an extra special thank you to Mimi's Carpet Care https://www.facebook.com/mimiscarpetcare for cleaning our dirty carpets in the training room at our station 134!

They felt the need to give back and refused to charge us for the service, folks if you are in need of carpet cleaning, give Mimi's a call today!

Thank you Mimi's!

WDF

04/06/2026

UPDATED INFORMATION 🔥 Fire Update – USFS Land - Bear Creek Fire

On Saturday, crews responded to a wildland fire on U.S. Forest Service land within our district. Command was transferred Sunday morning to the U.S. Forest Service.

The fire was held to approximately 11 acres, with calm weather helping limit spread. Air resources on Sunday were highly effective.

✅ The fire is now 100% contained
👍 No threat to the public at this time

For further updates, media or press, please refer to the U.S. Forest Service.

04/05/2026

Attention West Douglas County Fire district residents.

West Douglas was paged out tonight for a smoke investigation in the area of Indian Creek campground. Upon arrival we located a wildland fire that is approximately 10 acres in size near bear creek about 2 miles northwest of the Indian Creek campground.

Crews evaluated the scene and determined the fire is very slow moving and not posing a significant threat to the area at this time.

The USFS is taking over as this fire is on federal land. You can expect to see heavy activity from both the ground and the air at 6am.

Winds are calm and temps are cool, winds are forecasted to stay calm through tomorrow evening so significant growth is not anticipated.

We will continue to monitor the situation and assist as needed and district residents can rest assured that we are doing everything we can to keep this fire from growing and ultimately to see that it is out cold.

At this time we have not determined a cause, however given the proximity to the 800 trail and area use by hikers and campers, we are investigating this as suspected human caused.

As always, we thank you for your support, and while it is unsettling anytime we have a fire, please know that evacuations are not anticipated.

It's going to be a long summer.

West Douglas Fire

03/26/2026

The good news is we have some cooler more seasonal weather moving into the area but the bad news is it's causing yet another inversion pushing smoke from the fires down south down and to the east to ground level in our area.

You may smell smoke and see the haze but there are no fires within our district at this time.

West Douglas Fire

03/23/2026

Be advised that due to the fires down south in El Paso county we have the strong smell of wildfire smoke in our district.

As always, if you see wildfire or a plume you should notify 911 immediately.

District residents and area visitors are also reminded that the sheriff has us under Stage 1 restrictions and stage 2 is being considered.

Be smart folks, don't take a chance with fire, it is way too dry.

WDF

02/21/2026

Happy 20th anniversary to our friends and dispatch team over at South Metro Fire Rescue

West Douglas Fire absolutely could not do what we do without the calm voice on the radio we call Dispatch.

On behalf of our department, and our community, thank you to all the Dispatchers who make what we do possible!

WDF

01/01/2026

Thank you for another amazing year!

For us, our "new year resolution" is to continue serving the public through excellence, working to help lower property insurance costs and reduce the risks in our community through our community risk reduction program.

We have already made a lot of progress and we still have more work to do, but we don't do it alone because at West Douglas Fire, it's all about neighbors helping neighbors, all neighbors together for a common good.

Folks, please join us in welcoming this new year, 2026 here we go!

12/25/2025

From all fifty-four volunteer firefighters and nine EMTs at West Douglas Fire Department in Sedalia,

Merry Christmas and a joyful holiday to you. Safe travels out there, careful with the cooking, and gentle on those fireplace logs. We’re always on standby - ring us if you need. And hey, thanks for pitching in with the food and toy drives this year; it means the world to us.

West Douglas Fire,
Neighbors Helping Neighbors.

12/07/2025

A long night but an outstanding outcome! Thank you to ALL who assisted with this rescue, we could not have done it without you!

The patient is home safe and sound!

Address

Sedalia, CO
80135

Telephone

(303) 688-6055

Website

http://www.westdouglasfire.org/

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