The Skyline Fire Protection District services an area in northwest unincorporated Arapahoe County, Colorado. Founded in 1958, it operated with a functioning Firehouse for 50 years. The District now contracts with Denver Fire Department to provide fire protection and emergency response services such as medical emergencies, motor vehicle accidents, rescue calls, and incidents involving hazardous materials within its boundaries. This covers 1100 properties. Property taxes cover the costs of the District contract with the Denver Fire Department.
A Brief History of the Skyline Fire Protection District
As the Denver Metropolitan area expanded after WWII much of the growth was south and east of the city limits into what was then Arapahoe County. The area currently know as Holly Hills was part of this expansion. While the City of Denver "flagpole" annexed up and down the major arterial streets that had a large tax base the enclave of Holly Hills was left without fire service.
When the need for services to protect this area, the Skyline Fire Protection district was founded in 1958 as a volunteer fire department with its station at 6000 East Yale. A five member board was established to oversee the department. For nearly 50 years Skyline maintained this volunteer status. A full time weekday staff was added to respond to daytime calls and train the volunteer firefighters.
Many current residents fondly recall Chief Collins, Captain Hoffman and the Dalmation dog who would respond when need arose between 8 and 5 on weekdays. A number of current and former Holly Hills residents served as volunteers who trained weekly and responded to the average of 100 or more calls per year.
Shortly after 2000, data showed that while daytime calls often resulted in very quick responses, evenings and weekend calls frequently had noticeable delays as volunteers needed to drive to the station and then to the scene of the incident. The Skyline Board addressed this problem by entering into a discussion with the City of Denver Fire Department. An agreement was reached, and now the Denver Fire Department responds to all Holly Hills calls. The agreement with DFD allowed for much quicker overall response times and eliminated jurisdictional issues about which district a house was in.
Today the Skyline Fire Board continues to monitor the DFD service to our residents and employs a part time Fire Marshall to assure that residents, group homes, schools and businesses are adequately served. The Skyline Board collects .10 mils from the Arapahoe Property tax collection. The Board has been able to reduce the mil levy collection in part due to the contract with Denver Fire.
If you have questions or concerns, feel free to reach out to the Board:
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Claire Moran, President
Term expires May 2025
Kent Epperson, Vice President
Term expires May 2027
Gordon Smith, Treasurer
Term expires May 2027
Barry Teeter, Secretary
Term expires May 2027
Catherine Langer, Director
Term expires May 2025
CONSULTANTS
Accounting
Darcy Beard, CPA
skylinefireprotectiondistrict@gmail.com
Mobile 303-594-5488
Fax 303-379-4962
Fire Marshall, Rick Young
Skyline Fire Protection District Map
Skyline Fire Protection Board Meetings occur on the third Monday of the month (unless otherwise noted) at 7:00PM
2025 scheduled meetings:
May 19th - Envista Forensics, 1338 South Valentia St, Suite 130, Denver, CO 80247
July 21st - virtual
September 15th - virtual
December 1st - 5 PM - 2 Penguins Tap and Grill, 13065 E Briarwood Ave., Centennial, CO 80112
Claire Moran, President
Kent Epperson, Vice President
Gordon Smith, Treasurer
Barry Teeters, Secretary
Catherine Langer, Director
CONTACT:
Business Manager, Darcy Beard
303-594-5488
skylinefireprotectiondistrict@gmail.com
Fire Marshall, Rick Young
We are committed to having a fully accessible website.
This accessibility policy was approved by the Skyline Fire Protection District Board of Directors on July 17, 2024.
Skyline Fire Protection District is fully committed to providing accessible channels of communication to all members of the public. As part of this commitment, the Skyline Fire Protection District has a policy of providing an accessible website comparable with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG 2.1) and commercial screen reading software. All features of the website are coded to allow individuals with vision and other impairments to understand and use the website to the same degree as someone without disabilities. We welcome feedback and can often resolve issues in a timely manner if they arise.
ONGOING COMPLIANCE INFORMATION
Compliance Officer
Skyline Fire Protection District has designated Claire Moran as its compliance officer for website disability-related accommodations. The compliance officer has received training in website accessibility and updates the site in accordance with those best practices. Contact our accessibility officer at skylinefireinfo@gmail.com to report an issue.
Compliance Procedures and Reports
In addition to coding our website to WCAG standards, Skyline Fire Protection District regularly scans its website to ensure ongoing compliance and makes timely changes to any inaccessible items, if any are found.
LINKED DOCUMENTS AND THIRD PARTIES
Please note that this site may link out to third-party websites, such as state or federal agencies, that do not have accessible content. This site may also include documents provided by third parties included in our agenda packets, for example. While we cannot control the accessibility of content provided by third parties, we are happy to assist any member of the public with reading and accessing content on our site.
See and opportunity for us to improve? Please contact our accessibility officer at skylinefireinfo@gmail.com.
REPORT AND ACCESSIBILITY ISSUE
We are committed to your ability to access all content. Per Skyline Fire Protection District's internal processes, issues or requests for accommodation reported to us at skylinefireinfo@gmail.com will be responded to by the compliance officer or designee within 2 business days.
CONTACT:
Business Manager, Darcy Beard
303-594-5488
skylinefireprotectiondistrict@gmail.com
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NOTICE OF BUDGET
SKYLINE FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT
Budget has been adopted.