City of Boulder · department · BFRD
Boulder Fire-Rescue
“We exist to protect lives and property from harm through effective risk reduction, emergency response, and recovery assistance.” source
Who runs it
AI-read · unreviewed read by a model from the city's pages, the Charter, the code and the budget books; every quote checked against its saved source; not reviewed by a person. Hover a source for its words.Researcher's note: Fire chief and division heads as printed on the department page, the Fire Command Staff page and city person pages, read 2026-10-30.
- Head
- Michael Calderazzo, Fire Chief as of 2026-10-30 source source source
- Answers to
- City Manager. The city manager is, by charter, ex-officio director of public safety and the executive head of the fire division, with power to appoint and remove its officers and employees, and may make the rules for managing the fire department. The charter also has the manager appoint every department director. Head appointed by City Manager. source source source source source
- Legal basis
- Contact
- 303-441-3350 · 2967 Bluff Street Boulder , CO 80301 · contact page source
Boards and commissions it staffs
not applicable: No board or commission names Boulder Fire-Rescue as its staff. Checked the staff_liaison field of every body file in governance/bodies (the Fire Pension Board is staffed by Finance) and the department's main, About and Services & Programs pages, none of which lists a board, committee or group (2026-10-30).
Budget
from the city's approved budget books; each figure printed, to the dollar, in its source (hover a source for its words). A year may come from a different book or table than the next: the table says what each covers| Year | Basis | Amount | What it covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | approved | $27,572,658 | all funds: department total in the 2024 Approved Budget's Fire-Rescue overview; the 2026 Annual Budget's 'Department Budget by Program and Expense Type (FY2024-2026)' table prints the same figure in its FY2024 column (the text layer puts the totals line before the words EXPENSES TOTAL) source source |
| 2025 | approved | $33,951,993 | all funds: department total in the 2025 Approved Budget's Fire-Rescue overview; the 2026 Annual Budget's program and expense type table prints the same figure in its FY2025 column source source |
| 2026 | approved | $31,503,133 | all funds: department total in the 2026 Annual Budget's Fire-Rescue overview; the same book's program and expense type table prints the same figure in its FY2026 column source source |
Divisions
in the city's own words; heads only where an official source names them- Emergency Services
“This division provides a full range of emergency response services as noted in the City Charter, Boulder Valley Comprehensive Plan and Department Master Plan.” source source - Community Risk Reduction · David Lowrey, Chief Fire Marshal source source
“This division provides fire prevention services through coordinated engineering, education and enforcement initiatives.” source - Wildland Coordination · Brian Oliver, Wildland Fire Division Chief source
“Wildland Coordination provides initial fire attack for wildland fires on city-owned open space.” source page - Internal Support & Administration · Jared Ginsberg, Deputy Chief of Support Services source
“This division provides support services and training for the department, including personnel management, accounting, budget, basic payroll, purchasing and general management of the department.” source - Office of the Chief
“The Office of the Chief program within the Fire-Rescue Department comprises the Administrative Office of the Chief, Business Services, Workplace Development, Strategic Development & Data Analytics, and External Relationships & Contracts subprogram areas.” source
What a resident can do here
services and programs, linked to the city's pages- Fire Station & Hydrant Locator source
- Home Safety Survey source
- Fire - Rescue Commendations & Complaints source
- Firefighter Recruitment source
- Wildfire Detailed Home Assessments source
- Prescribed Burning source
- Burning Within City Limits source
- Car Seat Check source
- Ceremonial Fires source
- Community Outreach, Education and Permits source
- Emergency Nurse Navigation Program source
- Mobile Food Vehicles License source
- Boulder Fire Community Academy source