Colorado River Fire Rescue (CRFR) proudly provides structural and wildland fire protection, rescue, emergency medical services, hazardous material response, prevention, public education, and mitigation services to the communities of Rifle, Silt, New Castle, and surrounding areas.
CRFR is devoted to fulfilling our Mission Statement: We are Ready; We Protect Life, Home, and Property. CRFR is honored to serve with Integrity, Professionalism, Courage, and Compassion. Our Mission Statement and Values are our guiding principles for providing the highest level of service possible.
The men and women of CRFR are faithfully committed to pursuing excellence, being motivated, highly trained, well-educated, mission-focused, and values-centric to all the citizens we serve. As firefighters, paramedics, and emergency medical technicians, the services we provide are so much more than a job…. It is a calling, and we are grateful to serve you in everything we do, each and every day.
Leif Sackett Fire Chief Colorado River Fire Rescue
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Website Accessibility Policy
Colorado River Fire Protection District is fully committed to providing accessible facilities, elements and
channels of communication to all members of the public. As part of this commitment, Colorado River Fire Protection District
has a policy of providing an accessible website compatible 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.
If you need any special assistance or accommodations:
Colorado River Fire Protection District has designated a 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 to report an issue.
Compliance Procedures and Reports
In addition to testing with users with a wide range of disabilities and coding our website to WCAG standards,
Colorado River Fire Protection District regularly scans its website to ensure ongoing compliance, and makes timely
changes to any inaccessible changes, 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.
