About Us

Merino Volunteer Fire Department has on average 15 members. Of that there is  1 Fire Chief, 1 Assistant Chief, 3 Lieutenants, 1 Safety Officer, 1 Medical Officer, 1 Training Officer, and 1 Colorado Certified EMT.

Merino Fire averages 150 to 180 calls a year. 80% of those call are medical. 

On average a Merino Firefighter has more than 40 hours of training a year, and more than 50 calls a year.