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Open House at Pea Green Station

Saturday, September 14, 2024

12 noon to 3 pm

2926 Highway 348, Delta, CO 81416

 

Join us for an afternoon at our Pea Green Station!  The grill will be fired and our firefighters will be serving up hamberugers and hot dogs.  Take a tour of our station and meet our responders.  A great time to meet those who respond to your needs and learn more about our district!

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2024 National Night Out - August 8, 2024

A fun filled afternoon and evening for many!  Olathe Town Park was packed when community came out to mingle, have fun, eat, watch, and meet each other.  Events included tug-o-war, Nerf competition, bump-n-jump with water for the kids (and plenty enjoyed getting wet on this hot day!), cornhole, and other festivities.  Along with the Olathe Police Dept., Montrose County Sheriff's Office, Westco, Colorado Parks and Wildlife, and others we all had a great time and look forward to many more events like this for our community!

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OFPD, OPD, MCSO stop and pose for happy photo
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OPD officers participating in the fireman's carry event
Police and firefighters with toy water guns, having fun, with inflatable bounce houses in the background.
Nerf competition
People engaged in a tug of war game at a park.
all kinds of fun with the tug-o-war!!!
A group of police officers engaged in a tug-of-war game on a grassy field, with onlookers cheering them on.
A girl plays tug-of-war with a police officer and his dog at a community event, with onlookers smiling in the background.
People engaged in a tug-of-war contest, audience watching, outdoors, festive atmosphere.
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DJ Antman giving a thumbs up!
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Group of smiling law enforcement officers and firefighters posing together outdoors.
A police officer is carrying another officer on his back during an outdoor event with spectators.
Police and firefighters with toy water guns, having fun, with inflatable bounce houses in the background.
People engaged in a tug of war game at a park.
A group of police officers engaged in a tug-of-war game on a grassy field, with onlookers cheering them on.
A girl plays tug-of-war with a police officer and his dog at a community event, with onlookers smiling in the background.
People engaged in a tug-of-war contest, audience watching, outdoors, festive atmosphere.
A man standing with a thumbs up before a DJ setup under a tent with a banner reading "DJ [Name] Productions."
Four people behind a table with a "Westco Emergency Communications" banner, promotional materials, and a fire truck in the background.
This image shows people gathered, including police officers, around a table with candy, likely at an outdoor community event.

 

PAST EVENTS

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2024 Kenworth T480 3000 gallon pumpable Tender

OFPD "pushed-in" Tender 211 for service on April 29, 2024.  It was a great afternoon for community, family, and friends of the OFPD Brotherhood to incept the new apparatus to service and check out all of it's modern and safety features.  Of course, what event at the fire department does not involve water?  This one sure did!  Following the push in the tank was filled at a nearby fire hydrant with Chief Fitzgerald and the firefighters demonstrating the apparatus' ability and capacity. They included local children by having them help with the hydrant and hose - it was a great joy to see these kids so excited about helping and learning!

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Chief Fitzgerald giving his opening speech
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Firefighters getting ready to push the tender in to the station
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Loading up to fill the water tank at the hydrant
Firefighters by a firetruck outside a fire station.
Tender 211 parked in front of station
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Fire Department members
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Firefighters by a firetruck outside a fire station.
A group of firefighters and EMS personnel standing in front of a fire truck by their station.

 

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9/16/2023

 2023 5th Annual Olathe Fireman's Golf Tournament

A fun filled day on the green was had by all!  The weather was beautiful and the golf carts trekked their way throughout the course for 20 teams.  Play was rounded out with a delicious Taco Bar lunch served by the Rusty Putter Restaurant while many, many door prizes were handed out.  The silent auction items included charcuterie boards, custom garden benches, and a complete corn hole set. Thank you Kirby and Pam Cannell, Rich Rivera, and Dean McHenry for your beautiful hard work on these items!

Five Fire Dept.'s played in the tournament - Palisade Fire, Cedaredge Fire, Ridgway Fire, Olathe Fire, and Arrowhead Fire.  We are pleased that so many of us responders could break away from the emergency life for these hours and enjoy a day on the green!  Ridgway scored the best!  Sadly, we had so many door prizes to hand out that by the time we got to this prize, they had already left.  So, we owe them their prize :-)

Many, Many Thanks to all who supported us through this event!  We could not have done it without you!

We look forward to more events like this!

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5/3/2023

Thoughts from Chief Fitzgerald...

We would like to thank our community for their continued support. Watching this department grow from a volunteer department to a paid department has been amazing. I believe this vote proves the confidence our community holds for our abilities and services, and we will continue to build upon that. Our commitment to improved response times and certification levels of our employees will show our dedication to the community. We also would like to thank The Citizens4OlatheFire, their efforts to get the information out to the public and to assist in this vote was instrumental. Again, thank you! for your continued support of your local Fire District and the people that protect you every day in your time of need. We do not take this lightly; we take it with grace and humility.

 

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Citizens4OlatheFire Community Meetings at the Olathe Fire Station:

Hispanic - Thursday, March 23, 2023 7:00 p.m.

Thursday, March 30, 2023 7:00 p.m.

Thursday, April 13, 2023 7:00 p.m.

 

 

Open House at Olathe Fire Station #1 - August 28, 2022

We opened the doors, pulled out the apparatus, set up a grill and provided hamburgers and hot dogs to guests that came for a tour of the station, listen to music, meet our responders, and learn more about our district and its needs.  It was a great day for all!  The weather was perfect and the water fight was a great grand finale to the days events!  Thank you Olathe!  We are happy to be here for you!

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PANCAKE BREAKFAST at the CAR SHOW AND SHINE - August 22, 2020

Our volunteers served up a fresh cooked breakfast of bacon, sausage, egg and pancakes. Nice way to start the day!

We thank everyone for their support!

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Olathe National Night Out

August 8, 2019

OFPD paired with the Town of Olathe to coordinate an Olathe National Night Out, a night for the community to meet and greet with  responders for the community. The Olathe PD, Montrose County Sheriff and K-9 Unit and SWAT all participated in the event located at the town park. Horton Street was closed for the ½ block west of the station so everyone could roam freely between the event and the fire station for our Open House. We fed over 200 people a hamburger/hot dog BBQ style dinner and there were games in the park, a DJ for music, K9 unit demonstrations and a spectacular water fight!  OPD and OFPD did a dance off – our own Lt. Hubert Kimberlin won! Overall, it was a very enjoyable evening for all!  

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2019 Olathe Volunteer Firefighter Golf Tournament

September 21, 2019

Scheduled for a 9am shotgun start, golfers will vie for Low Gross while supporting the training needs for the District during a fun filled day on the greens.  To participate or contribute, please click on the firefighter image to the left.

Our tournament was a great success this year!!!!  We send a huge and special thanks to all the golfers who came to participate and especially to all our sponsors who made this possible - We couldn't have done it with out you!  

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2019 Punkin' Chunkin'

October 26, 2019

The 18th Annual Punkin' Chunkin' Festival & Haunted Corn Maze will be held Saturday, October 26, 2019, 10am - 10pm.  Hosted by Devries Produce, "The Friendly Farm", located at 60542 Gunnison Rd., Olathe CO.  Punkin Chunkin contests kick off with the long distance contest at 11:30am and the most accurate contest at 12:30pm.  All day events include: Corn Maze, Tractor Pulls, Wagon Rides and more!  Concessions will offer BBQ, Mexican, Funnel Cakes, Baked Goods and more!  And don't forget about the Haunted Corn Maze... 6pm -10pm.  Raffles this year are for a Henry Golden Boy God Bless America Edition 22 Lever Action Long Rifle, Sig Sauer P938 9mm Luger and a $400 Cabelas Gift Card.  Tickets are available from your favorite firefighter.  For more info, click here or call Kaycee at 970-596-4164 or Devries Produce at 970-323-6559.

We look forward to seeing there!

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