The mission of the Fire Prevention Division is to protect the people, property, and environment of our community by identifying hazards and potential hazards through inspections, and preventing these hazards from occurring through education. This can be accomplished by focusing our efforts on service to our community through the belief that preventing an incident is far better than responding to an occurrence of fire, injury, or a hazardous situation that otherwise might be prevented. We administer this effort by enforcing the International Fire Code through an inspection program, plan reviews, the pre-incident planning of commercial properties and performing the post fire investigation for cause and determination.
Throughout the year, the Fire Prevention Division provides plan reviews for commercial occupancies, multi-family, and inspection services for a variety of special events, fairs, and festivals.
Pagosa 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, Pagosa 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:
Pagosa 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,
Pagosa 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.
