The blocker is designed to absorb the impact should a vehicle collide or crash while on the scene protecting first responder personnel, motorist, and apparatus.
South Adams County Fire is proud to provide innovative services to keep our community safe and be one of the only fire agencies in Colorado to develop and implement the blocker apparatus and program. Stay tuned for updates! The new apparatus has been in service since early November 2022.
Recent Apparatus Accident Cost: Over $475K in repairs and out of commission for over 6 months.
First Responder Accidents on Highways: 16 emergency responders were struck and killed in the first 3mo of 2022. In 2021, 65 emergency responders died in stuck-by-incidents.
HAZCOM THOR:
South Adams County Fire Department is proud to share our new Haz-Com Mobile Command Unit “Thor”. The emergency mobile command and communication vehicle can tackle local emergencies or special events in a community and will be ready and reliable anytime – anywhere.
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Website Accessibility Policy
South Adams County Fire Department is fully committed to providing accessible facilities, elements and
channels of communication to all members of the public. As part of this commitment, South Adams County Fire Department
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:
South Adams County Fire Department 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,
South Adams County Fire Department 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.
