Our Mission
The Crested Butte Fire Protection District is committed to excellence in the protection of life and property and serves the community with professionalism, compassion, and respect.
Vision
Strive for Excellence
Commit to Growth
Values
Teamwork
Integrity
Professionalism
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Welcome!
On behalf of the entire CBFPD team welcome to our website! It is an honor and a privilege to provide emergency medical, fire protection and life safety services to our beautiful mountain valley. We hope you find the site informative as you learn more about our services and our team members. We also rely on this website as our primary method to be accountable and transparent to the citizens and taxpayers we serve. If you can’t find what you’re looking for, don’t hesitate to reach out to us by email, phone or social media and enjoy your visit!
– CBFPD Leadership Team
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On Saturday, April 25, 2026, CBFPD members Veronica Jarolemk, Beth Shaner, Maggie McIntosh, and Liv Holowachuk attended the 2026 Women in the Fire Service Skills Day, hosted by Boulder Rural Fire Rescue.
This event is focused on helping women in the fire service master their craft, build confidence, train hard, learn from one another, and grow their professional networks in an encouraging, high-energy environment.
Our members trained on key fireground skills including forcible entry, hose management, ladders, vertical ventilation and saw work, search, and victim removal. Veronica completed the advanced track, while Beth, Maggie, and Liv participated in the Mastering the Basics track.
The instructors were incredible — strong, skilled, and inspiring women who created a challenging and supportive training environment.
This kind of training helps CBFPD by building confidence, sharpening hands-on skills, and bringing new knowledge and experience back to our crews and community.
We’re proud of Veronica, Beth, Maggie, and Liv for representing CBFPD and continuing to grow in the fire service. Professional photos were taken at the event, and we look forward to sharing them when they become available.
Great job ladies!!!
Way to represent ladies🤘🤘
Please join us in welcoming Mac Smith to Crested Butte Fire Protection District as our newest Firefighter/Paramedic.
Mac began his EMS career in 2014 working part-time with Chaffee EMS. In 2015, he attended paramedic school and then spent a year working with Pueblo AMR. He later served as a medic at St. Vincent Hospital for two years and earned his Fire I certification through CMC Edwards in 2018.
In 2019, Mac transitioned to Salida Fire, where he served until May 2025. He also started part-time with CBFPD in the spring of 2024, and most recently worked with Summit Fire & EMS from June 2025 through April 2026.
We are proud to have Mac officially join our team and look forward to the experience, dedication, and professionalism he brings to our department and community. Welcome to CBFPD, Mac.
Well done Mac 🤠
Mac Smith you left me?
Congrats Mac! Gonna miss having you at SFE
Congratulations to Mac and to CB! Great guy
1st rate medic who cares
That’s my amazing man!! Super proud of you Mac!!
Congrats!
He is an amazing human ! Congratulations Mac!!🌼
Hey Mac, congratulations.
Congratulations to you. A man on the move!
Congratulations Mac! My brutha! Wonderful
Congrats Mac! CB is lucky to have you!
Congratulations brother.
Congratulations Mr. Smith 😉
What a great addition! Congrats Mac!
Congrats Mac!
Congratulations Mac Smith !!
Congrats brother!
Congratulations Mac!! You'll love CB❤️
Congrats buddy. They are lucky to have you. Be safe
Robots must've heard us talking in real life and put this in my feed. 😮 Congrats again!
Congratulations, we miss having you working around here.
Congratulations, Mac.
Great guy!
Congratulations Mac.
Chief Weisbaum recently lit the first-ever Class A fire in our training tower, marking an important milestone in our department’s training capabilities. This burn, using straw and untreated pallets, creates sustained heat and smoke conditions that more closely match real-world fire environments.
While the tower will continue to support propane-fueled Class B fire training, the addition of Class A burns gives our crews an even more realistic and effective way to prepare for the challenges of fireground operations. This improved training environment helps strengthen firefighter readiness, skills, and safety for the community we serve.
Congrats!
Big thank you to our team for providing me the honor of lighting our organizations first class a training fire. I’m extremely proud of what we have become and where we are going. And thank you to our community who continue to support our efforts and growth.
Congrats you guys! Hard work pays off. - Arrowhead Fire
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Montrose Interagency Dispatch Center
Current Wildfire Danger
Mailing Address
PO Box 1009
Crested Butte, CO 81224
Headquarters
300 County Road 317
Crested Butte, CO 81224
Phone
970-349-5333
office@cbfpd.org