Colorado’s fire departments need 2,263 new firefighters and more than $25 million to buy an estimated 753 new trucks to fight fires over the next two years, according to a report released Monday by the Colorado Division of Fire Prevention and Control .

The division’s 2024 Colorado Fire Service Needs Assessment Survey also found that fire departments are struggling to find enough money for essential equipment and personnel. The Colorado Fire Commission is currently studying ways to better fund the state’s 340 fire departments.

“Fire service is expensive and getting all the equipment you need is difficult, especially with property taxes being reduced it makes it even more difficult,” said Lisa Pine, the state’s fire training director, who conducted the survey. “As we all know the co

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