Steamboat Springs City Council green-lights further exploration of fire district consolidation

Steamboat Springs City Council green-lights further exploration of fire district consolidation

The Steamboat Springs City Council has unanimously endorsed further work on consolidating the city’s fire department into the Steamboat Springs Area Fire Protection District, a move both city and fire officials said could better align funding with service demands, improve wildfire readiness and create a more transparent governance model.  Steamboat Springs Fire Chief Chuck Cerasoli told council at their April 14 work session that the idea of con…