Understanding Our Loveland Fire Rescue Two-Board System

3-25-26: Posted by Lisa Coalwell

The Loveland Fire Rescue Authority has two governing boards:

The "Rural" Board

The Loveland Rural Fire Protection District Board (LRFPD) handles tax money collected from rural residents for the fire department (the Loveland Fire Rescue Authority). This map shows how large the rural tax base is (pink areas are in the city, all other colored areas are designated as rural):

Under an intergovernmental agreement, the Rural board pays 20 percent of the fire department's annual budget, while the city pays the remaining 80 percent. Two of the members of the Rural board serve as representatives on the Authority board.

The five-member Rural board has hired a district manager outside of the Authority who is employed by Public Alliance, a Denver-based company. Recently, all communication between the rural residents and the Rural board members has gone through this district manager, Dominique Devaney. dominique@publicalliancellc.com

The "Authority" Board

The Loveland Fire Rescue Authority (LFRA) board was created in 2012 when the Rural District and the City of Loveland joined together to create a joint firefighting entity. This fire authority serves both the city and rural areas, and is governed by a five-member board made up of two representatives from the Rural board, the Loveland City Manager, and two city councilors (currently, one of those positions is held by the Loveland City Mayor).