Community Meetings

Learn about the important services provided to the Olathe Community and about the financial status of the District

Citizens4OlatheFire will be hosting community meetings to share important information about the fire department and the ambulances services. Information provided will also help voters build an understanding of the District's revenue taxation process.

Do you know?

OFPD now has 9 full-time responders that are staffed at the station 24/7/365
Response time out the door has dropped to an average of under 2 minutes
How much of your property tax goes towards emergency response?
Property tax assessment rates will continue to drop
The State of Colorado wants a $700 million dollar drop in residential property taxes by 2025
Less revenue for the District can mean a decrease in services

All this and more will be discussed and your questions can be answered.

Please plan on attending one or more of these important meetings on the following scheduled days:

All meetings will begin at 7:00 p.m..

Hispanic - Thursday, March 23, 2023
Thursday, March 30, 2023
Thursday, April 13, 2023

Location: Olathe Fire Station - 406 S. 5th St., Olathe CO

Website Accessibility Policy

Olathe Fire Protection District is fully committed to providing accessible facilities, elements and channels of communication to all members of the public. As part of this commitment, Olathe Fire Protection District 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:

Call us at 970-323-6234

Ongoing Compliance Information

Compliance Officer

Olathe Fire Protection District 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, Olathe Fire Protection District 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.

See an opportunity for us to improve? Please contact our accessibility officer or call us at 970-323-6234.

Report a Website Accessibility Issue

We are committed to your ability to access all content, and we will respond to all requests as soon as possible.