Documents Relating to West Adams County Fire Protection District

Name/Title

Documents Relating to West Adams County Fire Protection District

Entry/Object ID

2023.1.24.a-e

Scope and Content

This folder contains the following items: a.) Informational pages written by Kathy Hobaugh detailing the gear worn and used by volunteer firefighters in the 1970s and 1980s. Includes an excerpt of an article written about volunteer firefighter Tom Chestnut (full article can be found in the Broomfield Enterprise, Volume 5, Number 2, October 11, 1979), images of the 1983 gear worn by WACFPD volunteer firefighters, a letter written to the WACFD Board of Directors by June Chestnut in 1979, and images of radios used by the WACFPD firefighters. b.) An article from the Broomfield Enterprise, Volume 2, Number 46, August 17, 1977, titled "In early Broomfield firefighting Bucket brigades found inadequate," which details the founding of the West Adams County Fire Department. c.) A page titled "July 1978, KNOW YOUR COMMUNITY, Fire Department" that details logistical data involving the West Adams County Fire Protection District, including station locations, volunteer numbers, and number of calls received. d.) A section of a book titled "The Forgotten Past of Adams County, Volume 2," dedicated to the West Adams County Fire Department. Details the formation and early history of the WACFPD. e.) A nine-page article from November 11, 1993 detailing questions and concerns surrounding the merger between the West Adams County Fire Protection District and Thornton Fire.

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Archive

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Article

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Other Documents

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Literary Works

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Tom Chestnut, June Chestnut, Broomfield Enterprise, West Adams County Fire Protection District, Thornton Fire, North Metro Fire Rescue Authority

Related Places

Place

Location

Broomfield, CO, Thornton, CO, Boulder County, CO

* Untyped Place

Northglenn, CO, Weld County, CO, Unincorporated Adams County, Jefferson, Eastlake

Related Events

Event

WACFPD and Thornton Fire merger