What is the Sugar Loaf Fire Protection District website?

slfpd.org is the official website of the Sugar Loaf Fire Protection District (SLFPD), an all-volunteer fire department serving a 17-square-mile area about 7 miles west of Boulder, Colorado. The site is a community information hub: it explains the district's boundaries and services, points residents to email announcements, publishes the district's Service Plan, and offers ways to donate or volunteer. It is aimed at residents and property owners within the district, plus anyone who wants to support the department.

Where the district is and what it covers

According to the site, the district includes parts of CO Highway 119, Sugarloaf Road, and Magnolia Road. Its terrain runs from 5,900 to 9,200 feet in elevation and takes in nearly 600 homes, a City of Boulder water treatment plant, Boulder County Open Space, City of Boulder Mountain Parks, and several thousand acres of Arapahoe-Roosevelt National Forest.

That geography matters for how the department operates. The district is staffed entirely by volunteers—about 35 members—and typically handles 120 or more emergency calls a year. The site lists the kinds of incidents they respond to: motor vehicle accidents, smoke reports, structure fires, wildfires, fallen climbers, lost hikers, and a range of medical emergencies.

What you can do on the site

The homepage is organized around a few practical functions:

• Announcements: The site directs visitors to sign up for the [email protected] mailing list through a form on the page, described as the way to keep up with important updates from the fire department and Friends of Sugar Loaf.
• Service Plan: A link to the district's Service Plan provides a more detailed description of the special district and the services it provides to the community.
• Donate: The site accepts donations and states that most donors are able to deduct 100% of their donation, while advising donors to consult a tax advisor for details.
• Volunteer: The site presents volunteering as the alternative to donating for those who want to support the department.

Tax status, as stated on the site

The site describes the district as a political subdivision of the State of Colorado (§32 C.R.S.) and under §170(c)(1) of the U.S. Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, operated exclusively for public purposes. It also notes that Colorado considers the district a "Nonprofit Corporation" and lists its tax ID as 84-1025520.

These details are most useful if you are considering a donation and want to confirm the organization's status with your own tax advisor. The site does not publish a donation amount menu, fee, or membership pricing, so treat any cost questions as something to raise directly with the district.

Who the site is for

If you live on or near Sugarloaf or Magnolia Road, own property in the district, or recreate in the national forest and mountain parks it covers, slfpd.org is the primary source for district news, the formal Service Plan, and contact through the announcements list. If you are outside the district and looking for fire services, this site will not help—it covers one specific Colorado district.