Welcome

Greetings: My Name is Steve Schopper and I am the Foreman of the Manitou Springs Volunteer Fire Department. Our Department has two facets to it. One is the business end (firefighting, EMS, rescue, etc) the other is the social end i.e. fund raising, community involvement, department donations etc. Both sides of the department are of tremendous impact to our community.


As Foreman of the department, my job is to conduct the monthly business meetings for the membership. Any community involvement is funneled through me and I in turn communicate those interests to the department. Matters that affect our department's assets either positive or negative are all issues I deal with. I am in charge of making sure that our annual fundraisers, fourth of July fireworks, Christmas basket program, and Santa's arrival at our town clock are adequately staffed and funded.

All members of the M.S.V.F.D. are expected to participate in our department sponsored community programs. All of our members are also expected to pay a $20.00 annual due to the department. While we are one of the very few volunteer department that charges dues, I think it speaks very highly about the caliber of wonderful people who make up our membership. Any volunteer firefighter in our department truly loves living in Manitou Springs and is willing to sacrifice not only time and talent but also income to be an elite member of our historic organization.