Rob Stumpf

FIRE CHIEF
Chief Rob Stumpf began his fire service career with the City of Bloomington (IN) Fire Department in 1998. He is a graduate of the National Fire Academy's Executive Fire Officer Program and has a passion for teaching. Chief Stumpf has been a piper with the IAFF and FDIC Pipes and Drums since 2006. He joined the Lyons Fire Protection District in February of 2023 as the Deputy Chief of Operations and assumed his current position of Fire Chief in December of 2023.
Steve Pischke

ASSISTANT CHIEF
Assistant Chief Pischke began his career in 1972 as a volunteer firefighter until he was hired on to a career fire department in 1980. Assistant Chief Pischke has worked in various roles over his career and has also served as the Interim Chief for two fire departments, of which Lyons Fire is included. Although formally retired at the end of 2013, Pischke has continued to work in various positions in the fire service and serves as a Liaison Officer for various Incident Management Teams. Assistant Chief Pischke is currently responsible for the Fire Prevention and Wildland Divisions of Lyons Fire.

Captain Bowe Herman

Captain Herman grew up calling Lyons home and started volunteering with LFPD during his senior year of high school in 2015. He quickly became enamored by the fire service and wanted to make it a lifelong career. In 2019, he was lucky enough to be one of the first full-time firefighters at LFPD. A couple of his favorite things about the fire service are the relationships that he has built within the firehouse and the community. Secondly, he loves the problem-solving aspect of firefighting and never knows what challenges the next incident may bring.

Captain Kevin Boccolucci

Captain Boccolucci was born and raised in Western New York. He moved to Colorado in 1998 and established roots in Lyons, where he began his construction business. He married his high school sweetheart and now has a beautiful family and home in Lyons. He enjoys being outdoors, hunting, riding dirt bikes, and horseback riding with his family. He started as a volunteer firefighter with Lyons Fire and found a new calling in the fire service and helping the community of Lyons.

Captain Zach Hart

Captain Hart was born and raised in Longmont, Colorado. He started with Lyons Fire in 2011 as a Volunteer Firefighter. Captain Hart regularly fills in for the Lyons Fire Full-Time Officers and frequently assists in LFPD Training and Instruction. He continues to maintain all of his National EMT, Wildland Fire, and Structure Fire certifications. During his time off, he enjoys spending time with his wife, Stephane, and their two dogs, Cooper and Maverick. He also enjoys paddleboarding and traveling. Captain Hart often expresses his gratitude to be serving the Lyons community.

Captain Josh Thompson

Captain Thompson began firefighting with Gunnison County Airport as an Airport Rescue Team Firefighter. He worked there for four years before moving to the Sheriff Dive Team as a PADI Rescue Diver. In 1988, Captain Thompson continued firefighting as a volunteer firefighter with Pinewood Springs Fire Protection District, one of our mutual aid partners. In 2014, he began working as a volunteer firefighter with Lyons Fire and is very active in training and the Multi-Agency Peer Support (MAPS) Team. While not firefighting, Captain Thompson enjoys playing hockey and mountain biking around Colorado.

Acting Officer Aaron Hickey

Acting Officer Hickey joined the Lyons Fire Protection District as a volunteer firefighter in June 2021. Since then, Aaron has become a full-time firefighter/engineer. He has recently taken on the responsibility of leading a health and wellness program for the department. With Aaron’s new promotion to acting officer, he continues to grow and lead with excellence and integrity to serve the Lyons community.

District Info

Photo of Lyons, Colorado from Picture Rock Trail

Lyons Fire Protection District is a combination fire department serving the town of Lyons, Colorado, and surrounding areas. We take pride in helping keep our community safe. Lyons Fire responds to a range of emergency incidents including structure fires, technical rescues, water and ice rescues, search and rescue, emergency medical services, hazardous materials incidents, natural disaster response, and wildland fires.

Lyons Fire coordinates emergency response from two fire stations.

Station 1:

Located in the town of Lyons, this is the primary station for Lyons Fire. Station 1 is staffed full-time and houses two fire engines, an ambulance, two wildland engines, a tactical water tender, and a swift water and ice rescue unit.

Station 2:

Located on County Road 37E, this is the secondary station for Lyons Fire. Station 2 houses a wildland engine, a water tender, a fire engine, and a utility vehicle. While this station is not staffed full-time, our volunteer firefighters often respond from this station.

The district responds to and is aided by other nearby agencies for many incidents. Lyons Fire will give help to or receive help from other agencies if an incident requires more resources than a single district can provide. Many incidents that occur on or near the fire district borders may also utilize mutual aid so that the fastest response is provided.

Apparatus

4001 - Engine

4001 is an ALS-equipped fire engine and is our first-due apparatus for most medical, rescue, and fire calls.
4011 - Engine

4011 is a BLS-equipped fire engine used as a second-due engine. 4011 is also used where off-road access may be required
4021 - Ambulance

4021 is an ALS-equipped ambulance and is a first-due unit for all medical calls. 4021 also responds to many fire and rescue calls.
4031 - Wildland

4031 is a Type 6 wildland engine with off-road capabilities. 4031 is used where access is difficult or where a larger fire pump is required.
4032 - Wildland

4032 is a Type 6 wildland engine used primarily for wildland deployments. 4032 is often sent outside of Lyons to assist other fire agencies.
4033 - Wildland

4033 is a Type 6 wildland engine used to provide additional wildland firefighters and equipment to wildland fire scenes.
4052 - Utility

4052 is a utility vehicle primarily used for crew transport. 4052 is used to transport additional firefighters to the scene of an incident.