Chief Schwab has been a student and educator of the fire services, emergency services, and emergency management since 1984. Before joining Boulder Rural, he had served as the Fire Chief in both Georgetown, California and Ketchum, Idaho. His diverse teaching includes but is not limited to: FDIC (Fire Department Instructors Conference), Ohio Fire Academy, El Dorado County (CA) Firefighting Academy, Blaine County (ID) Firefighter Academy, etc. Additionally, he has been published in Fire Engineering magazine. He achieved his BS in Fire Protection Administration from Eastern Kentucky University and is a graduate of DHS-FEMA’s National Emergency Management Advanced Academy (Bay Area Corhort).
When Chief Schwab is not at a fire station or regional training center, you will most likely find him on a trail somewhere in Boulder County.
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Website Accessibility Policy
Boulder Rural Fire Rescue is fully committed to providing accessible facilities, elements and
channels of communication to all members of the public. As part of this commitment, Boulder Rural Fire Rescue
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:
Boulder Rural Fire Rescue 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,
Boulder Rural Fire Rescue 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.
