South Metro Fire Rescue - From the Chief

Picture of fire chief Dan Qualman.

Welcome to the South Metro Fire Rescue Authority web site. It is our hope that you will find this site informative and helpful. We also want you to have the opportunity to give us feedback about our services. We invite you to read our new strategic plan or our State of the Consolidation between Parker Fire District and South Metro Fire Rescue.

Quality is important to us and we anticipate that this avenue can offer you convenience and provide us with a closer connection to the community we serve.

From this site you can review our mission statement, strategic plan and our annual budget. You can review minutes from the board of directors' meetings and locate the next meeting's agenda. If you have difficulty finding the information you need, please let us know. That way we can improve our service. You may email our Community Relations Director, Becky O'Guin or myself.

Communication is best done in a variety of ways, so we also offer an array of speakers for your homeowners' association meetings, clubs or church meetings or other get-togethers. Please contact Becky O'Guin by email or telephone her at 720-989-2207 to request a speaker.

Chief Dan Qualman

Biography

Chief Qualman began his career in the fire service as a volunteer as a member of the John Brown University campus fire department in 1969. During the time in college, he also briefly served as volunteer in the Siloam Springs (AR) Fire Department. After graduation, he became a volunteer with the Aubry Volunteer Fire Department in Stilwell, Kansas. With this department, he served in the ranks of Captain and Assistant Chief. He held the career position of Fire Marshal for the Leawood (Kansas) Fire department from 1978 to 1983. Moving to Colorado in 1983, he served as Assistant Chief of Fire Prevention with Parker Fire Protection District until August of 1986, when was appointed Fire Chief. Following the consolidation of South Metro Fire Rescue and Parker Fire District in 2008, he was appointed fire chief for the new Authority.
Both Parker Fire District and The South Metro Fire Rescue Authority have achieved Accreditation status from the Commission of Public Safety Excellence, during his tenure.
Chief Qualman holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering from John Brown University and a Master of Public Administration from the University of Colorado at Denver. He is a graduate of the Executive Fire Officer and the Management of Fire Prevention Programs at the National Fire Academy in Emmitsburg, Maryland. Chief Qualman has been granted the Chief Officer designation by the Commission of Public Safety Excellence.
Prior to joining the career fire service, Qualman worked for King Radio in design and testing of avionics from 1974 to 1978.