The Buena Vista board of trustees approved an intergovernmental agreement between the town and Chaffee County Fire Protection District, which if approved by the CCFPD board at its meeting Wednesday evening, would make Chaffee Fire âthe exclusive jurisdiction having authority to interpret and enforce the fire code adopted by the town within the townâs boundaries.â
In other words, entering into the IGA with Chaffee Fire would mean that the Buena Vista Fire Department would cease to exist as a separate entity responding to fire calls.
The IGA was drafted during a months-long process based on deliberations by the fire authority steering committee, which first met in February.