South Metro Fire Rescue Authority (a consolidation of South Metro Fire Rescue and the Parker Fire Protection District) serves an area of approximately 176 square ... See more miles in portions of Douglas and Arapahoe Counties. Protection is provided to more than 198,000 citizens. Coverage is provided in: Centennial, Greenwood Village, Foxfield, Lone Tree, Louviers, Parker, Castle Pines, Castle Pines Village, Centennial Airport, Cherry Hills Village, Denver Tech Center, Inverness, the Meridian Office Park and unincorporated portions of Arapahoe and Douglas counties. Seventeen fire stations operate 24/7 with three shifts working a rotational basis. A total of 284 line personnel and 89 uniformed and non-uniformed staff are employed by the Authority. Special Teams In addition to standard crews of firefighters and paramedics, special teams serve in aircraft rescue, hazardous material operations, water rescue and recovery (dive), technical rescue and wildland urban interface firefighting. Call History