The South Placer Fire District (SPFD) had been administering a contract for administrative services for Loomis Fire District (LFD) the Districts were two years into a three-year contract when this research was conducted. It had been proposed to work toward the possibility of consolidating the two Districts. The problem is despite a current successful contract to provide administrative services to the LFD by SPFD both Districts employees and governing boards have concerns about consolidating the two Districts. The purpose of this research is to identify why consolidat4ig the two Districts creates concerns with members of both Districts. Descriptive research methods were used to answer the following questions a) How have comparable Districts been successful with their consolidation efforts? b) What are the concerns of the employees of SPFD with consolidating the Districts? c) What are the concerns of the employees of LFD with consolidating the Districts? d) What are the concerns of both SPFD and LFD's governing boards regarding consolidating the Districts? The procedures utilized included multiple documented interviews of SPFD employees, LFD employees, SPFD board members, LFD board members, and chief officers from agencies that experienced successful consolidations. Additional procedures included four separate surveys of SPFD employees, LFD employees, SPFD board members, and LFD board members. The results indicated how comparable agencies have successfully consolidated Fire Districts and identified the concerns of the employees and boards of both SPFD and LFD. Recommendations included a) conduct a thorough and comprehensive consolidation feasibility study, b) form a consolidation guidance committee, c) establish an internal consolidation communication plan, and d) establish an external consolidation communication plan.