Douglas County SAR Training Exercise Douglas County Search and Rescue held a training exercise at the Dawson Butte Open Space Trail near Larkspur on October 2nd, 2022. SAR members and Douglas County Rangers began the exercise looking for a missing and possibly injured young girl. Teams fanned out to cover the area using standard search techniques. AirLife Denver was also …
Wildland Training Exercise The Douglas County Office of Emergency Management and the Franktown Fire Protection District held a wildland training exercise in Franktown on October 1st, 2022. Franktown firefighters responded to a fire on the southeast corner of Colorado 83 and Colorado 86. The fire jumped Colorado 86 and moved quickly into the Burning Tree subdivision. Additional resources were summoned …
Boulder Structure Fire On October 1st, 2022 Boulder Fire Rescue Department responded to a structure fire in the 800 block of Hawthorne Ave. in Northwest Boulder. Due to the initial information of smoke and flames being seen, a Fill The Box (FTB) was requested by the battalion chief to start additional units. The fire was quickly extinguished. Additional information and …
Arvada Safety Day 2022 Arvada Fire Protection District held their Safety Day at the Training Center on October 1st, 2022. The community came out to enjoy activities and fun including tours of the fire equipment, meeting firefighters and first responders. The National Fire Sprinkler Association (NFSA) held a live burn demonstration. Flight For Life landing. Friends of Arvada Fire, Arvada …