Quarry Fire

On July 30th, 2024, at 21:10 the Inter-Canyon Fire Protection District was dispatched to a reported fire at Deer Creek Canyon Rd. & Homewood Park Ave. Jeffcom advised about a quarter acre fire and a possible 2nd fire at Deer Creek Canyon Rd. & Grizzly Drive. Command requested the call upgraded to a working grass fire and mutual-aid from Elk Creek Fire Protection District and West Metro Fire Rescue. Crews arrived to see fire in dense oak brush, grass with steep terrain, and rattlesnakes. Command requested resources for structure protection and evacuations in the area with about 50 acres and the incident was named the Quarry Fire. Several strike teams were added and air support. The subdivisions of Deer Creek Mesa, Kuehster, Sampson, Hilldale Pines, Maxwell, McKinney Ranch, Murphy Gulch, Silver Ranch, Jennings, Homestead South & Silver Ranch South, Oehlmann and West Ranch had mandatory or pre-evacuations. With crews worked in high temperatures, 4 firefighters suffered heat exhaustion and one with a seizure. One patient was transported to a local hospital by Highland Rescue Medic 289 with unknown injuries. The fire burned 579 acres and is 100% as of August 7th, 2024 and no structures were lost. Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office reported that the cause of the fire may be an arson investigation. Additional information provided by West Metro Fire Rescue and Inter-Canyon Fire protection District.

Inter-Canyon: 608, Brush 651, Brush 652, Tender 672 & Tender 673

West Metro: District 3, Brush 13

Elk Creek: Chief 401 & Brush 451

Added:

Inter-Canyon: Utility 686, Medic 681, Brush 651, Brush 652, Tender 672 & Tender 673

West Metro: Brush 9, Truck 14, Engine 11, Engine 2, Engine 4, Engine 8, Tower 8, Engine 9, Brush 19 & Bureau 6

Elk Creek: 405, 406, 459, MOD, Command 495, Tender 461 & Tender 462

North Fork Fire Protection District: Command 1201, Utility 1200 & Tender 1271

South Metro Fire Rescue: Battalion Chief 2, Safety 2, Brush 15 & Brush Engine 41

Golden Fire Department: Brush Engine 24

Golden Gate Fire Protection District: Chief 82, Engine 81, Engine 82

Foothills Fire Protection District: Chief 501 & Engine 533

Evergreen Fire Protection District: Utility 192 (Wildland 1), Engine 137, Brush 153

Indian Hills Fire Protection District: Utility 351 & Engine 342

Highland Rescue Team Ambulance District: Medic 287 & Medic 289

Platte Canyon Fire Protection District: Wildland Fire Module

Arvada Fire Protection District: Battalion Chief 52, Engine 58 & Brush 56

West Douglas County Fire Protection District: Brush 134

Bennett-Watkins Fire Rescue District: Brush 94

Castle Rock Fire Rescue: Brush 153

Franktown Fire Protection District: Brush 181

Monument Fire Protection District: Engine 512

North-West Fire Protection District: Engine 423

Colorado Springs Fire Department: Brush 18

Aurora Fire Rescue: Brush 13

Platteville-Gilcrest Fire Protection District: Brush 3632

Lake George Fire Protection District: Engine 81

Colorado Division of Fire Prevention & Control: Battalion Chiefs, Firehawk (N3811C) & Multi-Mission Aircraft (MMA).

Air Support: Erickson Air-Crane 3AC, Douglas County helicopter, Bridger Aerospace Scooper 285 & Scoopers 286, AeroFlite Scooper 263 & Monument helicopter (N173BH) with the Plastic Sphere Dispenser.

Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office, Jefferson County Open Space, Jefferson County Fire Management, Jefferson County OEM, Jefferson County Horse Evacuation Assistance Team (Jeffco Heat), Douglas County Sheriff’s Office, Colorado Task Force 1 (CO-TF1) Urban Search & Rescue, Fairmount Fire Protection District, Genesee Fire Protection District, Aurora Fire Rescue, Denver Fire Department, Elizabeth Fire Protection District, Thornton Fire Department, Strasburg Fire Protection District, Westminster Fire Department, Chaffee County Fire Protection District, Eagle County Paramedic Services, American Red Cross & Colorado Parks and Wildlife.