West Metro Hazmat Response

On September 20th, 2024 at 06:53 Jeffcom 911 dispatched West Metro Fire Rescue Engine 17 to a commercial fire alarm at the King Soopers, 3400 Youngfield St. in Wheat Ridge. Engine 17 arrived to a large commercial structure with horns activated and strobes with nothing showing and started the investigation. Crews inside found a water pipe leak and possible Freon leak and requested a hazmat response and the store was evacuated. District 1 arrived, assumed command on the Alpha side. Command advised dispatch that the resources on scene can handle and to cancelled the South Metro response. Crews found that a forklift operator hit a pipe, causing the leak and firefighters ventilated the building to remove all the remaining Freon in the air which took an extended time. Additional information provided by West Metro Fire Rescue

Initial Response:

West Metro: Engine 17

Hazmat Response: 

West Metro: District 1, SAM 1, Engine 2, Tower 2, Medic 17, Hazmat 5 & Medic 5

South Metro: Battalion Chief 1 (Cancelled), Safety 1 (Cancelled), Hazmat 38 (Cancelled), Medic 13 (Cancelled) & Hazmat 17 (Cancelled)

Added:

West Metro: Engine 6