Thornton Niver Creek Open Space Brush Fire

Rick Luebke2026 Incidents, Home, July 2026

Thornton Brush Fire On July 17th, 2026 at 17:42 Thornton Fire Department, Adams County Fire Rescue, Westminster Fire Department and North Metro Fire Rescue District responded to a vegetation fire at the Niver Creek Open Space, 401 W. 88th Ave. Crews arrived to a grass fire burning along I-25 between W. 88th Ave. and Thornton Parkway with heavy timber. Battalion 62 arrived …

West Metro C-470 Single-Vehicle Rollover

Rick Luebke2026 Incidents, Home, July 2026

West Metro Trapped Rollover On July 17th, 2026 at 14:15 West Metro Fire Rescue and South Metro Fire Rescue was dispatched to an MVA on westbound C-470 at the W. Bowles Ave. exit. Engine 12 arrived on scene to a single-vehicle rollover on the right shoulder with one trapped party and crews started extrication. Engine 11 set-up for traffic safety for …

Aurora East 17th Place Brush Fire

Rick Luebke2026 Incidents, Home, July 2026

Aurora Large Brush Fire On July 17th, 2026 Aurora Fire Rescue responded in the 15000 block of E. 17th Place around 13:30 after several people called 911 to report a large brush fire. When crews arrived on scene, they found a large, slow‑moving brush fire. Crews initiated fire attack on the south side and worked to stop forward progression. Crews …