Trench Rescue Training Denver Fire Department Trench Rescue Practical Hands on Class was conducted on Denver Water property near DIA on July 21st, 2022. A two-week class that had 20 students, and lead by a group of Denver Fire Instructors with assistance from Denver Water Department. Three different size trenches were dug and students practice shoring the excavation and later with …
Light Rail Emergency Drill Exercise RTD Police, North Metro Fire Rescue District, Thornton Fire Department, Thornton Police Department and other agencies conducted an emergency preparedness exercise on July 20th, 2022 at the Light Rail N Line bridge over 120th Ave. in Thornton. Emergency crews responded to a mock accident between Commerce City to East Lake. Crews treated the injured, evacuated passengers …
Aurora Structure Fire On July 18th, 2022 at 12:39 Aurora Fire Rescue responded to a reported vehicle on fire inside a structure at 595 N. Nucla Way. Ladder 5 arrived and advised to upgrade the call to a working structure fire and Engine 5 arrived to a single-story auto body shop and started fire attack. Ladder 5 with command assigned …
West Metro Commercial Fire At 03:08 on July 19th, 2022 West Metro Fire Rescue responded to a reported structure fire with smoke coming out of the building at 6203 W. Colfax Ave. in Lakewood with Jeffcom advising 911 caller reporting flames through the roof. Engine 1 arrived on scene to a two-story abandoned building with flames from the 2nd story roof …
Arvada Commercial Fire At 06:50 on July 18th, 2022 Arvada Fire Protection District with auto-aid from West Metro Fire Rescue responded to a reported commercial structure fire in the 6000 block of W. 55th Ave. Jeffcom advised that AMR Ambulance on scene reporting fire in the rear of the building. Battalion Chief 51 arrived to a confirmed working fire located …
Loveland Basement Fire At 05:54 on July 18th, 2022 Loveland Emergency Communications Center (LECC) dispatched Loveland Fire Rescue Authority to a residential structure fire in the 800 block Foote Court. Thompson Valley EMS and Loveland police officers arrived on scene and reported smoke coming from the house and that all of the occupants had made it out. Engine 41 arrived …
First Responders Celebration On July 16th, 2022 Aurora First Responders Celebration was held at the Great Lawn of the Aurora Municipal Center. The free event featured music, food trucks, ice cream, public safety equipment with honoring Aurora’s first responders from the Aurora Fire Rescue, Aurora Police Department, Aurora 911 and Falck Rocky Mountain. The event was presented by Aurora Public Safety …
Next Level Extrication Training On July 15th, 2022 firefighters from Garfield County attended a training put on by Next Level Extrication at the Colorado River Fire Rescue training grounds. The morning was spent going over electric vehicle fires and extrication and the risks involved with mitigation of those problems and how to do so safely. The afternoon was hands-on with …
Tech Rescue Team Training On July 15th, 2022 the North Area Tech Rescue Training was held with a high-risk structural collapse scenario at the North Metro Fire Rescue Training Center. Approximately 160 firefighters on North Area Technical Rescue Team (NATRT) went through the training, several members of the NATRT are also members of Colorado Task Force 1. Crews from the 10 …
Denver Multi-Vehicle Accident On July 12th, 2022 at 18:20 Denver Fire Department responded to a accident at E. 8th Ave. & Logan St. in Capital Hill. Engine 11 arrived to a multi-vehicle accident involving three vehicles and started the investigation. All parties got out safely and Rescue 1 use the wench tow line to move all the disabled vehicles out …
West Metro Brush Fire At 14:51 on July 12th, 2022 West Metro Fire Rescue was dispatched for a brush fire in the area of Hwy. 285 southbound and Hwy. 8 westbound near Mount Lindo. At 14:57 Engine 9 reported a significant smoke header going up Turkey Creek from Hwy. 285, requested the Douglas County OEM Type 2 helicopter and rebalanced …
West Metro Second Alarm At 02:03 on July 12th, 2022 West Metro Fire Rescue responded to a possible structure fire in the 11500 block of W. 16th Ave. in Lakewood. Jeffcom advised of multiple callers reporting a fully involved structure. Engine 2 arrived to a fully involved large residential under construction, established their own water supply at W. 16th Ave. and …
McChesney Retiring Ceremony Arvada Fire Department Lieutenant Tim McChesney (aka Boom Boom), retired on July 10th, 2022 after 37 years of dedicated service with the department and the community with a bell and flag ceremony that was held at Station 7. Tim is part of the Arvada Pipes & Drums and the Colorado Emerald Society where he got his nickname …
Trash Truck Into Garage On July 9th, 2022 South Metro Fire Rescue responded to a trash truck hit a residential garage in Castle Pines North. Firefighters were quick to size up the situation and utilized a little creativity, some double-T support construction, and were able to safely shore up the home. No reports of injuries. The investigation will be handled …
Working Attic Fire Around 09:00 on July 9th, 2022 crews from Loveland Fire Rescue Authority, Berthoud Fire Protection District and Front Range Fire Rescue were dispatched to a possible residential structure fire in the area of Hwy. 60 & Weld County Rd. 7. Battalion 41 arrived to a small single-story double wide with a working attic fire in the offensive strategy …
South Metro Commercial Fire On July 8th, 2022 at 21:57 South Metro Fire Rescue Engine 21 was dispatched to a smoke investigation at 7585 E. Iliff Ave. in Arapahoe County. Crews arrived to a working fire in a commercial building and started fire attack and the incident was upgraded to a working fire. Crews were able to get the fire …
Class 2022-01 Graduation Ceremony Denver Fire Department held their Class 22-01 Academy Graduation on July 8th, 2022 at the King Center Concert Hall at the Auraria Campus in Denver. The new 31 Denver Firefighters were pinned with their badges by family and friends. Also see the class during their Hell Night.
2022 Fire Academy Graduation The City of Grand Junction and Grand Junction Fire Department graduated 19 new firefighters on July 8th, 2022 at 16:00. The new 19 firefighters come from various backgrounds, several of which have local experience and come from various backgrounds. One firefighter comes with no prior experience, another is a mom and CrossFit coach, a third served …
Denver High Rise Fire At 14:20 on July 7th, 2022 Denver Fire Department dispatched a high rise structure fire at 1000 N. Grant St. in Capital Hill. Crews arrived to nothing showing and started the investigation and found a small fire which was quickly put under control. No other information was available. Units on Scene: Chief 2, Chief 4, Chief …
Denver Police Assist On July 6th, 2022 approximately 18:30 Denver Fire Department was requested to assist Denver Police Department in mitigating an incident as a home in the 1400 block of S. Jackson St. DPD SWAT initially made entry to the home that had a known drug lab. Several people were taken into custody. DFD assisted Denver Police with Decon …