Family Safety Expo On October 5th, 2019 Larimer-Weld County Family Safety & Emergency Preparedness Expo was held at The Ranch Events Complex in Loveland. The free family friendly event featured a static helicopter display by LifeLine, and equipment displays by many agencies including the Larimer County Sheriff’s Office, Windsor Severance Fire Rescue, Civil Air Patrol, Poudre Valley REA, UCHealth, Thompson …
Larkspur Open House The Larkspur Fire Protection District held their annual open house on October 5th, 2019 at Station 161. The community came out to meet with the firefighters, tour the fire apparatus, and enjoy the chili dinner, a fundraiser put on by the Larkspur Volunteer Fire Auxiliary. Douglas County Search and Rescue, Douglas County Sheriff and AirLife also participated …
Vail Station Open House Vail Fire & Emergency Services hosted their annual open house at the West Vail Station on October 5th, 2019, start of the fire prevention week. The community came out to meet the firefighters, Smokey the bear, learn about safety, life safety trailer, cooking fire, BBQ lunch, emergency apparatus on display including Vail mobile command unit, U.S. …
Wheat Ridge Apartment Fire At 17:15 on October 4th, 2019 Jeffcom 911 alerted Arvada Fire Protection District with auto-aid from West Metro Fire Rescue to multi-family structure fire with reports of smoke coming out of the windows in the 11600 block of W. 44th Ave. at the Tabor Square Apartments in Wheat Ridge. Medic 52 arrived on scene to a 2-story structure working fire …
Loveland Airport Exercise On October 1st, 2019 Loveland Fire Rescue Authority participated in a full-scale emergency exercise at the Northern Colorado Regional Airport. The exercise was intended to gauge the response from local authorities to a simulated commercial aircraft incident and fire at the airport. Loveland Fire Rescue Authority crews were joined by crews from Poudre Fire Authority, Windsor-Severance Fire …
Kipling Street Fatal Accident At 19:37 on September 30th, 2019 Jeffcom 911 alerted West Metro Fire Rescue to a traffic collision at Kipling St. and W. 35th Ave. in Wheat Ridge. Engine 17 arrived to a two-vehicle head-on crash with heavy damage and advised to start an extraction response. District 1 arrived and assumed command, and Rescue 52 arrived and …
Adams County House Fire At 08:36 on September 30th, 2019 Adams County Fire Rescue responded to a residential structure fire in the 2100 block of McDougal St. in Welby. Truck 14 arrived to a single family structure with smoke showing from the Alpha side, and a working basement fire. Truck 14 pulled a 1 3/4 line in for fire control …
MC-1 Honor Run The 6th annual MC-1 Honor Run presented by the MC-1 Foundation and Defenders Rocky Mountain Chapter, was held on September 29th, 2019 and starting at Columbine High School in Littleton and ending at W. 91st Ave & Wadsworth Blvd. in Westminster with a car show event at the Hoffbrau Colorado. This years event honored Colorado Springs Police …
West Metro Family Fire Muster West Metro Fire Rescue hosted the 25th annual Family Fire Muster on September 28th, 2019 at the Training Center and Station 10 in Lakewood. The community came out to enjoy food and live fire demonstrations. junior firefighter challenge, teddy bear clinic, fire truck and ambulance tours, fire Station 10 tours and the training center tours, meet …
Arvada Safety Fair 2019 Arvada Fire Protection District held their annual Safety Fair at the Training Center on September 28th, 2019. The community of all ages came out to enjoy lots of activities and fun including tours of the fire equipment, meeting firefighters and first responders, Children’s Hospital Colorado medical helicopter landing, low-cost immunizations, Cheezo with internet and cell phone safety, and …
Wellington Attic Fire At 09:50 on September 28th, 2019 Wellington Fire Protection District responded to a possible fire in a attic of a home located in area of County Rd. 15 & County Rd. 70. When crews arrived on scene, they noticed smoke coming from the roof on the west side of the home. All residents in the home were safely out when …
Pancake Breakfast Limon Area Fire Protection District and Limon Ambulance Service hosted a pancake breakfast at the Hub City Senior Center in Limon on September 28th, 2019. The community came out in light rain and overcast skies to meet with first responders and enjoy breakfast. Both agencies participated in the Limon Homecoming Parade after the breakfast.
Englewood Block Party Denver Fire Department Station 37 participated in at the 3rd annual Englewood Block Party at 3400 S. Broadway. The community stopped by to enjoy food, music, booths, games, tour Engine 37, meet the firefighters, and explore fire safety.
Firefighter Chili Cook-Off Denver Firefighters Local 858 hosted the 32nd Annual MDA Firefighters Chili Cook-Off in Larimer Square on September 27th, 2019. Firefighters from all over the front range competed against each other for the best firefighter chili in Colorado including the best green and red chili. Crowds came out to taste the chili and help support the cause. The Colorado Firefighter …
Station 21 Pancake Breakfast The Denver Fire Department held their annual pancake breakfast at Station 21 in Washington Park on September 28th, 2019. Community members from across the city came out to meet with active and retired firefighters, enjoy a pancake breakfast, Flight for Life landing, check out Engine 21 and meet the firefighters.
Highlands Ranch House Fire At 16:20 on September 25th, 2019 MetCom alerted South Metro Fire Rescue to a working residential fire in the 2200 block of Chesapeake Lane in Highlands Ranch. Neighbors called 911 reporting big flames coming from the back of the garage of the home. When crews arrived on scene they found heavy fire conditions on the exterior …
Loveland Apartment Fire At approximately 14:24 on September 24th, 2019 Loveland Fire Rescue Authority was dispatched to the 1400 block of E. 8th St. on the report of a fire in a multi-family structure. Engine 1 arrived to a 2-story multi-family structure with smoke showing from the roof and pulled a green line in for fire attack, Engine 5 arrived …
Loveland Prescribed Burn On September 23rd, 2019 Loveland Fire Rescue Authority, in cooperation with Loveland Open Lands & Trails, conducted live fire training burns at the Boise Bend Natural Area. The burn provided weed mitigation and re-seeding improvements for that space. As part of the 2019 Fire Academy, LFRA took advantage of this opportunity to assist in training their newest 16 …
El Paso County Rollover At 13:13 on September 22nd, 2019 Palmer Lake Fire Protection District was alerted to an accident at Hwy. 105 at Spruce Mountain Rd. with a parties trapped. Dispatched advised that the address was located at 15388 Hwy 105 at S. Perry Park Rd. in Douglas County, and started Larkspur Fire Protection District. Engine 2015 arrived to a …
Manitou Springs Open House On September 21st, 2019 Manitou Springs Fire Department hosted their annual station open house. The community came out to tour and see all of the fire trucks that were on display, kids enjoyed the inflatable fire truck slide, fire gear to try on with a BBQ lunch. The new Engine 1010 was also on display, which …