AirLife Memorial EMS Muster The 19th Annual AirLife Memorial Run/Walk and EMS Celebration was held May 21st, 2016 at Hudson Gardens & Event Center in Littleton, benefiting the Friends of AirLife. The event included a 5k/10k, 5k walk and the kids fun run, including the EMS, fire and police muster with emergency vehicles on display, meet up with first responders, …
Brighton House Fire On May 15th, 2016 Brighton Fire Rescue District responded to a house fire on Bromley Lane. No other information is available at this time
Timnath Train Derailment At 11:53 on May 15th, 2016 Poudre Fire Authority responded to a train derailment in Timnath. Crews arrived to find a Great Western train derailed, carrying silica sand. At least nine cars traveled off the track, some coming to rest on their sides on a track near 5100 School House Dr. None of the approximately 100 cars on the train, …
Arvada House Fire At 01:28 on May 15th, 2016 Arvada Fire Protection District responded to a possible structure fire in the 6100 block of Robb St. A 911 caller inside advised that they were trapped. Battalion 51 arrived and sized up a single-family structure with heavy fire showing from the front porch. Truck 56 arrived and started search and Engine 51 deployed …
Horsetooth Falls Rescue At 16:41 on May 12th, 2016 Poudre Fire Authority was alerted to a person stranded upon Horsetooth Falls about 50 feet above the falls on a steady ledge. Employing high-angle rescue techniques, using a system of ropes, rescuers made it to the man just before 18:30. One rescuer was lowered down to the ledge where the man was stranded, …
Denver Apartment Fire At 08:15 on May 12th, 2016 Denver Fire Department was dispatched to a structure fire in the 4300 block of S. Quebec St. Dispatch advised that several 911 callers reporting possible shots fired, and flames visible after explosions. Tower 22 arrived to heavy fire showing from the 3rd floor of an occupied apartment building. Engine 22 laid in …
Station 5 Open House Westminster Fire Department held their annual open house at Station 5 on May 7th, 2016. The community came out in the rain and hail to meet the fire fighters and learn about fire safety, tour the fire engines, enjoy food and fire truck rides in the Seagrave pumper.
Denver House Fire At 14:32 on May 5th, 2016 Denver Fire Department was alerted to a possible house at 2550 Kearney St. in North Park Hill. Engine 14 arrived to a single-story single-family residence with heavy fire showing from the Charlie side, pulled a 1 3/4 attack line in the offensive strategy. Crews worked unsafe conditions inside the structure, Engine …
Federal Heights Apartment Fire Just before 12:30 on May 1st, 2016 Federal Heights Fire Department was dispatched to a reported structure fire at The Lodge on W. 84th Ave. Truck 41 arrived on scene and found heavy smoke and fire coming from one of the buildings in the center of the complex. Mutual-aid was requested from Adams County, Thornton and …
Wheat Ridge Attic Fire At 07:38 on April 17th, 2016 West Metro Fire Rescue responded to a reported structure fire in the 4400 block of Carr St. in Wheat Ridge. Medic 16 arrived to a small single-story residential with a walk out basement, and working fire conditions in the offensive strategy. District 1 arrived and assumed command, upgraded the call …
Lakewood Wadsworth MVA At 15:30 on April 14th, 2016 West Metro Fire Rescue was dispatched to a rollover MVA at W. 20th Ave. & Wadsworth Blvd. in Lakewood. Engine 1 & Medic 1 arrived to a 2-vehicle accident with one party trapped in the rollover vehicle, and crews started extrication. Tower 3 positioned as traffic safety and assisted with the …
Pleasant View House Fire At 15:42 on April 13th, 2016 Pleasant View Fire Department was dispatched to a reported structure fire in the 13900 block of W. 6th Pl. in East Pleasant View. 911 caller reporting 2 foot flames showing in the bathroom on the 2nd floor. Chief 41 arrived to a 2-story single-family residence with light smoke showing. Engine …
Westminster Apartment Fire At 12:20 on April 9th, 2016 Westminster Fire Department responded to a report of bushes on fire and extending to the outside of a building at the Mountain Terrace Apartments in the area of Lowell Blvd. & Bradburn Dr. Engine 2 arrived to a 2-story apartment complex with bushes on fire extending to the side of the structure, …
Arvada Basement Fire At 19:29 on April 5th, 2016 Arvada Fire Protection District was alerted to a possible residential structure fire in the 6100 block of Moore St. Dispatch advised that a single 911 caller reporting smoke and flames coming from the basement and everyone was evacuated. Truck 56 arrived to a one-story home with smoke showing from the front door in …
Arvada House Fire On April 4th, 2016 at 08:22 Arvada Fire Protection District responded to a structure fire in the 6500 block of Upham St. Medic 54 arrived to smoke showing from the Alpha side front door. Rescue 54 arrived and followed up with heavy smoke showing from a single-story single-family residential structure, pulled a 1 3/4 line in on tank water …
Denver Restaurant Fire On March 30th, 2016 at 16:43 Denver Fire Department was called to a building fire at 24 N. Broadway at the Lena Restaurant. Rescue 1 arrived to smoke showing from the roof and took command. Engine 11 laid dual lines from Irvington Pl. and Engine 23 laid in dual lines from Ellsworth Ave. to the alley. After the …
2nd Alarm Apartment Fire At 21:14 on March 27th, 2016 Denver Fire Department responded to a apartment fire at in the 2600 block of Federal Blvd. at the Federal View Apartments. Crews arrived to smoke and fire showing from a 3-story multi-family apartment building with fire showing from the third floor, and residents jumping from third story windows to escape the …
Fire – Heat Damaged Protective Gear On March 22nd, 2016 Assistant Chief CJ Haberkorn and PIO Melissa Taylor of the Denver Fire Department showed how valuable the fire equipment is after rescuing a man from a burning apartment building at 1515 Grant St. on March 15th, 2016. The velocity and the volume of fire that came out of that building that day, …
Wheat Ridge Garage Fire At 00:35 on March 20th, 2016 Wheat Ridge Fire Protection District with auto-aid from West Metro Fire Rescue & Fairmount Fire Protection District responded to a reported structure fire in the 7600 block of W. 47th Ave. Engine 71 arrived to smoke showing from an attached garage, and began fire attack in the offensive strategy. Tower 72 arrived …
Ruby Hill House Fire Around 19:00 on March 19th, 2016 Denver Fire Department responded to a re-kindle house fire in the 1200 block of S. Mariposa St. in the Ruby Hill neighborhood. Crews arrived to a small single family structure with fire showing. Earlier in the morning crews worked fire in the same structure (Denver Ruby Hill House Fire), with a …