Wheat Ridge Head-On MVA Just before 08:00 on August 2nd, 2015 Wheat Ridge Fire Protection District responded to a head-on MVA involving a Wheat Ridge Police Department patrol unit at W. 38th Ave. & Kipling St. Tower 72 arrived to a two-vehicle head-on accident with a party trapped, and started extrication. Battalion 71 arrived and requested a 2nd ambulance to the scene. …
Wheat Ridge Motel Haz-Mat Just before 18:30 on August 1st, 2015 Arvada Fire Protection District responded to a unknown substance odor at the American Motel at 10101 I-70 Frontage Rd. N. in Wheat Ridge. Dispatch advised that two employees were sick from a toxic chemical odor in the building. Engine 52 arrived at a large multi-unit structure with multiple sick patients, …
Bus vs Motorcycle Around 12:00 on July 26th, 2015 Pleasant View Fire Department and West Metro Fire Rescue were alerted to a bus vs motorcycle in the 14000 block of W. Colfax Ave. in the Colorado Mills parking lot. Crews arrived to a bus that pulled out in front of motorcycle, which hit the side of the bus and the …
Wheat Ridge Commercial Fire On July 25th, 2015 at 21:26 Wheat Ridge Fire Protection District with auto-aid from West Metro Fire Rescue & Fairmount Fire Protection District responded to a reported commercial structure fire in the area of W. 29th Ave. & Depew St in Wheat Ridge. A 911 caller reported flames from the roof of the Rocky Mountain Poultry & …
Pleasant View Kitchen Fire At 17:48 on July 25th, 2015 Pleasant View Fire Department was alerted to a structure fire at 16235 W. 13th Ave. with 911 caller reporting flames visible from the kitchen area. Engine 41 arrived to a single-story duplex with a working fire, and started fast attack with a 1 3/4 line on tank water. Engine 6 established …
I-70 Semi Fire Just after 13:00 on July 23rd, 2015 West Metro Fire Rescue & Pleasant View Fire Department responded to a possible MVA and vehicle fire at I-70 & Denver West Parkway. Engine 5 arrived to a fully involved semi on fire, and pulled a line in for fire attack. Engine 41 arrived and advised dispatch that is was not a accident, and …
Wheat Ridge House Fire On July 23rd, 2015 at 01:00 Wheat Ridge Fire Protection District with auto-aid from West Metro Fire Rescue & Fairmount Fire Protection District responded to a residential structure fire at 12335 W. 34th Place. Dispatched advised that 911 caller reported a bush & tree on fire in front of the house. Tower 72 arrived to a single-family residential structure …
John Whelan Funeral John Whelan Funeral Service was held at the Faith Bible Church in Arvada on July 21st, 2015. Sunrise over the Rockies signaled a call for all flags to fly at half-staff in honor of Denver Firefighter/Engineer John Whelan. Firefighters from across Colorado gathered to pay their respect to the Whelan Family and their sisters and brothers with …
Patrick Mahany Procession On July 9th, 2015 a procession was held on I-70 in honor for Flight for Life Pilot Patrick Mahany, who was killed when his Flight For Life crew crashed shortly after taking off in a parking lot outside of the St. Anthony Summit Medical Center in Frisco on July 3rd, 2015. Flight nurses Dave Repsher and Matt …
Horsetooth Rock Rescue At 14:36 on July 7th, 2015 Poudre Fire Authority was called to a reported female hiker that had fell approximately 20 feet and fractured her leg on Horsetooth Rock located in Horsetooth Mountain Open Space. Rain and mud from the parking area to the rescue site complicated an already challenging rescue. A volunteer firefighter with PFA reached the …
Commerce City Commercial Fire At 11:47 on July 4th, 2015 South Adams County Fire Department responded to a structure fire at 550 Vasquez Blvd. at E. 56th Ave. Multiple 911 calls reporting a large plume of black smoke, which was seen from all over the metro area. Firefighters arrived to heavy smoke and fire from the roof, and quickly started fire attacked. …
Brighton RV Fire On July 1st, 2015 Brighton Fire Rescue District responded to a reported RV on fire at 14894 Brighton Rd. at the Prairie View RV Sales. Crews arrived to three 5th wheel motorhomes on fire. Crews were able to contain the fire to the three units that were on fire and no structures were damaged. Additional information provided …
Brighton Garage Fire On June 29th, 2015 around 18:00 Brighton Fire Rescue District responded to a reported structure fire on N. 10th Ave. in Brighton. Crews arrived to a fully involved attached garage started a quick attack. Crews were able to quickly extinguish the fire and limit the damage to the duplex. Four vehicles were lost in the fire. One …
Denver Commercial Fire On June 28th, 2015 at approximately 21:30 Denver Fire Department was dispatched a commercial structure fire at 3860 Blake St. in the River North Art District (RiNo). Tower 9 arrived to flames showing from above the dumpster outside of a warehouse next to the building, and Engine 9 laid in from 39th St. & Blake St. and …
Loveland Boat Fire Around 18:30 on June 27th, 2015 Loveland Fire Rescue Authority responded to boat that was on fire at the Boyd Lake State Park. Crews arrived at the marina with two fully involved boats, and crews got the fire quickly extinguished. The boat was just being launched from the dock, when the boat started smoking before it caught …
Wheat Ridge Apartment Fire Just after 17:00 on June 24th, 2015 Wheat Ridge Fire Protection District with auto-aid from Fairmount Fire Protection District responded to a structure fire at 3715 Pierce St. Engine 73 arrived to a single-story multi-family apartment building with smoke showing and started fire attack. Engine 71 laid in, Tower 72 assigned as search, and Engine 33 was assigned as RIT. …
30th Annual Fire Muster The 30th Annual Schomp Automotive and Mile High Hook & Ladder Fire Parade & Muster was held on June 20th, 2015, and hosted by Arapahoe Community College. The fire parade featured antique fire truck and newer fire apparatus that traveled through Historic Downtown Littleton. Firefighters from the 2016 Colorado Firefighter Calendar also were at the event signing and selling …
Westminster Apartment Fire Around 22:30 on June 30th, 2015 Westminster Fire Department were dispatched to a structure fire at 7155 Newton St with auto-aid from Adams County Fire Rescue. Engine 1 arrived to a 2-story apartment building with fire showing on the outside of the Alpha-Bravo corner, extending inside the walls. Engine 1 took command, and began fie attack from …
Station 61 Open House North Metro Fire Rescue District along with Broomfield Police Department hosted their 11th annual flag retirement ceremony and open house on June 13th, 2015 at Station 61 in Broomfield. Firefighters, police officers, veterans with the memorial museum, local Boy Scouts from DEN 606 as well as other members of the community gathered to respectfully dispose of their …
Vehicle Submerged Around 17:00 on June 12th, 2015 Denver Fire Department responded to a vehicle check in the Platte River by Mile High. Crews found a vehicle submerged, and water rescue team found no one in the vehicle. Denver Police Department & Denver Paramedics