Pink Heals Tour The Pink Heals tour stopped at Aurora Fire Department Station 1 on October 12th, 2008. The tour travels the county to support those suffering from cancer with the Guardians of the Ribbon. The pink apparatus are named after women or children who are battling cancer or who lost their fight. The Pink Heals charity was started in …
John Dempsey Memorial Colorado State Patrol former Chief John N. Dempsey was honored on October 6th, 2008 at the West Bowles Community Church in Littleton. Dempsey was 69 years-old and passed away from a long illness. Dempsey was with the Littleton Police Department for a short time before joining the Colorado State Patrol in 1965 as a patrolman and then …
Station 62 Open House The Cunningham Fire Protection District held their annual Fire Prevention Week Open House at Station 62 on October 4th, 2014. The community came out to enjoy food and to meet up with the firefighters, view their apparatus, and to learn valuable fire prevention information.
Fairmount Safety Day Fairmount Fire Protection District held their Safety Day on October 4th, 2008 at the Ward Road Park-n-Ride at W. 44th Ave. & Ward Rd in Wheat Ridge. The community came out to meet the firefighters, extraction demo, fire safety information, enjoy food and tour the apparatus. Pridemark Paramedics and Jefferson County Sheriff also participated in the event.
Chief Payne Memorial James “Jim” Payne funeral service was held at the Faith Bible Chapel in Arvada on August 28th, 2008. Jim passed away on August 26th, 2008 after a fall from a ladder at his home when he was trimming a tree, he was in critical condition and in a medically induced coma. Jim devoted his life to his …
Wind Driven Wildland Fire Approximately 12:45 on August 4th, 2008 West Metro Fire Rescue responded to a brush fire on Green Mountain from a lightning strike. Crews arrived to wind driven wildland fire with around a 20-acres, crews got control of the fire but winds picked up and shifted them west and threatened homes off W. 6th Ave & Indiana …
Thornton Garage Fire Around 15:00 on July 20th, 2008 Thornton Fire Department responded to a possible structure fire in the 16500 block of Race St. in the North Creek Farms area. Crews arrived to fire showing from the garage. No other information is available at this time. Thornton Police Department
Firefighters Muster 2008 The May Farms 2nd annual firefighters muster was held on July 12th, 2008 at May Farms in Byers. Firefighters from Byers Fire Protection District, Bennett Fire Protection District, Rattlesnake Fire Protection District and Sable-Altura Fire Rescue completed in events including the the battle of the barrel.
Annual Fire Muster & Parade The annual Mile High Hook & Ladder Fire Muster & Parade was held on June 14th, 2008. The fire truck parade was held on Littleton Blvd. to the Arapahoe Community College for the fire muster with lots of emergency vehicles on display including Littleton Fire Rescue holding an auto extrication demonstration.
Station 1 Open House Windsor Severance Fire Rescue held their annual community open house at Station 1 in Windsor on June 7th, 2008. Windsor Police Department, Colorado State Patrol, Platteville-Gilcrest Fire Protection District, Weld County Sheriff and others participated in the event.
Hampton Ave Semi vs Bridge At 14:50 on June 3rd, 2008 Englewood Fire Department responded to a semi that hit the bridge on Broadway and part of the trailer went off onto Hampton Ave. (Hwy. 285). No other information is available at this time. Englewood Police Department & Connolly’s Towing
AirLife Memorial EMS Muster The annual AirLife Memorial was held at Hudson Gardens in Littleton on May 19th, 2008. The event is hosted by the Friends of AirLife, which honor police, fire and EMS personnel including the AirLife crew that was killed in a helicopter crash on December 14th, 1997.
Colorado Fallen Firefighters Memorial The annual Colorado Fallen Firefighters was held on May 10th, 2008 at at Belmar Park in Lakewood. The following firefighters were added to the memorial this year were: Terry DeVore 04/15/2008 Olney Springs Volunteer Fire Department John Schwartz, Jr. 04/15/2008 Olney Springs Volunteer Fire Department Gert Marais 04/15/2008 Colorado State Forest Service Shane Stewart 02/23/2008 Ault-Pierce …
Edgewater Mock Crash On April 24th, 2008 the Edgewater Fire Department performed extrication as part of a simulated crash at the Jefferson High School as part of prom week activities. Edgewater Firefighters performed the mock crash in front of the school, as students acted as accident victims to simulate a realistic crash scene. Edgewater Police Department, Flight for Life, Jeffco …
2nd Alarm Structure Fire Around 14:30 on March 20th, 2008 South Metro Fire Rescue responded to a structure fire on Dayton St. No other information is available at this time. Additional information provided by South Metro Fire Rescue
Englewood 2nd Alarm Around 15:00 on March 22nd, 2008 Englewood Fire Department & Sheridan Fire Department responded to a commercial structure fire on 3943 S. Lipan St. in Englewood. No other information is available at this time.
St. Patrick’s Day Parade The 2008 Denver Saint Patrick’s Day Parade was held in downtown Denver on March 15th, 2008 with thousands coming out to show their Irish pride. Aurora Fire Department, Aurora Police Department, Denver Fire Department, Denver Health Paramedics, Denver Police Department, Denver Sheriff, Edgewater Fire Department and others participated in the parade or assisted with the event.
Centennial Building Collapse Around 13:00 on March 4th, 2008 South Metro Fire Rescue responded to a building collapse. Crews arrived and found a hangar under construction at the Centennial Airport collapsed. A construction company was building the hangar for Tac Air, an aviation service. The structure is a small hangar with seven large steel girders. Five girders that made up the …
Engine 17 Accident Around 11:35 on March 4th, 2008 Littleton Fire Rescue Engine 17 responding to accident emergent was hit by a vehicle in the intersection at University Blvd. and Cresthill Lane. One firefighter and one person from the vehicle was injured. Both patients were transported to a local hospital with unknown injuries. Additional information was provided by Littleton Fire …
3rd Alarm Apartment Fire Around 17:00 on January 13th, 2008 South Metro Fire Rescue & Parker Fire Protection District responded to a structure fire at the Ballantyne Apartment complex, 10001 E. Dry Creek Rd. in Centennial. Crews arrived to a six-story multi-family apartment complex with heavy flames and smoke showing. The fire was caused by a portable propane heaters on …