South Adams Garage Fire On August 18th, 2024 at approximately 14:00 ADCOM 911 dispatched South Adams County Fire Department to a reported residential structure fire at 7001 Cherry St. in unincorporated Adams County. A heavy black smoke plume could be seen for miles. Crews arrived on scene and found heavy smoke and fire coming a garage. Firefighters were on scene about …
Sable Altura Grass Fire On August 18th, 2024 at approximately 12:20 Sable Altura Fire Rescue was dispatched to a reported grass fire on the southwest corner of N. Powhaton Rd. and E. Colfax Ave. Crews arrived on scene and found a mid-size, slow moving grass fire around the base of an electrical tower. Firefighters were on scene about an hour …
Aurora I-225 Vegetation Fires On August 18th, 2024 Aurora Fire Rescue was dispatched to reports of multiple grass fires along the west side of Interstate 225 between I-70 and E. 17th Place. Crews arrived on scene and found three small, slow-mowing grass fire on the west side of the highway along the sound wall. The there fires were about a …
2025 Colorado Firefighter Calendar Debut Party The Colorado Firefighter Calendar held their 2025 Debut Party at the Seawell Ballroom on August 17th, 2024. A capacity crowd came out to learn which firefighters and fire investigation dogs made it into next year’s calendar. Net proceeds from the calendar benefit the Children’s Hospital Colorado Burn Center and Burn Camps Program. Firefighters and …
Elizabeth Pancake Breakfast Elizabeth Fire Rescue held a pancake breakfast at Station 271 in Elizabeth on August 17th, 2024. The community was invited out to meet with firefighters check out their apparatus and enjoy breakfast. Proceeds from the breakfast benefit the Elizabeth Firefighters Community Foundation. For more information on upcoming events, check out the 5280Fire Calendar.
Poudre 2nd Alarm Fatal House Fire At 05:45 on August 16th, 2024 ort Collins 911 (FC911) dispatched Poudre Fire Authority to a structure fire in the 4200 block of Gemstone Lane in Fort Collins. Upon arriving on scene, crews found a large fire in progress at a two-story residence and performed a 360 degree sweep of the property and engaged in …
Alamosa National Night Out The annual National Night Out was held on August 16th, 2025 at Cole Park. The local community came out to enjoy food, activities, meet with first responders, tour the vehicles, information booths and more with Alamosa Police Department, Alamosa Fire Department, Alamosa County Sheriff’s Office, the City of Alamosa Public Works and Alamosa Parks & Recreation, …
Bennett Community Night Out The Town of Bennett held their annual Community Night Out at Trupp Park on August 16th, 2024. The community was invited out to connect with their family, friends and neighbors. Attendees got to meet with first responders, check out their equipment and learn valuable safety information. Festivities also included food trucks, a kids play area and …
Bennett Large Grass Fire On August 16th, 2024 at 12:15 Bennett-Watkins Fire Rescue and the I-70 corridor fire departments responded to a large brush fire at Schumaker Rd. and I-70. Battalion 91 arrived to a 2 acre grass fire moving slow in medium fuels and assumed command. Brush Engine 91 and Brush 93 arrived and started with fire attack on …
Greeley Residential Structure Fire On August 16th, 2024 at Weld County Regional Communications Center dispatched Greeley Fire Department and UCHealth EMS to a residential structure fire in the 400 block of 14th St. in Greeley. Within 10 minutes of their arrival, firefighters had the fire under control! Firefighters rescued two dogs and two cats and were able to prevent any other …
Fairmount I-70 Rollover MVA At 08:21 on August 15th, 2024 Fairmount Fire Protection District and Arvada Fire Protection District responded to a MVA involving a rolled over semi at I-70 eastbound at Ward Rd. in Wheat Ridge. Jeffcom received multiple callers about the accident with a possible party trapped. Battalion 51 arrived to a rollover semi with a large debris …
Coors Structure Fire On August 14th, 2024 at 11:47 Jeffcom dispatched Golden Fire Department, Fairmount Fire Protection District, Pleasant View Fire Department, Arvada Fire Protection District & Stadium Medical to a reported of a structure fire at Coors, 18901 W 32nd Ave. with callers reporting fire between the basement and 1st floor in the warehouse area and everyone evacuated. Battalion 21 arrived with Engine …
West Metro Structure Fire At 0:44 on August 14th, 2024 West Metro Fire Rescue was dispatched to a possible structure fire in the 4700 block of S. Ward Way in Jefferson County. Jeffcom advised several callers reporting fire on back porch with the family dog missing, and Jeffco Sherriff deputies reporting flames showing on arrival and neighboring house also in …
Front Range 2nd Alarm Fire On August 13th, 2024 around 01:10 Front Range Fire Rescue Truck 2918 was dispatched to a commercial fire alarm at the Lazydays RV, 4777 Marketplace Drive in Johnstown. Truck 2018 arrived and located a fire from a RV trailer inside service bay and upgraded the call to a working commercial structure fire. Crews started fire …
Sable Altura Academy Graduation The Sable Altura Fire Rescue held their 2024 academy graduation at the Arapahoe County Fairgrounds on August 12th, 2024. Eleven recruits became probationary firefighters after numerous weeks of intense training. Aurora Fire Rescue Assistant Chief Hunter Hackbarth delivered the keynote address and Sable Chief Rich Solomon told the audience that this was the first class in …
Pueblo Vehicle Fire Just before 15:30 on August 12th, 2024 Pueblo West Fire Department was dispatched to a smoke investigation near the 1200 block of Greenway Ave. A single caller reported black smoke visible but couldn’t tell from where due to a hill obstructing the view. A minute later Pueblo Fire Department was sent to the area of Pueblo Blvd …
Denver House Fire On August 10th, 2024 at 20:00 Denver Fire Department responded to a reported single-family structure fire near W. 18th Ave. and N. Federal Blvd. Engine 12 arrived to a vacant house with smoke showing and Truck 12 went to the roof. Tower 1 started the primary search and went to the second-floor window. Crews were able to …
Highland Rescue Open House The Highland Rescue Team Ambulance District held their annual open house at their station, 317 S. Lookout Mountain Rd. on August 10th, 2024. The community was invited out to meet with first responders, check out their equipment and enjoy lunch. The team had a bounce house on hand and ambulance rides for the kids. The Alpine …
Evans Station 2 Open House On August 10th, 2024 the Evans Fire Protection District hosted their annual open house at Station 2, 2100 37th St. Crews had an obstacle course for the kids, station tours, truck tours, UCHealth EMS Ambulance tour, ice cream pops, Evans Police Department safety booth, and hot dogs and hamburgers were served. Also on display was …
Front Range Pancake Breakfast On August 10th, 2023 Front Range Fire Rescue hosted their annual pancake breakfast at Station 2 in Milliken in partnership with the Roosevelt Raiders Baseball team and the former members of the Milliken Volunteer Fire Department which helped in the formation of Front Range Fire Rescue. Hundreds of people came to enjoy pancakes inside the fire …