West Metro Depew Street Tree Fire

Rick Luebke2024 Incidents, Home, September 2024

West Metro Tree Fire On September 22nd, 2024 in the around 10:00 West Metro Fire Rescue Engine 7 was called to a possible tree with a brush fire on Depew St. in Lakewood. Engine 7 arrived to find a power line that was causing a tree to smolder with some extension to the brush. The incident was quickly put under …

West Metro Family Fire Muster 2024

Rick Luebke2024 Incidents, Events, Home, September 2024

Family Fire Muster 2024 West Metro Fire Rescue held their annual “Family Fire Muster” on September 21st, 2024 at the Training Center (Station 10) in Lakewood. About 4,500 came out to see all kinds of emergency vehicles including a tour of West Metro fire engines. Colorado State Patrol, Colorado Task Force 1, Common Spirit, Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Jeffcom …

Wheat Ridge Grocery Store Freon Leak Response

Rick Luebke2024 Incidents, Home, September 2024

West Metro Hazmat Response On September 20th, 2024 at 06:53 Jeffcom 911 dispatched West Metro Fire Rescue Engine 17 to a commercial fire alarm at the King Soopers, 3400 Youngfield St. in Wheat Ridge. Engine 17 arrived to a large commercial structure with horns activated and strobes with nothing showing and started the investigation. Crews inside found a water pipe leak …

Sheridan Blvd MVA

Rick Luebke2024 Incidents, Home, September 2024

Sheridan Blvd MVA On September 19th, 2024 at 21:25 Denver Fire Department and West Metro Fire Rescue responded to a auto accident with unknown injures with a possible ejected party at southbound Sheridan Blvd. at Alameda Ave. Crews arrived to a MVC involving two vehicles and one patient was transported to a local hospital with unknown injuries.  Units on Scene: Denver: Engine …

Adams County Sheridan Blvd Mobile Home Fire

Rick Luebke2024 Incidents, Home, September 2024

Adams County Mobile Home Fire At 18:53 on September 19th, 2024 Adams County Fire Rescue and Westminster Fire Department was dispatched to a mobile home on fire in the 5400 block of Sheridan Blvd. Crews arrived to a working fire from a mobile home and started fire attack. The fire was put under control quickly and crews started an extensive …

Loveland, Berthoud & Front Range Live Fire Training

Rick Luebke2024 Incidents, Events, Home, September 2024

Live Fire Training Loveland Fire Rescue Authority, Berthoud Fire Protection District and Front Range Fire Rescue conducted live fire drills at Loveland Fire Rescue Authority’s Training Center during the week of September 23rd, 2024. The training staff from the three agencies scheduled three days with six scenarios per day. The departments respond together and train together.

Golden Heritage Road Brush Fire

Rick Luebke2024 Incidents, Home, September 2024

Golden Brush Fire On September 18th, 2024 at 14:19 Golden Fire Department Engine 24 was dispatched to a reported brush fire at 82 Heritage Rd. at W. Colfax Ave. Engine 24 arrived on scene and requested additional resources for a fast moving working brush fire. Chief 22 arrived, assumed command with 2 working brush fires around half an acre and …

Lockheed Martin 2nd Alarm Brush Fire

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Lockheed Martin Brush Fire On September 17th, 2024 just after 11:00 South Metro Fire Rescue and West Metro Fire Rescue responded to the property of Lockheed Martin, 12257 S. Wadsworth Blvd. for a reported small brush fire. South Metro Fire Emergency Communications advised that several 911 callers and one reporting 300×400 foot fire spreading and Battalion Chief 1 upgraded to …

Lakewood West Dartmouth Drive Electrical Fire

Rick Luebke2024 Incidents, Home, September 2024

West Metro Electrical Hazard At 20:37 on September 15th, 2024 West Metro Fire Rescue Engine 9 responded to a electrical hazard in the 14300 block of Dartmounth Drive in Lakewood. Engine 9 arrived to medium size two-story single-family residents with an order of smoke in the area and started the investigation. Engine 9 upgraded the call to a full response …

Bennett Ash Street Residential Structure Fire

Rick Luebke2024 Incidents, Home, September 2024

Bennett Structure Fire On September 15th, 2024 at approximately 11:20 Bennett-Watkins Fire Rescue was dispatched to a reported residential structure fire at 228 Ash St. in Bennett. A heavy black plume could be seen for miles. Crews arrived on scene and found heavy fire in a multi-family residential structure. Additional assistance was summoned from the I-70 East corridor agencies and …

Kyle Trombly Memorial

Rick Luebke2024 Incidents, Events, Home, September 2024

Kyle Trombly Memorial A memorial service with a celebration of life was held for Firefighter Kyle Trombly of the Arvada Fire Protection District on September 14th, 2024, at Faith Church in Arvada with a procession from Arvada Fire Station 1 to the church were hundreds lined the streets to honor Kyle. He was 34 years-old and born on August 2nd, …

Wheat Ridge Kipling Street Apartment Fire

Rick Luebke2024 Incidents, Home, September 2024

Kipling Street Apartment Fire At 19:22 on September 12th, 2024 Arvada Fire Protection District, Fairmount Fire Protection District and West Metro Fire Rescue responded to a possible structure fire in the 4600 block of Kipling St. in Wheat Ridge. Jeffcom 911 advised of multiple callers and heavy smoke in one apartment. Rescue 52 arrived to a large three-story garden level …

Thornton Defensive Structure Fire

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Thornton Structure Fire At 18:34 on September 12th, 2024 Thornton Fire Department, Westminster Fire Department, South Adams County Fire Department and North Metro Fire Rescue District were dispatched to a structure fire in the area of E. 123rd Ave. and Quebec St. Crews arrived to heavy fire showing from an unoccupied building and crews started defensive fire attack. The structure …

Highlands Ranch Woodrose Lane 2nd Alarm Fire

Rick Luebke2024 Incidents, Home, September 2024

South Metro 2nd Alarm Fire On September 12th, 2024 at 14:33 South Metro Fire Emergency Communications Center dispatched South Metro Fire Rescue was dispatched to a residential structure fire in the 10200 block of Woodrose Lane in Highlands Ranch. Tower 18 arrived to a two-story single-family home fully involved with fire spreading to a second home and a 2nd alarm …

Lakewood South Jellison Court Structure Fire

Rick Luebke2024 Incidents, Events, Home, September 2024

West Metro Structure Fire At 12:46 on September 12th, 2024 West Metro Fire Rescue responded to a structure fire in the 3400 block of S. Jellison Court in Lakewood. Crews arrived to a working structure fire with heavy smoke and flames threatening two homes on either side. The main structure is a total loss. The people who were inside got out …

2024 Denver 9/11 Memorial Stair Climb

Rick Luebke2024 Incidents, Events, Home, September 2024

9/11 Memorial Stair Climb The 20th annual Denver 9/11 Memorial Stair Climb was held on September 11th, 2024 at 1801 California St. in Downtown Denver. The event started with a moment of silence to honor the 343 FDNY brothers killed in 2001. The stair climb is limited to only 343 firefighters. The climb started in September of 2005 with members …

Black Hawk 9/11 Memorial Stair Climb 2024

Rick Luebke2024 Incidents, Events, Home, September 2024

9/11 Memorial Stair Climb The 16th annual 9/11 Memorial Stair Climb was held on September 11th, 2024 at the Ameristar Casino Resort Spa in Black Hawk. Members of the Black Hawk Fire Department, Black Hawk Police Department, Gilpin Ambulance Authority, Clear Creek Fire Authority, South Adams County Fire Department, Gilpin County Sheriff’s Office, Timberline Fire Protection District, Colorado Division of …

Denver Cook Street Structure Fire

Rick Luebke2024 Incidents, Home, September 2024

Denver Dryer Fire On September 7th, 2024 around 22:30 Denver Fire Department responded to a reported structure fire near E. 43rd Ave. & Cook St. Crews were met with smoke showing upon arrival. Quickly found and extinguished a dryer fire. No injuries have been reported. No other information is available. Additional information provided by Denver Fire Department Units on Scene: Chief …

Westminster Benton Street Structure Response

Rick Luebke2024 Incidents, Home, September 2024

Possible Structure Collapse On September 9th, 2024 around 16:00 Westminster Fire Department and Adams County Fire Rescue responded to a reported structure collapse at 7324 Benton St. Medic 1 arrived first to report no collapse, but an elevated fork lift loading roofing material on the 2nd story roof of a town home that had fallen onto the roof. Battalion 11 arrived …

Pleasant View Engine 41 Dedication Ceremony

Rick Luebke2024 Incidents, Events, Home, September 2024

Engine 41 Dedication Ceremony The Pleasant View Fire Department held a dedication ceremony for their new Engine 41 on September 8th, 2024 including a west down and push in to the put the Pierce Velocity engine in service. Engine 41 is the primary response engine to all calls within the Pleasant View Metropolitan District and also responds with a dual-response …