Schroeder Send Off On May 8th, 2023 the Louisville Fire Protection District celebrated the retirement of Battalion Chief Diane Schroeder. In attendance were many LFPD firefighters as well as the LFPD Medical Director Colleen Foster, Board President John Milanski, Fire Chief John Willson and her family. Chief Schroeder was given the flag that flew over Fire Station 1, that was …
FF1 Graduation On May 6th, 2023 the Colorado Mountain College in conjunction with the Glenwood Springs Fire Department, Carbondale & Rural Fire Protection District, Roaring Fork Fire Rescue Authority, and Aspen Fire Protection District held their spring graduation ceremony at the Carbondale Fire District Headquarters. 18 students representing the four fire departments spent 12-weeks training to the Colorado Division of …
Palisade Train Fire At 21:38 on May 3rd, 2023 the Grand Junction Regional Communication Center dispatched the Palisade Fire Department to the area of Front Street directly across from the Palisade Cemetery westbound train that was reportedly on fire. Multiple callers reported active flames coming from one of the train’s cars. Union Pacific initially advised that a response was not …
West Metro Vegetation Fire At 12:59 on March 31st, 2023 West Metro Fire Rescue Engine 4 was dispatched to a possible vegetation in the 13000 block of W Kentucky Dr. At 13:00 the call was upgraded to a working vegetation fire structures threatened with automatic-aid from South Metro Fire Rescue. Enroute, an Engine Strike Team was requested due to structures threatened …
Chacra Working Residential Fire At 16:41 on February 9th, 2023 Garfield County Emergency Communications Authority dispatched Colorado River Fire Rescue and Glenwood Springs Fire Department to a reported residential structure fire in the 44000 block of Hwy. 6 between New Castle and Glenwood Springs. Multiple callers driving by on Hwy. 6 reported black smoke coming from the front door of …
Station 8 Hose Uncoupling On January 23rd, 2023 the Grand Junction Fire Department held an opening ceremony with a hose uncoupling for the new Station 8. Members assigned to Station 8 on and off duty, Clifton Fire Protection District, administrative staff, police department command staff, city officials, contractors and builders gathered to celebrate with the public. Fire Chief Watkins, members …
Grand Junction Garage Fire At approximately 13:08 on January 15th, 2023 Grand Junction Regional Communication Center dispatched the Grand Junction Fire Department to an unconfirmed residential structure fire in the 2600 block of F 1/2 Rd. Caller reported fire in the garage with propane tanks nearby. Engine 3 arrived on scene and reported smoke coming from the eaves of the …
South Adams Working Garage Fire At 23:28 on December 31st, 2022 South Adams County Fire Department, Adams County Fire Rescue and Platte Valley Ambulance was dispatched to an unattached building fire in the 7900 block of Larkwood St. in the Derby area. AdCom updated responding units of an unattached garage fire with flames from the roof with loud bangs and …
Confirmed Residential Fire Around 19:45 on December 30th, 2022 South Metro Fire Rescue was dispatched to a smoke investigation inside which was upgraded to a reported structure fire in the 9500 block of Shenstone Drive in in unincorporated Douglas County. Caller reported smoke inside and possible fire with a peloton bike with flames seen. With the update, Battalion 4 upgraded …
South Metro Commercial Fire At 10:24 on December 23rd, 2022 South Metro Fire Rescue was dispatched to a smoke investigation inside at the Rail Apartments, located at 10001 E. Dry Creek Rd. in Centennial. South Metro Emergency Communications updated Battalion 5 and units responding that a caller in a second floor apartment reported smoke inside, possibly from a dryer vent …
South Metro Structure Fire At 08:32 on December 23rd, 2022 South Metro Fire Rescue was dispatched to an inside smoke investigation at 5519 S. Windermere St. in Littleton. South Metro Emergency Communications advised Battalion 2 that a second caller had reported a fire in the laundry room and the call had been upgraded to a reported structure fire. Battalion 2 upgraded the …
2nd Alarm Multi-Family Fire At 12:21 on November 3rd, 2022 South Metro Fire Rescue was dispatched for a reported multi-family structure fire at Club Valencia, 1300 S. Parker Rd. Battalion 5 requested the call be upgraded to confirmed structure fire based on MDT notes, adding a confirmed response balance. South Metro Emergency Communications advised Battalion 5, while enroute, multiple callers …
Working Structure Fire At 01:27 on October 17th, 2022 Grand Junction Regional Communication Center (GJRCC) dispatched Lower Valley Fire District to a reported commercial structure fire at Pet Particulars, 242 S. Mulberry St. The 911 caller reported the whole building was on fire with smoke and flames showing and believed there were pets boarded up inside. One additional engine over …
Carbondale Open House On October 15th, 2022 the Carbondale & Rural Fire Protection District held its annual open house at Station 81 in Carbondale. The consisted of burgers and dogs for lunch, a ropes demonstration of their training tower, a class B live fire demonstration in their new training building, and a propane gas fire demonstration. The CRFPD consists of …
Colorado Propane Fire Training On October 8th, 2022, the Palisade Fire Department, East Orchard Mesa Fire Protection District, and troopers from Colorado State Patrol‘s Hazardous Materials Section spent the day going through a propane emergency class hosted at the Palisade Fire Department. The class was put on by Colorado Propane Fire Training. The morning was spent in the classroom going …
CRFR Community Open House On September 24th, 2022 the Colorado River Fire Rescue held their annual open house at Station 41, the first since the pandemic shutdown. The event started with a variety of activities to keep attendees engaged and entertained. Firefighters engaged in a tug of war with kids in attendance, with the tug-of-war starting with a straight rope …
Grand Junction Fatal Fire At 23:04 on September 21st, 2022 the Grand Junction Fire Department was dispatched to the 2800 block of Carter Lane in the southeast part of the city for a residential structure fire. Callers reported a working assignment with fire from the roof. Engine 4 arrived first due to a single-story single-family dwelling with a working fire …
114th Avenue Hedges Fire At 10:47 on September 7th, 2022 North Metro Fire Rescue District Brush 66 and Truck 62 were dispatched for a report of a grass fire at the Highland Way Apartments, 11310 Melody Drive. PD reported an extremely large fire with bushes involved, not threatening structures, with a fence involved and electrical boxes nearby. Truck 62 requested …
Dolores DFPC Training On August 4th, 5th, and 6th 2022 the Colorado Division of Fire Prevention and Control held one of their four “all prop” trainings at the division’s Grizzly Peak Module Station in Dolores featuring the Mobile Driving Simulator Unit, Mobile Pump Operator Unit, and the Mobile Live Fire Training Unit. The division’s training aligned with the annual Tri-State …
Working Vehicle Fire At approximately 12:10 on July 27th, 2022 Grand Junction Fire Department Truck 6 was dispatched to a motor vehicle fire at St. Mary’s Hospital, 2635 N. 7th St. on the west side. Truck 6 arrived and located a non-threatening working vehicle fire, stretched a bumper line for fire attack. The fire was knocked down within minutes of …