Denver Shoshone Street 2nd Alarm Warehouse Fire

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Denver Warehouse Fire On December 30th, 2014 Denver Fire Department was called out to a reported fire in a warehouse at W. 13th Ave. & Shoshone St.  in the warehouse district. Crews arrived to a one story factory fully involved, and command requested a 2nd alarm, crews contained the fire quickly by aggressive firefighting forces. Crews were called back out for a rekindle …

Westminster Apartment Fire

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Westminster Apartment Fire Around 16:00 on December 21, 2014 Westminster Fire Department was called out to a reported structure fire at 3761 W. 68th Ave. at the Lakeview Apartments. Crews found smoke from the roof. Units on Scene: Westminster: Battalion 1, Engine 1, Medic 1, Engine 2, Truck 2, Medic 2, Truck 3 & Engine 4 Adams County Fire Rescue: Battalion …

Wheat Ridge Iris Street Commercial Fire

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Wheat Ridge Commercial Fire At 21:05 on December 13th, 2014 Arvada Fire Protection District was alerted to a commercial structure fire at 4900 Iris St. in Wheat Ridge. Dispatch advised units that 911 caller reports dark smoke coming from the building. Engine 52 arrived to working fire in a single story medium size building and pulled a 1 3/4 line in for fire …

Denver Capitol Hill 2nd Alarm

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Capitol Hill 2nd Alarm On December 6th, 2014 Denver Fire Department was called to a working structure fire in the 1500 block of Race St. in Capitol Hill. Crews arrived to a 3-story Victorian structure well involved with exposure problems. Crews got an aggressive stop. No injuries were reported. Denver Paramedics & Denver Police Department

Denver Turkey Fryer Demo

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Denver Turkey Fryer Demo In preparation for the upcoming Thanksgiving holiday, the Denver Fire Department held a turkey fryer demonstration at the Rocky Mountain Fire Academy on November 18th, 2014. The demonstration highlighted the safety hazards that may be present when deep frying turkeys. U.S. fire departments are responding to more than 1,000 fires each year in which a deep fryer is …

Elbert Fire Table Top Training

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Elbert Table Top Training Firefighters from Elbert Fire Protection District took advantage of the cold and snowy weather on November 15th, 2014 to hone their response to wildland fires. The department used part of their monthly training to conduct a tabletop exercise simulating the response to a fast moving wildland fire in the southern part of their district. Firefighters considered location, terrain, resources, …

Adams County Del Norte Structure Fire

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Adams County Structure Fire At 10:45 on November 13th, 2014 Adams County Fire Rescue was dispatched to a residential structure fire at 400 Del Norte St. in Western Hills with auto-aid from Federal Heights Fire Department and Thornton Fire Department. Firefighters arrived on scene and found heavy smoke coming from a single-family residence currently up for sale. Medic 11, the …

Clear Creek Canyon Cave Rescue

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Golden Cave Rescue At 18:35 on November 9th, 2014 Golden Fire Department responded to a party trapped in a cave entrance off of Hwy. 6 in the Clear Creek Canyon just west of Tunnel # 1. Dispatch advised that a person was stuck in an old mine and was not injured. Battalion 21 arrived on scene and was flagged down, …

Elbert Fire Annual Fundraiser 2014

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Elbert Fire Fundraiser Elbert Fire Protection District held their annual fall fundraiser on November 8th, 2014. The proceeds from the silent auction and sale benefited the Elbert Firefighters Fund. Community members were able to bid on a number of items including Denver Broncos sports memorabilia and collectible dolls. Other donated miscellaneous items and “Proud Supporter” of Elbert Fire Rescue T-shirts …

South Adams County Recruiting Event 2014

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Recruiting Event The South Adams County Fire Department held a recruiting event at Station 25 in Commerce City on November 8th, 2014. The Department invited perspective applicants to their training center to learn more about SAC and the hiring process.  After a video presentation in a training room, firefighters answered questions and walked people through the physical agility test.

Denver Lafayette Street House Fire

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Denver House Fire Just after 20:00 on November 3rd, 2014 Denver Fire Department Engine 3 was dispatched to an outside smoke investigation in the 2900 block of Lafayette St. in the Whittier area. Dispatch received additional information that a structure was on fire and filled the group. Engine 3 arrived and laid in from 29th Ave. & Lafayette St. and found flames …

Lookout Mountain Garage Fire

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Foothills Garage Fire On November 1st, 2014 around 18:30 Foothills Fire Protection District responded to a possible structure fire at 425 Vista Ave. in Lookout Mountain. Crews arrived on scene to smoke and fire showing from the garage area of a single-family home. Command quickly requested an engine and tender for mutual-aid from Evergreen Fire Protection District. Crews worked heavy …

Brighton Truck or Treat 2014

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Brighton Truck or Treat Brighton Fire Rescue District Brighton Fire Rescue held their annual Truck or Treat at Station 51 in downtown Brighton on October 25th, 2014. Hundreds of ghosts, ghouls, goblins and other costumed characters attended the spooktacular for some early trick-or-treating. Attendees met with firefighters, picked their favorite carved pumpkin, checked out the haunted engine, toured the spooky …

Frederick Firestone Safety Day 2014

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Frederick-Firestone Safety Day The Frederick-Firestone Fire Protection District held a safety day outside the Home Depot in Firestone on October 25th, 2014. The community was invited out to meet with firefighters, check out their apparatus and receive safety information. Crews also put on an extrication demonstration during the event.

Denver Confluence Park Water Rescue Response

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Denver Water Rescue Response On October 23rd, 2014 at approximately 14:00 Denver Fire Department was dispatched to a reported water rescue in confluence park. An empty kayak was observed stuck in the water near a closed off utility access area. Firefighter arrived on scene and recovered the kayak. The occupant was able to self-extract from the water before crews arrived. …

Rocky Mountain Arsenal Controlled Burn 2014

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Controlled Burn The U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service conducted a controlled burn at the Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge on October 23rd, 2014. USFWS plans on burning over 2,000 acres to invigorate growth of native vegetation, reduce litter, manage weeds and improve habitat for wildlife. The burn will also help reduce the risk of wildfires.

Elk Creek Explorer Recruiting Event 2014

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Elk Creek Explorer Recruiting Event Elk Creek Fire Protection District hosted a recruiting event for their Explorer program on October 18th, 2014 at Station 1 in Conifer. About a dozen perspective applicants attended the event to meet with firefighters, check out the apparatus and learn more about the program. The program, associated with the Boy Scouts of America, is open …