Poudre Restaurant Fire At 03:17 on May 31st, 2015 Poudre Fire Authority responded to a reported fire at 1729 S. College Ave. at the Totally 80’s Pizza. Engine 3 arrived and found the restaurant fully charged with smoke. Taking immediate action, they entered the business and made their way through zero visibility to the rear of the building. In a storage …
Aurora Vehicle Fire At 13:46 on May 30th, 2015 Aurora Fire Rescue responded to a possible structure / chemical fire in the 600 block of Telluride St. A 911 caller reported flames showing from a garage door in the back of a body shop. Engine 5 arrived to a single-story commercial auto shop with smoke showing from the Charlie side, advanced a …
Station 63 Open House The Cunningham Fire Protection District held an EMS open house at Station 63 on May 30th, 2015. Local residents came out in force to learn more about the EMS services that the department provides. Festivities included a child passenger safety seat check, disaster preparedness information, a live auto extrication demonstration, face painting and tours of the …
Taylor Thyfault Memorial Colorado State Patrol Trooper Taylor Thyfault was honored on May 29th, 2015 with the community, law enforcement and first responders from all over the state of Colorado and beyond with a large procession and funeral, which was held at the Flatirons Church in Lafayette. Thyfault was investigation a separate accident on May 23rd, 2015 with CSP Trooper …
Fort Collins Apartment Fire At 05:14 on May 20th, 2015 Poudre Fire Authority responded to apartment fire in the 1700 block of Welch St. in Fort Collins at the Brookview Apartments. Engine 3 arrived to a two story apartment building with large flames and dark smoke with partial evacuation of the apartment building. A second alarm was immediately called due to …
Brighton Firefighter Memorial On May 16th, 2015 Brighton Fire Rescue District dedicated a memorial in front of Station 52. The memorial commemorated 127 years of providing firefighting, rescue and emergency medical service to the community. The memorial on the northeast corner of Firehouse Road and East Bridge Street, named Firefighter Plaza, features a firefighter statute, flag poles and a commemorative …
Lochbuie Public Safety Day The Town of Lochbuie hosted a safety day at Lochbuie Elementary School on May 16th, 2015. The community was invited out to meet with first responders, check out their equipment and get safety information. AirLife, Brighton Fire Rescue District, the Hudson Fire Protection District, Lochbuie Police Department, Rampart Search & Rescue and the Weld County Sheriff’s …
2016 Colorado FF Calendar Tryouts The 2016 Colorado Firefighter Calendar tryouts were held at the EXDO Event Center on May 9th, 2015. Approximately 25 firefighters from around the state took to the catwalk in hopes of obtaining a coveted spot in the popular beefcake style calendar. Selected firefighters will spend countless hours helping to raise money, educate the public and …
Colorado Fallen Firefighters Memorial The annual Colorado Fallen Firefighters was held on May 9th, 2015 at at Belmar Park in Lakewood. The fallen was honored and the community came out with family members to remember the firefighters who gave the ultimate sacrifice.
South Depew Structure Fire Around 13:00 on May 08th, 2015 Denver Fire Department was dispatched to possible structure fire in the area of Hampton & Depew St. and West Metro Fire Rescue was also alerted to a commercial structure fire at 3671 S. Depew St. West Metro District 2 arrived and reported smoke showing from a 3-story multi-family structure with …