South Adams County Pinning Ceremony South Adams County Fire Department held their 2016 Pinning Ceremony at Adams City High School on January 30th, 2016. The department recognized, promoted or pinned three retirees, four lieutenants, a training officer, a training chief, two deputy chiefs, six fire inspectors and fourteen firefighters. The department also honored three fallen service members from Commerce City …
Fairmount House Fire At 12:55 on January 27th, 2016 Fairmount Fire Protection District with auto-aid from Wheat Ridge Fire Protection District responded to a structure fire in the 5300 block of Arbutus St. in Arvada. Engine 33 arrived and found a small single-story residential structure with smoke showing from the eves and pulled a 1 3/4 line in for fire attack. …
Vehicle Into House At 18:06 Wheat Ridge Fire Protection District was alerted to a possible vehicle into a house at W. 33rd Ave. & Harlan St. Battalion 71 arrived to a full size SUV into a house with a second house involved. Engine 73 arrived and checked for injuries, and Engine 71 was assigned to check the stability of the …
Evergreen House Fire On January 11th, 2016 around 17:30 Evergreen Fire Protection District responded to a possible structure fire at Aspen Dr. & Ponderosa Dr. in the Floyd Hill area. Crews arrived on scene to a fully involved home, and quickly requested mutual-aid from Genesee Fire Protection District, Foothills Fire Protection District & Clear Creek Fire Authority. Crews worked an …
Westminster Apartment Fire Just after 21:00 on January 7th, 2016 Westminster Fire Department was dispatched to a apartment fire at Terrace Gardens 7100 Hooker St. Crews arrived to heavy smoke showing from a two-story multi-family.
Ice Rescue Training Firefighters from the Denver Fire Department took advantage of the warmer weather on January 2nd, 2016 to engage in ice rescue training in City Park. Despite the frigid temperatures in the area over the holidays, local lakes and waterways can be hazardous for people and their pets. Crews from the water rescue team, Station 8 and Station …
Wadsworth Structure Fire At 9:52 on January 2nd, 2016 Arvada Fire Protection District Dispatch Center alerted crews to a structure fire at 6475 Wadsworth Blvd in the Scenic Heights Professional Building. First arriving Arvada Police Department reported smoke and flames showing on the South side of the building. Medic 54 arrived and confirmed there was heavy black smoke showing from the …