Kannah Creek Brush Fire

Rick Luebke2018 Incidents, March 2018 Leave a Comment

Kannah Creek Brush Fire At 11:27 March 8th, 2018 Land’s End Fire Protection District was dispatched to a controlled burn that was out of control near Hwy. 50 and Kannah Creek Road and heading towards the gas plant. The Mesa County Sheriff Wildland Team was placed on stand-by and the Fire Marshal responded. Brush 111 arrived on scene to a …

Adams County Self-Storage Fire

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Adams County Self-Storage Fire At approximately 5:03 on March 8th, 2018 Adams County Fire Rescue was dispatched to the 7300 block of York St. when an Adams County Deputy Sheriff driving by the area called 9-1-1 to report a structure fire. The first unit arrived at 5:11 a.m. and saw a multi-unit, self-storage structure with heavy smoke and flames coming …

Denver North Emerson Street 4th Alarm Fire

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Denver 4th Alarm Fire Just after noon on March 7th, 2018 Denver Fire Department was alerted to a working commercial structure fire at 1833 N. Emerson St. with multiple 911 calls, and reports of possible parties jumping from floors. Engine 3 reporting smoke in the air and Truck 4 arrived to heavy fire showing, with possible parties trapped and started …

West Metro Harlan Street Fire

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West Metro Harlan Street Fire At 7:46 March 6th, 2018 West Metro Fire Rescue was dispatched to a residential structure fire at 1751 Harlan St. in Lakewood, and dispatch advised units enroute that possible trapped parties inside. Crews arrived to a single-story residence with a detached garage, smoke and flames showing, fire through the roof. Engine 1 pulled a 1 …

Adams County Structure Fire

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Adams County Structure Fire At approximately 16:19 on March 4th, 2018 Adams County Fire Rescue was dispatched to the 1000 block of Coronado Parkway Dr. when neighbors called 9-1-1 to report a structure fire. The first unit arrived at 16:24 p.m. and saw a four-unit multi-family structure with heavy smoke and flames at the right side of the building. Firefighters …

Arapahoe County Structure Fire

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Arapahoe County Residential Structure Fire Bennett-Watkins Fire Rescue worked a residential structure fire at 6781 S. Kincaid March 4th, 2018 with mutual-aid from South Metro Fire Rescue, Strasburg Fire Protection District and Rattlesnake Fire Protection District.

Forest Ridge Wildland Fire

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Forest Ridge Wildland Fire During the Red Flag Warning on March 4th, 2018 a wildland fire fueled by heavy winds in Elbert County burned 375 acres on County Road 118 in the Forest Ridge area. The fire burned four homes and five outbuildings. Crews worked through the night with hot spots. Departments on Scene: Agate Fire Protection District Larkspur Fire …

Bennett Vegetation Fire

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Bennett Vegetation Fire Bennett-Watkins Fire Rescue worked a 30 acre vegetation weed fire at 40021 E. 88th Ave. that involved a car, several boats. trailers and a camper on March 3rd, 2018 with mutual-aid request from Brighton Fire Rescue District, Sable Altura Fire Rescue and Strasburg Fire Protection District..

West Metro Recruit Academy Fire Burn 2018

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Recruit Academy Fire Burn The Recruit Academy Fire Burn was held March 2nd, 2018 at the West Metro Fire Training Center in Lakewood with recruits from West Metro Fire Rescue, Littleton Fire Rescue, Castle Rock Fire Rescue, and the Tri-Lakes Monument Fire Protection District. The three buildings that they burned, consistent with three different constructions: modern and legacy construction and …

Pueblo Structure Fire

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Pueblo Structure Fire  Around 16:00 on March 1st, 2018 crews from Pueblo Fire Department were dispatched to investigate smoke near the area of W 26th Street and Norwich Ave. Shortly after Engine 5 was dispatched, Pueblo City Dispatch upgraded to a residential structure fire as they took several calls. Engine 5 went enroute and reported heavy smoke showing from their …

West Metro Wide Acres Road Fire

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West Metro Basement Fire West Metro Fire Rescue on February 27th, 2018 responded to a structure fire at 12822 Wide Acres Rd. in Lakewood. Engine 2 arrived on scene to a single story small to medium duplex with nothing showing with an offensive strategy on the Alpha side. Tower 2 arrived as split crews, search and fire control, pulled a …

Adams County Extrication

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Adams County Extrication At approximately 9:04 on February 14th, 2018 Adams County Fire Rescue was dispatched to the intersection of Steel Pl. and E. 85th Dr. to the scene of a vehicle accident. One patient needed extrication from the vehicle that had gone off the road. Once the patient was extricated, they were transported to a nearby hospital. Units on …

Thornton Engine 72 Dedication

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Thornton Engine 72 Dedication Thornton Fire Department held a dedication for the new Engine 72 at Station 72 on February 10th, 2017 including many that braved the cold weather including the City of Thornton Mayor, council members, city manager and their staff with fire family and friends. Firefighters with the ceremonial bucket transferred water from the old engine that has …

Micah Flick Memorial

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Micah Flick Memorial Thousands came out to honored the life of El Paso County Sheriff Deputy Micah Flick on February 10th, 2018 at the New Life Church in Colorado Springs. A large procession followed to Falcon for the private burial at the cemetery. Flick was 34, and was survived by his wife and his 7-year-old twins. Flick was with the sheriff’s …

Adams County Townhome Fire

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Adams County Townhome Fire At approximately 6:50 on February 9th, 2018 Adams County Fire Rescue was dispatched to the 8100 block of Washington St. when neighbors called 911 to report a structure fire. The first unit arrived at 6:54 and saw a townhome fully involved in flames. Firefighters began to simultaneously fight the fire and look for people inside. Because …

Denver Condo Fire

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Denver Condo Fire Just after 23:00 on February 5th, 2018 Denver Fire Department responded to a reported commercial structure fire at the Pebble Creek Condos 3550 S. Harlan St with multiple 911 calls. 28’s a pair arrived to a two-story condo with heavy fire showing, Engine 28 established a water supply on Harlan Street and started fire attack. Chief 7 …

Heath Gumm Memorial

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Heath Gumm Memorial The Memorial Service for Adams County Sheriff Deputy Heath Gumm was held at the Flatirons Community Church in Lafayette on February 2nd, 2018. Thousands lined the streets along the procession to honor Gumm before the funeral that included hundreds of emergency vehicles. Gumm was 31, served with Adams County Sheriff since 2013, and also worked for the …

West Metro Apartment Fire

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West Metro Apartment Fire At 1:02 on January 31st, 2018 West Metro Fire Rescue responded to a confirmed commercial structure fire at Westhills Apartments 383 Van Gordon St, and dispatch advising units that the 911 caller is reporting that the fire unit has been evacuated. Engine 2 arrived to a large 3-story apartment structure, with a working fire from the …

Helicopter vs Fixed Wing in Loveland

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Helicopter vs Fixed Wing Just after 11:30 on January 27th, 2018 Loveland Fire Rescue Authority & Windsor-Severance Fire Rescue responded to a aircraft emergency at 4824 Earhart Road (Northern Colorado Regional Airport) in Loveland. Dispatched reporting that a plane hit a helicopter on the runway, 328 arrived to the plane south of the runway. Aircraft Rescue 41 arrived to a …

West Metro Brush Fire

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West Metro Brush Fire West Metro Fire Rescue responded to a confirmed brush fire at W. 32nd Ave and I-70 westbound on ramp on January 27th, 2018. Jefferson County Sheriff arrived first on scene, and started to get the fire controlled. Engine 17 arrived on scene to a small vegetation fire on the side of the highway, Brush 17 arrived …