2nd Alarm Storage Warehouse Fire At 23:48 on December 6th, 2018 Adams County Communications Center (Adcom) dispatched out Adams County Fire Rescue with mutual-aid from Westminster Fire Department to a structure fire at 1327 E. 73rd Ave. at G & F Storage off Lafayette St. in Welby. Adcom advised units en route that Adams County Sheriff reported fully engulfed storage units in the middle …
Loveland Shed Fire At 04:14 on December 3rd, 2018 the Loveland Emergency Communications Center (LECC) dispatched Loveland Fire Rescue Authority and Berthoud Fire Protection District to a shed on fire behind a single family residence in the 1100 block of 36th Street SW in unincorporated Larimer County. Engine 3 reported fire and smoke showing from a half mile away. Upon arrival Engine 3 …
Loveland Structure Fire Around 13:40 on December 2nd, 2018 Loveland Emergency Communications Center (LECC) dispatched Loveland Fire Rescue Authority to a structure fire in the 1400 block of N. Washington Ave. Dispatch advised that a party was trapped in the basement, and Loveland Police Department arrived on scene and reported smoke and flames coming from the front door. Engine 1 arrived on scene with …
East Baltic Place Gas Leak On December 2nd, 2018, at approximately 12:00 Aurora Fire Rescue was dispatched to an outdoor gas leak in the 16500 block of E. Baltic Pl. Firefighters arrived on scene, secured the area and stood by while Xcel Energy worked to fix the problem. Approximately 12 homes were evacuated and no injuries were reported. Units on …
Residential Structure Fire At 05:40 on December 2nd, 2018 Grand Junction Regional Communication Center (GJRCC) dispatched out Clifton Fire Protection District Engine 21 and Truck 21 to a residential structure fire at 3210 Opal Ct. Unit D for flames shooting out of a window and a fully engulfed unit. At 05:46 a mutual aid request was dispatched to Grand Junction Fire …
Elk Run Pile Burns Crews from Colorado River Fire Rescue on December 1st, 2018 spent the day in winter conditions lighting off 6 fuel piles as part of an on-going fuel mitigation project between homeowners and the fire district. The piles were located in the Elk Run area above New Castle and lasted throughout the day. 7 personnel participated between …
Recruit Academy Graduation The Recruit Academy Graduation 18-02 was held on November 30th, 2018 at Faith Bible Chapel in Arvada. The recruits that graduated were from Arvada Fire Protection District, Castle Rock Fire Rescue, West Metro Fire Rescue & Upper Pine River Fire Protection District.
Denver Fire Graduation Ceremony Denver Fire Department graduated 26 new firefighters on November 29th, 2018 at the Class 2018-02 Graduation/Continuation Ceremony at Metro State University Tivoli Turnhalle in downtown Denver. Also see the class with during training at the Denver Fire Academy and Hell Night.
Hell Night “Class 18-02” Denver Fire Department held their annual “Hell Night’ training at the Denver Fire Training Center on November 27th, 2018. The Class 2018-02 with 26 new recruits that were put to the test in the final training before the graduation, the recruits went through several back to back mock scenarios including car fires, car accidents, trapped victims, extractions and …
Recycling Center Fire At 12:32 on November 27th, 2018 Denver Fire Department responded to a structure fire at 4920 N. Washington St. on a large recycling fire at the Scrap Metal Recycling Center, with multiple calls. Heavy black smoke was seen all the Denver metro area. Tower 9 arrived with heavy fire, and Engine 9 secured a water supply. Chief 2 …
Vehicle Into Power Pole At approximately 20:20 on November 24th, 2018, the Colorado Springs Public Safety Communications Center dispatched Colorado Springs Fire Department Engine 17 and the El Paso County Sheriff’s Communications Center dispatched Cimarron Hills Fire Department Ladder 1331 to a reported motor vehicle collision on Powers Blvd south of Palmer Park Blvd. AMR Medic 1381 arrived on scene, …
Annual Chili Supper / Star Lighting Palmer Lake Fire Department held their annual chili supper and lighting of the Palmer Lake Star on November 24th, 2018 at the fire station. The community came out to meet with firefighters and emergency responders, take photos with Santa, hay wagon rides and more. Palmer Lake Police Department also participated in the events.
Wheat Ridge Applejack Fire At 13:44 on November 24th, 2018 JeffCom alerted West Metro Fire Rescue to a possible commercial structure fire with heavy smoke in the building at 3320 Youngfield St. at Applejack in Wheat Ridge. Engine 17 arrived to a large one story commercial building with light smoke inside the structure with evacuating. Engine 5 set-up at the …
Residential Structure Fires At 10:45 on November 24th, 2018 Littleton Fire Rescue and South Metro Fire Rescue responded to multiple reports of a house on fire at S. Gaylord Way and E. Nichols Pl. in Centennial. First arriving Engine and Medic 15 found 2 homes and trees in between them on fire in the 7500 block of S. Gaylord Way. The exterior flames …
Littleton Building Fire At 06:29 on November 23rd, 2018 Littleton Fire Rescue Engine 13 was dispatched to an outside smoke investigation in the 6400 block of West Coal Mine Ave. in Jefferson County. As the crew was donning their PPE, the incident was upgraded to a structure fire. When Engine 13 made the turn out of their firehouse smoke was seen covering …
Westminster Commercial Fire On November 22nd, 2018 at 14:18 Adams County Fire Rescue Medic 12 pulled up to flames showing from a roof, and heavy black smoke at the former Nolans RV center at W. 71st Ave. & Federal Blvd, and advised Adcom to alerted Westminster Fire Department which is in their jurisdiction. Adcom started a working structure fire, with multiple …
West Metro Brush Fire At 10:25 on November 21st, 2018 JeffCom alerted West Metro Fire Rescue Engine 11 & Brush 11 to a outside fire in the area of 1700 W. Belleview Ave. in the Willow Springs subdivision, with multiple calls of a possible brush fire. Engine 11 arrived to confirmed brush fire off Willow Springs Dr. west of C-470 and Highway …
North Metro Apartment Fire On November 21st, 2018 at 09:14 North Metro Fire Rescue District with auto-aid from Thornton Fire Department and Westminster Fire Department responded to a reported smoke investigation in a apartment complex in the 300 block of Malley Dr. in Northglenn. Adcom advised units en route that 911 caller reporting smoke showing from the building, and a possible electric problem. …
Loveland Dive Training On November 20th, 2018 members of the Loveland Fire Rescue Authority Dive Team took to the water at Boyd Lake State Park in Loveland for dive training. Members dive several times a year to maintain certifications and to hone skills. To ensure the health and safety of the team, pre and post-dive medical evaluations are performed on …
Falcon Plane Crash At 09:20 on November 20th, 2018 El Paso County Sheriff’s Office Communications Center dispatched out Falcon Fire Protection District to a Aircraft Emergency behind a tire store in the 8300 Blue Gill Dr. on a reported plane crash. Dispatch advised that the plane is behind that location by the fence outside of the Meadow Lark Airport. Engine 311 …