Lakewood Ammons Street Structure Fire

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West Metro Structure Fire At 07:32 on July 28th, 2020 West Metro Fire Rescue responded to a reported residential structure fire at W. 12th Ave. & Ammons St. in Lakewood. Sam 1 arrived and took command with a working fire from a multiple-family one-story residential in the offensive strategy. Lakewood Police officers evacuated three people out of the fire unit. …

South Platte Reservoir Vegetation Fire

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South Metro Vegetation Fire Around 16:30 on July 27th, 2020 South Metro Fire Rescue responded to a vegetation fire on the South Platte Reservoir property, located north of C-470 and east of Platte Canyon Rd. Several people reported the fire to 911 and a column of smoke was visible while crews were responding. Upon arrival, firefighters found a 100 x …

Longmont Union Reservoir Stranded Kayaker

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Longmont Stranded Kayaker On July 27th, 2020 Longmont Fire Department and Mountain View Fire Rescue assisted the City of Longmont Park Rangers with a stranded kayaker at Union Reservoir. Longmont Fire launched their jet-ski from the main boat launch and Mountain View Fire launched their zodiac boat from the east side of the reservoir. The kayaker was okay and brought …

North Fork Vehicle Into River

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North Fork Vehicle Into River At 11:19 on July 25th, 2020 North Fork Fire Rescue was dispatched to the 18400 block of W. Platte River Rd. east of Foxton with a vehicle into the river. On scene, a passer by had helped the patients escape the vehicle. The patients were transported to an appropriate care facility, while North Fork Fire …

Arvada Highway 72 Brush Fire

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Arvada Brush Fire At 11:05 on July 25th, 2020 Arvada Fire Protection District responded to a reported grass fire in the area of W. 87th Dr. & Antero Ct. close the railroad tracks off Hwy. 72. in the Leyden Rock area. Engine 57 arrived to a light smoke showing south of the railroad tracks and staged at a hydrant from …

Denver South Wadsworth Blvd Auto vs Building

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Auto vs Building On July 24th, 2020 Denver Fire Department was alerted to a auto vs building at 4801 S. Wadsworth Blvd. One patient was treated with unknown injuries and transported to a local hospital. No other information is available at this time. Additional information provided by Denver Fire Department Units on Scene:  Special Call: Air/Light & Arson Denver Police …

Colorado Mills Hotel Fire

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West Metro Commercial Fire At 13:02 on July 23rd, 2020 JeffCom dispatched West Metro Fire Rescue to a possible commercial structure fire at SpringHill Suites, 1315 Colorado Mills Parkway in Lakewood. Lakewood Police officers arrived on scene and started evacuations of the building. District 1 arrived on scene with Engine 6, Engine 2 & Engine 41 to a large four-story …

Byers Large Vegetation Fire

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Byers Large Vegetation Fire At 18:34 on July 22nd, 2020 Byers Fire Protection District was dispatched to a brush fire at E. 72nd Ave. & Calhoun-Byers Rd. by Byers. Battalion Chief 71 reported flames and smoke visible and upgraded the call to a large vegetation fire, and the I-70 Corridor was dispatched. The fire burned about 500 acres and may …

Weld County Tire Mountain Fire

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Weld County Tire Fire On July 22nd, 2020 around 17:30 Weld County Regional Communications Center (WCRCC) dispatched Platteville-Gilcrest Fire Protection District to a reported equipment on fire at the 12000 block of  County Rd. 41. Engine 3601 advised of a large amount of smoke in the air and requested back fill from Frederick-Firestone Fire Protection District and upgraded the call …

Bar Nothing 2 Fire

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Bar Nothing 2 Fire On July 22nd, 2020 around 14:45 Pueblo County Sheriff Emergency Services Bureau (ESB) Fire Team was dispatched to a reported brush fire on open ranch land approximately 6 miles east of Cedarwood and north of highway 10. The fire was detected by Colorado Division of Fire Prevention and Control MMA flying the area after a lightning …

Denver West Alameda Ave Structure Fire

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Denver Structure Fire At 13:23 on July 22nd, 2020 Denver Fire Department responded to a structure fire at 123 W. Alameda Ave. in Baker. Engine 11, Engine 23, Tower 1 with Ops 2 arrived to a working house fire from a two-story single family with smoke showing from the second floor. Ops 2 took command, Engine 11 pulled a line …

Boone Yatze Road Structure Fire

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Boone Structure Fire On July 21st, 2020 around 01:00 Boone Volunteer Fire Department was dispatched by the Pueblo County Sheriff’s Office Emergency Communications Center to the area of Hwy. 96 & Yatze Rd. just west of the town of Boone, on a reported structure fire. Units arrived to find a fully involved 2 story abandoned structure and requested mutual-aid from …

Dice Hill Fire

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Dice Hill Fire At approximately 12:20 on July 20th, 2020 Kremmling Fire Protection District was dispatched by the Grand County Communications Center to the area around Trough Rd. in Grand County for a reported large white smoke plume. Only Grand County Sheriff units got into the area and discovered the fire was burning in both Summit and Grand Counties, and …

Bennett Manilla Road Weed Fire

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Bennett Weed Fire On July 19th, 2020 at 13:57 Bennett-Watkins Fire Rescue responded to a weed fire on S. Manilla Rd. & E. Quincy Ave. Firefighters arrived on scene and extinguished the fire quickly in a rain storm. This is the 2nd fire in the area in two days. No injuries were reported. Additional information provided by Bennett-Watkins Fire Rescue …

Byers Xmore Road Structure Fire

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Byers Structure Fire On July 19th, 2020 at 16:57 MetCom dispatched out the I-70 Corridor on a report of a residential structure fire in the 3100 block of Xmore Rd. in the Byers Fire District. 911 callers were reporting a fire that had started in a shed, and extending into the residence. Upon arrival Chief 71 sized up a one-story …

Chatfield Submerged Vehicle

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South Metro Submerged Vehicle Just before 17:00 on July 18th, 2020 South Metro Fire Rescue responded to the north boat ramp at Chatfield State Park for a vehicle recovery. Crews arrived and found no one was injured or trapped when a truck, trailer and jet ski rolled down the ramp and under the water. Divers connected tow straps and cables …

Douglas County Horse Rescue

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Douglas County Horse Rescue At 14:43 on July 16th, 2020 South Metro Fire Rescue responded to an animal rescue in the 7200 block of Alpine Dr. east of Parker in unincorporated Douglas County. A 31-year-old horse slipped into a ditch, landed upside down and was trapped between the small hillside and a barn. Veterinarians administered medical treatment while firefighters constructed …

Kremmling Cement Truck Rollover

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Kremmling MVA At approximately 10:00 on July 15th, 2020 Kremmling Fire Protection District and Grand County EMS was paged to Hwy. 9 just outside of Kremmling for a motor vehicle collision. On scene, units discovered a cement truck had rolled down an embankment and to driver was trapped inside. Fire crews stabilized the truck, extricated the patient, and then handed …