Aims CC Live Fire Training On November 29th, 2021 between 15:00 and 16:00 Aims Community College Fire Science fall 2021 Fire 1 course conducted their first live fire evolution. For this scenario, students practiced conducting a 360 of the building, making entry for an at-grade fire, and search for an at-grade fire. A separate group of students learned fire behavior …
Marc Olson Memorial Procession On November 22nd, 2021 Marc Olson was honored with a memorial procession from Fort Collins to Fort Morgan. Olson passed away when his plane crashed on November 16th, 2021 during the Kruger Rock Fire by Estes Park. Olson was 59 years-old, and a 32-year veteran pilot since 1979, flying helicopters in the U.S. Army for four …
Westminster MVA Around 12:50 on November 22nd, 2021 Westminster Communications Center dispatched Westminster Fire Department to MVA with possible extrication at W. 80th Ave. and Xavier St. Engine 1 arrived and advised two vehicles with heavy damage in the yard, and no parties trapped. Engine 1 advised Truck 2 to canceled. No injuries were reported. Units on Scene: Battalion Chief …
Denver Garage Fire At 13:51 on November 21st, 2021 Denver Fire Department responded to a reported single family structure fire in the 4200 block of Nepal St in the Green Valley Ranch neighborhood. Engine 29 was first on scene to a working structure and started fire attack on the attached garage. Truck 2 performed a primary of the residence and …
Orchard Mesa Chimney Fire At 22:28 on November 20th, 2021 Grand Junction Regional Communication Center dispatched the Grand Junction Fire Department to a residential structure fire in the 2700 block of Sierra Vista Dr. for a chimney fire. Engine 4 arrived on scene to a tw0-story, single-family residence with fire and smoke from the roof, pulling a 1 3/4 line …
Thornton 3rd Alarm Fire On November 19th, 2021 at 20:29 Thornton Fire Department was dispatched to a structure fire in the 13200 block of Columbine Circle. Truck 74 and Med 74 arrived to a small two-story residential with heavy fire showing from the Bravo and Charlie from one home and threating a second home, and Med 74 assisted with the …
Arvada Garage Fire At approximately 11:00 on November 19th, 2021 Arvada Fire Protection District responded to a reported structure fire in the 9500 block of W. 56th Place. Engine 51 enroute advised of visible smoke in the air. Engine 51 arrived to a working fire in a detached garage on the Charlie side, pulled a 1 3/4 hand line on …
Westminster Grass Fire Around 10:00 on November 19th, 2021 Westminster Communications Center dispatched Westminster Fire Department Engine 1 to a reported grass fire at Wolff Run Park, 4850 W. 78th Ave. Engine 1 arrived to a 15×15 fast moving grass fire, stretched a line for fire attack on tank water and requested additional Engine, Brush and the Battalion Chief. Truck 2 …
Weld County Ground Cover Fire At 12:20 on November 16th, 2021 Weld County Regional Communications Center (WCRCC) dispatched Windsor Severance Fire Rescue and Front Range Fire Rescue to several reports of a ground cover fire south of Crossroads Boulevard between Weld County Rd. 17 and State Hwy. 257 in Windsor. Upon arrival crews found a fast-moving grass fire. The fire burned …
Denver Second Alarm At 11:43 on November 16th, 2021 Denver Fire Department responded to a reported multi-family structure fire in the 4200 block of Josephine St. in the Elyria-Swansea neighborhood. Crews arrived to several fully involved structures and started fire attack. Command requested an two additional engine and a tower with defensive strategy. Crews worked an aggressive fire attack, a …
Arvada Medic 55 Ceremony On November 16th, 2021 Arvada Fire Protection District put Medic 55 into service at Station 5 with a short ceremony, wet down, and push into the bay. Medic 55 is a 2021 Ram 5500 SLT 4×4 / MedTec / Fire Trucks Unlimited (2356). Remount and Refurb by Fire Trucks Unlimited in 2021. Medic 55 is the …
Kruger Rock Fire On November 16th, 2021 around 06:50 Estes Park Emergency Communications Center (EPECC) dispatched Estes Valley Fire Protection District to a reported wildfire near Little Valley Rd. and Fish Creek Rd. southeast of Estes Park. Battalion Chief 71 arrived to a quarter acre wildland fire with active flames in very steep terrain moving towards the Hermit Park Open …
West Metro Structure Fire At 03:25 on November 15th, 2021 West Metro Fire Rescue with auto-aid from Arvada Fire Protection District responded to a structure fire at 2132 Applewood Dr. in Applewood. Engine 5 advised Jeffcom that smoke and flames were showing from the pad at Station 5. Engine 5 arrived to a new construction apartment building fully involved and …
Boulder County Barn Fire On November 14, 2021 at approximately 17:51 Boulder County Communications Center received multiple 911 calls of a barn that was on fire in the 500 block of S. 68th St. in Boulder County, Colorado. Fire personnel from the Mountain View Fire Rescue, Boulder Rural Fire Rescue, Boulder Fire-Rescue Department, Louisville Fire Protection District, and Lafayette Fire …
West Metro Commercial Fire At 10:27 on November 13th, 2021 West Metro Fire Rescue and Arvada Fire Protection District responded to a commercial structure fire at 6111 W. Colfax Ave. in Lakewood. SAM 1 arrived to small one-story commercial building with smoke showing from the roof line. Engine 1 arrived and established the water supply and pulled a line in, …
Pueblo Brush Fire On November 11th, 2021 just after 16:00 Pueblo Fire Department was dispatched to the area of Santa Fe Ave. and Arroyo Ave. on a reported small brush fire. Dispatch reported smoke visible from their third story windows in downtown Pueblo. Engine 33 requested a second engine and brush truck be added due to high winds which helped …
Lower Valley House Fire At 18:03 on November 9th, 2021 Lower Valley Fire District was advised of a reported structure fire in the 2100 block of K 1/2 Rd. for a chimney that exploded, was on fire, and a house filling with smoke. Engine 31 arrived at a two-story, single-family residence with fire from the roof and stretched a line …
Tower 24 Push-In Ceremony The South Adams County Fire Department held a push-in ceremony for the new Tower 24 on November 6th, 2021 at Station 24, 8600 Rosemary St. with an open house to the new expansion of the Fleet Maintenance next door. Tower 24 was rededicated to Adams County Sheriff Deputy Heath Gumm, with several members of his family …
Devil’s Thumb Chimney Fire At 17:06 on November 5th, 2021 East Grand Fire Protection District #4 and Grand Fire Protection District #1 were dispatched to the 3500 block of County Rd. 83 in Tabernash at Heck’s Tavern for a possible chimney fire. On scene, crews found smoke showing from the building’s chimney and advised it was a working fire. Crews …
Greeley 150th Anniversary The Greeley Fire Department commemorate its 15oth anniversary with a community event on November 5th, 2021 at Station 1, 1155 10th Ave. The community was invited to view fire department artifacts, historical photos, and the current apparatus that is used today on display. Fire Chief Brian Kuznik with other members of the department’s command staff and honor …