Big Chili Cook-Off 2021 The 20th Annual Big Chili Cook-Off, Music & Arts Festival was held on September 11th, 2021 at Buchanan Park in Evergreen. The event featured a chili cook-off competition, music, Flight for Life display and more. The winner of the “Best Fire Department Chili” was Evergreen Fire “Evergreen Fire Red 2”. The event also featured the annual …
9/11 Remembrance Mountain View Fire Rescue held a 9/11 remembrance ceremony on September 11th, 2021 at Station 6, 50 Bonanza Dr. in Erie. The Department held a short ceremony to honor the lives lost at the World Trade Center, the Pentagon and on United Flight 93 twenty years ago. After remarks from Fire Chief Dave Beebe, the Department’s Honor Guard …
9/11 Memorial Stair Climb 2021 The 13th Annual 9/11 Memorial Stair Climb was held on September 11th, 2021 at the Ameristar Casino Resort Spa, 111 Richman St. in Black Hawk. The event started off with a moment of silence. Members of the Aurora Fire Rescue. Black Hawk Fire Department, Black Hawk Police Department, Clear Creek Fire Authority, Denver Fire Department, Gilpin …
Annual 9/11 Memorial Ceremony North Metro Fire Rescue District, Broomfield Police Department, and the City and County of Broomfield hosted their annual 9/11 Memorial Ceremony on September 11, 2021, commemorating the 20th anniversary of the attacks. The ceremony began at the Broomfield Amphitheater and closed at the 9/11 Memorial, 3 Community Park Rd. Close to 500 people attended the ceremony …
Colorado 9/11 Stair Climb 2021 The annual Colorado 9/11 Memorial Stair Climb was held September 11th, 2021 at the Red Rocks Amphitheater on the 20th anniversary. The stair climb is nine laps around the Red Rocks Amphitheater, equivalent of the 110 stories of the World Trade Center. The proceeds of this event benefit the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation and the …
Arvada 9/11 Remembrance Arvada Fire Protection District held a 9/11 remembrance ceremony at Station 2 on September 11th, 2021 to remember and reflect upon the bravery and sacrifice made on on the 20th anniversary of September 11th, 2011 World Trade Center attacks. At remembrance ceremony, the bell was rang in observance of line of duty deaths, a moment of silence, and …
9-11 Memorial Dedication The Denver Fire Department held a dedication ceremony and open house at DIA Station 35 on September 10th, 2021 in honored of the 20th Anniversary of the September 11th, 2001 attacks with a dedication of a permanent memorial that was installed at the Station. The steel is comprised from the World Trade Center and will be a …
Regional Dive Training The Greeley Fire Department and Windsor Severance Fire Protection District conducted regional dive training in which sixteen new divers (ten from GFD and six from WSFR) spent two weeks becoming public safety divers. The divers were put through a rigorous program that built mental and physical strength enabling them to tackle environments faced in Weld County. 5280Fire …
Townhome Rooftop Fire At 14:37 on September 9th, 2021 West Metro Fire Rescue responded to a structure fire in the 1900 block of Eaton St. in Lakewood. Jeffcom advised that 911 callers reporting the roof was on fire and unknown if parties were trapped. SAM 1 arrived to a three-story multi-family townhome with a working fire from the roof top …
Residential Structure Fire On September 9th, 2021 at approximately 11:15 South Metro Fire Rescue, Franktown Fire Protection District, and Arapahoe Rescue Patrol were dispatched to a reported residential structure fire at 6360 Arapahoe Ct. in the Pinery neighborhood of Douglas County. Dispatched advised responding units that a contractor was on scene and that smoke was coming from the building. Engine …
Aurora Attic Fire At 14:11 on September 8th, 2021 Aurora Fire Rescue responded to a structure fire in the 2800 block of S. Danube St. in the Seven Hills neighborhood. Aurora 911 Emergency Communications advised that 911 caller reporting porch on fire and smoke showing from the attic, and the call was upgraded to a working fire. Engine 10 arrived …
West Metro Structure Fire At 11:30 on September 8th, 2021 West Metro Fire Rescue responded to a reported structure fire in the 4800 block of S. Braun St. in Friendly Hills. Engine 9 arrived to a small single-story single-family residential with smoke showing from the attic space, pulled a 1 3/4 to the Alpha side for fire attack and search …
Westminster Vegetation Fire At 13:13 on September 7th, 2021 Westminster Fire Department responded to a vegetation fire in the Stoney Creek Golf Course, 13939 W. 96th Ave. Engine 5 arrived to a working large vegetation fire next to the dam and started fire attack on the north of the fire. Engine 3 arrived and assigned to attack the fire from …
Franktown Vegetation Fire On September 6th, 2021 at approximately 13:00 Franktown Fire Protection District and South Metro Fire Rescue were dispatched to a reported vegetation fire at 4391 Carefree Trail. The reporting party indicated that the flames were about two feet tall in sagebrush about 80 feet from the residence. A Douglas County Sheriff’s deputy arrived on scene first and …
Fill The Boot 2021 Firefighters from across Colorado took to the streets over the 2021 Labor Day holiday weekend to fill the boot for MDA (Muscular Dystrophy Association) in partnership with the IAFF. Since 1954, Fill the Boot has been a strong firefighter tradition, giving families with muscular dystrophy hope for the future and support for today. 5280Fire caught up …
West Metro Brush Fire At 16:19 on September 5th, 2021 West Metro Fire Rescue responded to possible outside fire investigation in the area of the Light Rail Sheridan Station off W. 12th Ave. in Lakewood. JeffCom advised 911 caller reporting that a grass fire burning south of the light rail tracks between Harlan St. and Depew St. in the Lakewood …
Operator Training Academy The Tri-Lakes Monument Fire Protection District and Donald Wescott Fire Protection District held a joint operator training academy in September 2021. 5280Fire caught up with the class on September 5th, 2021, near the Home Depot in Monument. The five-day training class taught firefighters from both departments about engine operations including pump discharge pressure, calculating nozzle flow and …
Aurora Commercial Structure Fire On September 3rd, 2021 at approximately 19:00 Aurora Fire Rescue was dispatched to a reported commercial structure fire at Chambers Self Storage, 1951 S. Chambers Rd. Dispatched advised that smoke was coming from one of the storage units. Units arrived on scene and found a working fire. Firefighters forced open several units and quickly extinguished the fire. …
Live Fire Training South Metro Fire Rescue conducted live fire training at the their training facility in Parker on September 3rd, 2021. South Metro works hard to keep their firefighters well trained and tests their skills on a regular basis. Exercises included simulated responses to a single-family residential structure fire and a fire in a five story multi-family building. Units …
Wet Mountain Fire Training The Wet Mountain Fire Protection District and off duty firefighters from surrounding agencies to help host a training by running a prop and providing feedback to firefighters at their training facility in Westcliffe on September 1st, 2021. Several Frecom911 dispatchers also attended and helped dispatch units and observed as they trained. Crews were able to train …