Denver Hell Night The Denver Fire Department held their annual “Hell Night” for the Recruit Class 22-01 on June 30th, 2022 at the Denver Fire Training Center. The 31 new recruits from the class participated with DFD training staff, station personnel, drone unit, and Denver Paramedics. The day and evening was divided into two groups due to the size of …
Boulder Restaurant Fire On June 30th, 2022 at 12:18 Boulder Rural Fire Rescue and Boulder Fire-Rescue Department responded to a 4929 Broadway at the Wapos Mexican restaurant located in an unincorporated part of North Boulder for the report of smoke inside. A fill the box request was made to Boulder County Communications (1800) dispatch to send additional units. Battalion 2360 arrived …
Avalanche Victory Parade The City of Denver hosted a victory parade for the 2022 Stanley Cup Champions, the Colorado Avalanche on June 30th, 2022. The parade started at Union Station and then made its way down 17th and Broadway to Civic Center Park. Players, coaches, staff and family members rode in the parade atop fire apparatus from numerous front range departments. …
South Metro Residential Fire At approximately 21:32 on June 29th, 2022 South Metro Fire Rescue was dispatched to a single-family residential structure fire on Michener Way in Douglas County. The initial 9-1-1 caller reported a fire in a bedroom with visible flames seen from the window. The first arriving engine companies quickly pulled an 1 3/4 hose line, secured a …
Wildland Training Exercise Summit Fire & EMS Authority, Summit County Fire Authority, and Red, White, and Blue Fire Rescue conducted a wildland training exercise in Summit Estates near Breckenridge on June 29th, 2022. Crews from both departments responded to a simulated wildland fire in a heavily wooded area at the bottom of a steep ravine. Firefighters set up an incident …
Denver Trash Fire On June 27th, 2022 at approximately 17:30 Denver Fire Department was dispatched to a trash fire at the Waste Management South Metro Transfer Facility at 2400 W. Union Ave. in Englewood. Crews arrived on scene and found a large trash fire that also involved two small structures. Firefighters and Waste Management staff were on scene for hours …
North Metro House Fire On June 27th, 2022 at 15:20 North Metro Fire Rescue District responded to a structure fire in the 200 block of Agate Way in Broomfield. Broomfield Public Safety Communications Center advised RP reporting a fire in the backyard and threatening the house. Battalion 61 arrived to a small single-story single-family with a working fire on the …
Denver High Rise Fire Around 14:00 on June 27th, 2022 Denver Fire Department dispatched a high rise fire at 1801 California St. in Downtown Denver. Units arrived on scene to smoke showing from an upper floor. Initial reports were an issue in the generator room. Engine 1 connected to the building standpipe system and was supplied by Engine 8. Other …
Arvada Youth Fire Academy The 2022 Youth Fire Academy with the Arvada Fire Protection District was held from from June 27th to June 29th, 2022. The three-day camp for youth for Arvada Fire to share fire safety education, build community connections, and inspire future firefighters.
Explosive Devices Investigation On June 27th, 2022 Boulder County HazMat Authority and the Boulder County Regional Bomb Squad returned to a residence in the 7700 block of Durham Circle in Gunbarrel that had caught fire the night before (Gunbarrel Durham Circle Basement Fire). In the news release by Boulder County Sheriff’s Office, firefighters located components of homemade explosive devices during …
West Metro Garage Fire On June 26th, 2022 at 21:04 West Metro Fire Rescue was alerted of a possible structure fire in the 3500 block of S. Nelson Circle in unincorporated Jefferson County. JeffCom advised that RP reporting brushes on fire and spreading to the garage. Rescue 10 arrived to a one-story garage with a working fire from bushes extending …
Boulder Rural Basement Fire On June 26th, 2022 at 18:41 Boulder Rural Fire Rescue, Boulder Fire-Rescue Department, Mountain View Fire Rescue, and Lafayette Fire Department responded to a residential structure fire in the 7700 block of Durham Circle in Gunbarrel. Prior to the arrival of the first due engine, Engine 2301 advised they had smoke visible from a mile away. A …
Denver Restaurant Fire On June 25th, 2022 at 18:29 Denver Fire Department responded to a restaurant fire at Dozens, 236 W. 13th Ave. Crews arrived to a working fire that with initial reports are that the fire started in the kitchen and found its way into the second floor. No injuries and the cause of the fire is under investigation. …
West Metro Vegetation Fire On June 25th, 2022 around 16:30 JeffCom dispatched West Metro Fire Rescue to a reported vegetation fire along the Clear Creek Trail. Engine 17 and Brush 17 arrived in the area and accessed the fire from Simms Court off W. 40th Circle with nothing showing and started the investigation. Wheat Ridge Police Officers arrived on the green …
iCare Anniversary Celebration On June 25th, 2022 iCare Ambulance held a 10-year anniversary celebration party at the Dove Valley Regional Park. The community came out to see the ambulances, games and to enjoy the food. iCare Ambulance began with a single ambulance in 2012 and an agreement with Flight for Life with the mission of supporting Air Ambulance teams, providing …
ESB Wildland Fire Training The Pueblo County Sheriff’s Office Wildland Fire Team conducted a training exercise at the Pueblo West Fire Training Center on June 25th, 2022. Team members practiced extinguishing wildland fires, operating type 6 brush trucks and refilling from a tender. In Colorado, the Sheriff acts as fire warden for their county and are responsible for the coordination …
ESB Water Rescue Training The Pueblo County Sheriff’s Office Dive Rescue Team and the West Park Volunteer Fire Department conducted water rescue training in the Arkansas River near City Park in Pueblo on June 25th, 2022. Rescuers stretched lines across the river and deployed a raft to rescue victims in the water. The Dive Rescue Team is part of the Sheriff’s …
Community Disaster Expo The first ever Jefferson County Community Disaster Expo was held at the Jefferson County Fairgrounds, 15200 W. 6th Ave. in Golden. The community came out for fun activities for kids and adults, disaster preparedness, microchipping with low cost vaccines for household pets, emergency vehicles on display including Foothills Fire Protection District, emergency response demonstrations from the Jefferson …
Fire College Training Scenarios The third and final day of the Colorado State Fire Fighters Association Fire College was held on June 25th, 2022 at the South Metro Fire Rescue Training Center in Parker. Firefighters from all over the state put in their all to execute 6 different scenarios throughout the day. From day 1 firefighters were building skills to …
Longmont Structure Fire At 03:17 Longmont Fire Department responded to a commercial structure fire on June 25th at 20 Mountain View Ave. at Collyer St. The building sustained fire and heavy smoke damage. At the arrival of police and fire, the front of the property was vandalized with black paint. This fire is being investigated as arson. Additional information and …