Annual Awards Ceremony Arvada Fire Protection District held their annual Awards Ceremony for the year 2022 on January 31st, 2023 at the Storyline Church, 14605 W. 64th Ave. in Arvada. The ceremony featured the Arvada Fire Honor Guard, Pipe and Drum band, a bell ceremony, and the following awards: Firefighter of the Year: Lt. Derrick Varela. Employee of the Year: …
Denver Vacant House Fire On January 31st, 2023 at 15:06 Denver Fire Department responded to a reported single-family structure in the 3700 block of Delgany St. Initial reports of smoke and fire through the roof. Crews arrived to a vacant house with smoke showing from the roof. The fire was put under control quickly and crews started overhaul. No injuries …
Poudre House Fire At 12:25 on January 31st, 2023 Fort Collins 911 (FC911) dispatched Poudre Fire Authority to a reported structure fire in the 1100 block of Ellis St in Fort Collins. Engine 3 arrived on scene of a two-story single-family home with light smoke showing. Crews found a working fire on the second floor and got a quick knockdown …
Rocky Ford Structure Fire On January 31st, 2023 at approximately 08:20 Rocky Ford Fire Department with mutual-aid from Manzanola Rural Fire Protection District and Colorado Division of Fire Prevention and Control Engine 34 to a structure fire at 20607 County Rd. DD.5. Upon arrival crews immediately identified active flames on the Bravo side of the residence. All occupants evacuated the …
Evergreen Fatal Fire On January 31st, 2023 around 04:00 Evergreen Fire Protection District and Elk Creek Fire Protection District to a structure fire in the 400 Block of Silver Spruce Lane. Crews worked the fire in -11 degree weather. The fire was contained to one townhome. Smoke detectors alerted many of the adjacent units and residents were able to get out …
West Metro RV Fire At 17:46 on January 30th, 2023 West Metro Fire Rescue responded to a structure fire at a mobile home park in the 1400 block of Allison St. at the Lakewood Village Mobile Home Park. Engine 1 arrived on scene to a fully involved trailer fire, pulled 1 3/4 preconnected for fire attack in the offensive strategy …
Poudre Horse Rescue On January 30th, 2023 just after 17:00 Fort Collins 911 (FC911) dispatched Poudre Fire Authority to a rescue call for a horse that was down and couldn’t get up. Crews arrived on scene to find the horse named “Traeger” on the ground. He had gotten caught in his blanket and was unable to get back to his …
Arvada Ice Rescue Training Arvada Fire Protection District held their annual ice rescue training for all of the shifts, which included time spent in the classroom and on the ice the week of January 23rd, 2023. Water and ice rescue is one of the district four special operations. Members go through an annual training to keep their skills and muscle …
Loveland Duplex Structure Fire At 01:54 on January 30th, 2023 the Loveland Emergency Communications Center (LECC) (200) dispatched Loveland Fire Rescue Authority, Berthoud Fire Protection District and Thompson Valley EMS to a reported structure fire in the 200 block of 42nd St. SW. in Campion. Engine 41 arrived to a small one-story duplex structure with a working fire and smoke …
Airport Familiarization Training On January 28th, 2023 South Metro Fire Rescue conducted familiarization training at Centennial Airport. Multiple units spent part of their morning in the airport administration office reviewing responses to the facility and then toured the grounds familiarizing themselves with entrances, resources and hazards. South Metro has two stations with Aircraft Rescue and Firefighting apparatus that respond to …
Ice Rescue Training On January 28th, 2023 West Metro Fire Rescue held one of their annual ice rescue trainings at the Crown Hill Open Space Park on W. 26th Ave. near Kipling St. Teams participated in two scenarios, one with a rope throw bag and the other were a member went onto the ice then in the water to effect …
Rocky Ford Shed Fire Approximately 07:30 on January 26th, 2023 Rocky Ford Fire Department responded to a structure fire at 608 N. 13th St. Upon arrival we found a large shed in the back yard engulfed in flames. Crews worked hard at extinguishing this fire and keeping it contained while protecting adjacent properties. All units cleared at approximately 09:00. Additional …
North Metro Kitchen Fire At 17:18 on January 24th, 2023 North Metro Fire Rescue District responded to a fire reported structure fire in the 100 block of Willow Place in Broomfield. A neighbor noticed the curtains inside the home were on fire and called 911. Firefighters arrived and quickly extinguished the fire, containing it to the kitchen. Firefighters also rescued …
Aurora Townhome Fire On January 23rd, 2023 at approximately 18:10 Aurora Fire Rescue was dispatched to a reported residential structure fire at the Stoneridge Park Townhomes, 1641 S. Idalia Circle. Engine 9 arrived on scene and observed smoke showing from the first floor of a multi-family residential structure. The crew entered with a hand line while Engine 7 secured a …
Engine 2503 Push-In Ceremony Boulder Fire-Rescue Department held a push-in and a wet-down ceremony on January 23rd, 2023 to put their new refurbished (2010 Pierce Arrow XT) Engine 2503 (Engine 3) into service. This engine is stationed at Station 3, 1585 30th St. and the refurbishment was done by Firetrucks Unlimited. Engine 2503 originally went into service in 2010 as Engine …
Station 8 Hose Uncoupling On January 23rd, 2023 the Grand Junction Fire Department held an opening ceremony with a hose uncoupling for the new Station 8. Members assigned to Station 8 on and off duty, Clifton Fire Protection District, administrative staff, police department command staff, city officials, contractors and builders gathered to celebrate with the public. Fire Chief Watkins, members …
Commercial Structure Fire Just after 17:30 on January 22nd, 2023 South Metro Fire Rescue Engine 15 and Engine 14 was dispatched to a fire alarm activation at Portola at SouthGlenn, located at 6851 S. Gaylord St. in Centennial. Upon arrival, the crew observed dense black smoke in the loading dock and upgraded the response to a working structure fire. The …
Pump & Tank Operations Training South Metro Fire Rescue conducted portable tank and pump operations training at the Joint Services Facility on January 22nd, 2023. Portable tanks are used to store high volumes of water at scenes without access to fire hydrants. Firefighters also used the opportunity to work on tasks in their engineer’s packet as they prepare for an …
Boulder County MVA On January 22nd, 2023 at 11:32 Mountain View Fire Rescue and Boulder Rural Fire Rescue responded to a two-vehicle accident on Airport Rd. just north of the Diagonal Hwy. Additional information and photos by Chris Rodgers / Code 10 Photography Units on Scene: Boulder Rural: Engine 2301 & Medic 2321 Mountain View: Medic 2224 Boulder County Sheriff’s Office
Denver Ice Rescue Training The Denver Fire Department conducted ice rescue training in City Park on January 21st, 2023. Several crews stationed in the area, donned ice rescue suits and practiced extracting victims from the frigid water of Ferril Lake. Crews practice regularly to be ready when these skills are actually needed. The recent weather and significant temperature swings has …