Retirement and Change of Command Fire Chief Alan Fletcher of the Fairmount Fire Protection District retired on May 12th, 2023 with 45 years of experience in the fire service, including the last 10 as Fire Chief to Fairmount Fire. The ceremony also was the change of command to Mike Piper, the current Fire Chief of the Arvada Fire Protection District. …
Aurora Trapped Rollover On May 11th, 2023 at approximately 18:20 Aurora 911 Emergency Communications dispatched Aurora Fire Rescue to a rollover accident in the 18600 block of E. Wagon Trail Circle. Dispatched advised responding units that one person was still in the vehicle. Units arrived on scene and found a vehicle on its side. Firefighters spent about fifteen minutes stabilizing …
Pueblo Garage Fire On May 8th, 2023 just before 20:00 Pueblo 911 Communications Center (City of Pueblo Police & Fire Dispatch) dispatched Pueblo Fire Department was dispatched to the 1200 block of Elm St. on a structure fire. Chief 3 arrived to find a fully involved detached garage in the back yard of an abandoned residence. Engine 33 arrived and …
Joint Live Fire Training The week of May 8th, 2023 the Lafayette Fire Department and Mountain View Fire Rescue conducted joint live fire training at the Boulder Fire Training Center. Additional information provided by Chris Rodgers / Code 10 Photography
Schroeder Send Off On May 8th, 2023 the Louisville Fire Protection District celebrated the retirement of Battalion Chief Diane Schroeder. In attendance were many LFPD firefighters as well as the LFPD Medical Director Colleen Foster, Board President John Milanski, Fire Chief John Willson and her family. Chief Schroeder was given the flag that flew over Fire Station 1, that was …
Aurora Structure Fire On May 7th, 2023 at 15:22 Aurora Fire Rescue responded to a structure fire in the 25700 block of Weaver Place. Engine 13 arrived to heavy black smoke showing from a two-story single-family and pulled a line in for fire attack. Crews found fire in the back of the home from a hot tub that was on …
Wildfire Awareness Open Houses The West Metro Fire Rescue hosted several open houses on May 7th, 2023 as May is “Wildfire Awareness Month”. The open houses were held at Station 6, 9, 13 and 17 with each station providing simple tips and tricks and quick weekend projects that make homes wildfire ready. WMFR covers over 100 square miles with 17 …
Denver Hell Night The Denver Fire Department held their annual “Hell Night” for the latest recruit class 23-01 on May 6th, 2023 at the Denver Fire Training Center. The recruits responded to scenarios which included medical, alarms, auto extrications, vehicle fires, aerial pick offs and structure fires. The recruits graduated on May 12th, 2023, More here: Denver Fire Class 23-01 Graduation …
Station 5 Open House The Westminster Fire Department held their annual open house on May 6th, 2023 at Station 5, 10110 Garland St. The community came out to meet up with firefighters, tour the fire apparatus, enjoy a BBQ lunch, learn valuable safety tips, junior combat challenge and take a ride on their antique Seagrave engine. The Westminster Police Department …
Engine 71 Roll-in Ceremony On May 6th, 2023 Thornton Fire Department held a dedication with a “Roll-in Ceremony.” for the new Engine 71. Part of the ceremony included the act of transferring old to new with water from the old engine was transferred to the new engine that included the “wetdown” of the engine, the blessing and then the “roll-in” …
FF1 Graduation On May 6th, 2023 the Colorado Mountain College in conjunction with the Glenwood Springs Fire Department, Carbondale & Rural Fire Protection District, Roaring Fork Fire Rescue Authority, and Aspen Fire Protection District held their spring graduation ceremony at the Carbondale Fire District Headquarters. 18 students representing the four fire departments spent 12-weeks training to the Colorado Division of …
Fight For Air Climb The Annual American Lung Association Fight For Air Climb was held at Coors Field on May 6th, 2023. Friends, families, co-workers, individuals, and teams climbed up and down every flight of stairs on the first level of Coors Field raising money to fund lung health research and preventing lung disease, through research, education, and advocacy. This …
South Metro Apartment Fire On May 5th, 2023 around 14:13 South Metro Fire Rescue was dispatched to a multi-family structure fire at Greentree Village, 1000 S. Parker Rd. in Arapahoe County. The fire was located in the crawl space of the building, which made access difficult. However, crews were able to extinguish the fire before it could extend into units. …
FRFC Tech Rescue Skills The Front Range Fire Consortium’s (frontrangefireconsortium.org) 2023-1 cadets worked on tech rescue skills on one of their academy days on May 2nd, 2023 at the Boulder Regional Fire Training Center. The cadets learned knots, anchors, carabiners, rappelling, and some trench rescue techniques. This was just an introduction to what tech rescue can be like. Some of the …
Palisade Train Fire At 21:38 on May 3rd, 2023 the Grand Junction Regional Communication Center dispatched the Palisade Fire Department to the area of Front Street directly across from the Palisade Cemetery westbound train that was reportedly on fire. Multiple callers reported active flames coming from one of the train’s cars. Union Pacific initially advised that a response was not …
Second Alarm Commercial Fire On May 1st, 2023 at 16:00 Aurora Fire Rescue was dispatched to a reported commercial structure fire at 2620 S. Parker Rd. Units arrived on scene to a large three-story commercial building with nothing showing from the outside. Engine 11 made entry and found light smoke on the second story. Upon further investigation, Engine 11 found …
Regional Wellness Center On May 2nd 2023 members of Loveland Fire Rescue Authority were honored to welcome Congressman Joe Neguse to the future home of the Loveland Fire Rescue Authority Health & Wellness Center. LFRA with the support of Congressman Neguse was recently awarded $500,000 to refurbish an existing structure at the LFRA Training Center that was most recently used …
Annual Fire Investigation The annual Fire and Arson Investigation burn was held on May 1st, 2023 at the Warren Tech Central Campus in Lakewood. Students from the Fire Science, Criminal Justice, Forensic Science, and Building Trades all combine on what they have learned over their course of the year about building construction, firefighting, evidence preservation, and gathering and analyzing evidence. …
Women In The Fire Service Skills Day On April 29th, 2023 Boulder Rural Fire Rescue sponsored the Boulder County Women in the Fire Service Skills Day at the Boulder Fire Training Center. Not only were women from Boulder County agencies invited, but the training also welcomed female firefighters from all around Colorado. The participating firefighters held various skill levels, from …