Pancake Breakfast The Big Elk Meadows Fire Protection District held their annual pancake breakfast on May 28th, 2023. The community was invited out to meet with firefighters, check out the apparatus and enjoy breakfast. The breakfast served as a fundraiser for the department, who covers twenty square miles in Boulder and Larimer Counties. For more information on upcoming events, check …
Arapahoe Road MVA On May 27th, 2023 at approximately 11:40 Aurora Fire Rescue was dispatched to a reported motor vehicle accident on E. Arapahoe Rd. at the intersection with S. Lewiston Way. About the same time, South Metro Fire Rescue Medic 42 rolled up on the crash and advised dispatch that extrication was needed. Firefighters spent about 15 minutes extrication …
Arvada MVA On May 25th, 2023 at 14:25 Arvada Fire Protection District responded to a accident at Wadsworth Blvd. & W. 66th Ave.in Arvada. Jeffcom advised that a police officer was involved with CPR in process and the call was upgraded. Truck 54 arrived on scene to a three-vehicle accident involving a Denver Police Department patrol unit. Battalion 51 arrived …
FRFC Graduation Ceremony On May 25th, 2023 the Front Range Fire Consortium (FRFC) Academy Class 23-1 graduation was held at the Rez Church in Loveland. Recruits from 9 northern Colorado fire agencies became firefighters by taking their oaths, having badges pinned by friends and family, and received their helmets. Class 23-1 participated in 14 weeks of classroom and drill ground …
Rocky Mountain ARFF Drill The Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport held several ARFF Drills on May 24th, 2023 that was designed to test the preparedness and response plans of the Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport Fire (ARFF), North Metro Fire Rescue District, RMMA Personnel, Broomfield Dispatch, Jeffcom Dispatch, and the RMMA (FAA) Air Traffic Control Tower. The Drill also tested communication systems …
Pueblo Garage Fire Just after 07:15 on May 24th, 2023 Pueblo 911 Communications Center (City of Pueblo Police & Fire Dispatch) dispatched Pueblo Fire Department to the 500 block of Hewitt St. on a reported structure fire. 9-1-1 callers reported smoke coming from a garage and they alerted the homeowner to the fire. Engine 37 arrived on scene to find …
West Metro Structure Fire On May 24th, 2023 around 06:30 Jeffcom dispatched West Metro Fire Rescue to a confirmed structure fire in the 9900 block of W. Wesley Ave. in Lakewood with multiple callers. Engine 8 arrived on scene to a small two-story single-family with a working fire with an extended lay and smoke showing, advanced a horizontal standpipe for …
FRFC Hell Night On May 23rd, 2023 recruits from the Front Range Fire Consortium (frontrangefireconsortium.org) Class 2023-1 got to experience “Hell Night”. This is the final hurdle that the recruits must face before graduating this week. Starting early in the morning, they experienced the life of a busy shift. The 10 engine companies ran call after call, sometimes they could …
South Metro ARFF Familiarization On May 22nd, 2023, South Metro Fire Rescue Fire Academy Class 23-1 spent their day conducting airport familiarization training at Centennial Airport. The recruits got a close up look at some of the ARFF apparatus, visited the control tower and toured the airport grounds. The class is scheduled to graduate in two weeks. Crews affectionately nicknamed the …
Colorado Springs Chemical Leak At 06:27 on May 22nd, 2023 Colorado Springs Public Safety Communications alerted the Colorado Springs Fire Department to a reported chemical spill in the 500 block of E. Cimarron St. Upon arrival, crews found a dark-colored chemical flowing from the building and into the street. Firefighters were able to quickly create a safety zone around the …
Fire Academy Hell Night On May 19th, 2023 South Metro Fire Rescue Fire Academy 23-1 held their “Hell Night”. The recruits staffed 11 rigs and responded to dozens of calls during the day until about midnight. These calls included structure, dumpster, vehicle, and wildland fires, vehicle extrications, various medical calls, and more. These recruits have been working hard for 14 weeks, …
Class 2023-01 Graduation Ceremony The Denver Fire Department Class 23-01 Academy Graduation was held on May 12th, 2023 in Denver. The Denver Firefighters Pipes started the ceremony and then was followed by the presentation of Colors by Denver Fire Department Honor Guard. The presentation of the Badges to all the new Denver Firefighters were pinned with their badges by family …
South Metro Hose Testing On May 20th, 2023 South Metro Fire Rescue Logistics technicians spent the better part of their Saturday conducting hose testing at the Joint Services Facility in Parker. Every two hours a different company checked in to have their equipment checked by FireCatt who uses patented technology to provide hose, ladder and nozzle testing. The testing happens …
Boulder Bird Rescue On May 19th, 2023 Boulder Fire-Rescue Department was called to the a building on 30th St. to help Boulder Police Animal Protection rescue a finch tangled high up in its nest. Engine 2505 arrived on scene and realized they would need a ladder truck. Engine 2506 arrived and they ended up brining the whole nest down to …
Ranger Excellence School The Larimer County Natural Resources hosted Ranger Excellence School at the Ridgeline Hotel in Estes Park from May 15th, 2023 through May 19, 2023. Throughout the week participants attended sessions on defensive driving, low angle rescue, Spanish, swift water rescue, self defense, crisis intervention CPR, water survival and pepper spray certification. The school culminated on May 19th …
Aurora Structure Fire On May 16th, 2023 at approximately 13:15 Aurora Fire Rescue was dispatched to a reported residential structure fire in the 4700 block of S. Danube Circle. The homeowner reported that a solar panel on top of his garage caught on fire and it was spreading to the roof. Engine 10 arrived on scene and extinguished the fire …
Arvada Auto X The Annual Arvada Auto-X Extrication Workshop 2023 was held the three-day workshop from May 11th, 12th and 13th, 2023 at the Training Center and hosted by Arvada Fire Protection District. Auto X is 105 firefighters representing 30 fire agencies from as far away as the state of Washington that attended, although most come from Colorado. Auto extrication …
Student Honored From Thornton Fire On May 16th, 2023 Thornton Fire Department held an honor of recognizing to a very special kindergarten student that knew exactly what to do in an emergency. She was alone with a family member while they experienced a medical emergency and acted quickly. She asked the neighbor to call 911 and was able to give …
Vehicle Into House On May 15th, 2023 at 16:11 West Metro Fire Rescue and South Metro Fire Rescue responded to vehicle into a house in the 9000 block of W. Coco Dr. Engine 13 arrived on scene to one vehicle into a home and severing a gas line and requested a Xcel to the scene and Rescue 10 pulled a …
South Metro Animal Rescue On May 14th, 2023 at approximately 17:00 South Metro Fire Rescue was dispatched to an animal rescue at the United States Post Office, 18555 E. Smokey Hill Rd. in Centennial. The reporting party advised that several small ducklings had fallen through a storm grate on the west side of the parking lot. Engine 23 and Battalion …