Truck 54 Push-In Ceremony On October 21st, 2023 Arvada Fire Protection District held a push-in ceremony at Station 4, 6845 W. 68th Ave. with a dedication for the new Truck 54. The ceremony included several speakers, blessing, transfer of the flag, ringing of the bell, wet down and the push-in the bay for service. The new Truck 54 is 2023 …
South Metro Commercial Fire On October 19th, 2023 at approximately 16:35 South Metro Fire Rescue was dispatched to a reported commercial structure fire at 7955 S. Potomac St. Safety 35 arrived on scene and observed black smoke coming from the roof of a large commercial warehouse. Firefighters found fire in the ceiling insulation. Crews were on scene about an hour extinguishing …
South Adams Apparatus Donation The South Adams County Fire Department held a apparatus donation on October 19th, 2023 at the Training Facility, 10705 Fulton St. in Brighton. SACFD donated Hamer (Hamer 27), a 1992 GMC 7000 “Hazmat” truck to the Firefighter Memorial Transport. Frank Pizarro, a former New York Fire Department (FDNY) firefighter and 9/11 survivor, started this charity to …
South Metro Car Fire On October 18th, 2023 at approximately 18:15 South Metro Fire Rescue was dispatched to a reported residential structure fire at 4394 S. Nepal Court in Arapahoe County. Engine 23 arrived on scene and found a smoking Mercedes in the home’s garage. Firefighters were able to quickly extinguish the fire and prevent it from spreading to the …
Aurora Structure Fire On October 15th, 2023 at approximately 16:05 Aurora Fire Rescue was dispatched to a reported residential structure fire at 4212 S. Quemoy Court. Engine 10 arrived on scene and found a fire behind a single-family residential dwelling that spread into the building. Crews were able to quickly extinguish the fire and spent about an hour on scene …
Coal Train Derailment and Bridge Collapse On October 15th, 2023 just before 15:30 Pueblo County Sheriff Emergency Services Bureau (ESB) Fire Team was dispatched by Pueblo County Sheriff’s Office Emergency Communications Center to I-25 near mile marker 107 on a rail incident. It was reported by multiple 9-1-1 callers that a train had derailed along with a bridge collapse over …
Denver Structure Fire At 07:23 on October 15th, 2023 Denver Fire Department responded to a structure fire in the 1200 block of N. Rosemary St. Crews arrived with light smoke showing from a one-story residential structure. The fire was quickly put out and crews started overhaul. One patient transported to the hospital by Denver Paramedics. Multiple animals were rescued. Fire …
Station 62 Open House On October 14th. 2023 North Metro Fire Rescue District held their open house and cookout at Station 62, 10550 Huron St. in Northglenn part of Fire Prevention Week. The community was invited to learn about CPR, tour the station, enjoy hot dogs and several kids activities. For more information on upcoming events, check out the 5280Fire Calendar.
Station 5 Open House On October 14th, 2023 Greeley Fire Department held their annual open house at Station 5. What started out as a chilly morning quickly became warm. The warmth brought a large number of families that enjoyed getting the chance to spray fire hoses, jump down the inflatable slide, dunk a chief, sitting in the drivers seat of …
Arapahoe Touch-A-Truck The Arapahoe Park and Recreation District held a touch-a-truck event at Spring Creek Park on October 14th, 2023. The community was invited out to meet with first responders, public utilities, road and bridge crews, RTD, Oscar Mayer Wienermobile staff and operators of other large trucks to check out their equipment and get a better sense of what these …
Station 1 Open House The Frederick-Firestone Fire Protection District held their annual open house and pancake breakfast at Station 1 in Frederick on October 14th, 2023. The community was invited out to meet with firefighters, check out their equipment, learn valuable safety tips and enjoy free pancakes. UC Health also participated in the event. For more information on upcoming events, …
Station 37 Pancake Breakfast The Denver Fire Department held a pancake breakfast and open house at Station 21, 555 W. Jefferson Ave. in Englewood on October 14th, 2023 part of Fire Prevention Week. The community came out to meet firefighters and first responders, enjoy pancakes, tour the station and more. Tower 22 provided their tower with rides. Denver Paramedics, Englewood …
Class 2023-03 Graduation Ceremony The Denver Fire Department Class 23-03 Academy Graduation was held on October 13th, 2023 in Denver. The presentation of the Badges to all the new Denver Firefighters were pinned with their badges by family and friends. The new Class 23-03 will be moving into their first fire stations in the next few weeks. Also see the …
South Metro Vegetation Fire On October 11th, 2023 at approximately 04:00 South Metro Fire Rescue was dispatched to a reported residential structure fire in the vicinity of E. Smokey Hill Rd. and S. Telluride St. Smoke and flames were visible behind a fence northeast of the intersection. Engine 22 located burning bushes and other vegetation behind 5192 S. Truckee St. …
Aurora Structure Fire On October 10th, 2023 at approximately 19:03 Aurora Fire Rescue was dispatched to a reported residential structure fire in the 2225 N. Geneva St. Aurora Police arrived to the scene of a heavy fire from a single-family residence with an individual at the front door with weapons. Engine 1 was first due engine charging a supply line but …
West Metro House Fire At 13:55 on October 9th, 2023 West Metro Fire Rescue responded to a reported structure fire in the 5400 block of S. Vivian St. in Jefferson County. Jeffcom 911 advised 911 caller reporting fire from the roof and District 2 reported smoke showing from Alameda Parkway. Engine 12 arrived to a working fire from the roof …
Denver Duplex Fire At 14:13 on October 8th, 2023 Denver Fire Departmen was alerted to a fire in a duplex in the 3400 block of N. Humboldt St. with multiple calls. Engine 3 was first to arrive with smoke showing from a one-story structure. Engine 9 laid to the alley and Engine 10 went to work on Engine 3’s plug. The …
Mile High Firefighter’s Conference The 2023 Mile High Firefighters Conference was held in the Denver metro area from October 5th to October 8th, 2023. Firefighters from around the country attended the conference to take classes on the big rig extrications, engine company operations, foundations of truck work and proactive rescue solutions. 5280Fire caught up with the conference on October 8th, …
Estes Valley Open House The Estes Valley Fire Protection District held their annual open house and pancake breakfast at Station 1 in Estes Park on October 8th, 2023. The community was invited to enjoy a pancake breakfast and to meet up with the firefighters and tour the fire engines. For more information on upcoming events, check out the 5280Fire Calendar.
Colorado Springs Octoballfest The Colorado Springs Police Department hosted Octoballfest at Scheels All Sports on Interestquest Parkway on October 7th, 2023. The community was invited out to meet with first responders, check out their equipment, enjoy In-N-Out Burgers and donate sporting equipment to PlayCOS. The Colorado Springs Fire Department, El Paso County Sheriff’s Office and Monument Police Department also participated …