West Metro Structure Fire On September 29th, 2023 at 02:18 West Metro Fire Rescue Engine 1 was dispatched for an outside fire in the 5400 block of W. 13th Ave. in Lakewood. Jeffcom upgraded the incident due to multiple callers reporting a building on fire with explosions and possible parties inside. Engine 1 arrived to a two-story abandoned office building …
Poudre Mobile Home Fire At 13:36 on September 28th, 2023 Poudre Fire Authority was dispatched to a structure fire in the 1600 block of N. College Ave. in Fort Collins. Engine 12 arrived on scene to confirmed a working fire in a single wide mobile home, pulled a 1 3/4 for fire attack in the offensive strategy. Tower 1 started …
Poudre Apartment Fire At 22:53 on September 26th, 2023 Poudre Fire Authority responded to reports of a structure fire in the 1500 block of Blue Spruce Dr. in Fort Collins. Engine 12 arrived to a two-story multi-family with smoke from the Alpha side and started the investigation. A 2nd alarm response was requested after the volume of smoke on arrival. …
Bear Creek Lake Park Prescribed Burn West Metro Fire Rescue and the City of Lakewood held a prescribed burn at Bear Creek Lake Park on September 25th, 2023. Firefighters and Park Rangers burned about 75 acres to improve conditions for native plants and wildlife and give firefighters valuable hands on training with live fire. Adams County, Colorado Division of Fire …
Station 6 Open House Westminster Fire Department held their annual open house and breakfast at Station 6 on September 23rd, 2023. The community came out and enjoyed lunch, meet the firefighters, learn about fire safety, tour the fire apparatus and fire truck rides in the 1956 Seagrave pumper. The Westminster Police Department was on hand for the event with a …
Denver Apartment Fire On September 23rd, 2023 at 02:29 Denver Fire Department was alerted of a multi-family structure fire in the 2900 block of S. Federal Blvd. Crews arrived to smoke and fire showing from a three-story apartment building. The fire was put under control quickly. No injuries were reported. American Red Cross was requested to the scene for displaced …
Highland Rescue Open House The Highland Rescue Team Ambulance District held their annual open house at their station on Lookout Mountain Road on September 23rd, 2023. The community was invited out to meet with first responders, check out their equipment and enjoy lunch. Highland Rescue Team provides emergency medical services to a 33.5 square mile area including Genesee, Lookout Mountain …
Family Fire Muster 2023 On September 23rdth, 2023 West Metro Fire Rescue held its annual Family Fire Muster at Station 10 and the Training Center. Demonstrations with a vehicle fire, search and rescue canines, and structure fires were given during the fire muster. The community was also allowed to tour firetrucks and police vehicles. Children were allowed to be a …
Sable Altura Extrication Training Sable Altura Fire Rescue hosted extrication training on September 23rd, 2023 at the U-Pull and Pay in Aurora. Deer Trail Rural Fire Protection District also participated in the training.
Station 6 Pancake Breakfast The Denver Fire Department held a pancake breakfast at Station 6 on September 23rd, 2023. The community came out to enjoy a pancake breakfast, meet up with the firefighters and check out Engine 6, Decon 6 and the Utility (foam carrier truck). Fire Station 6 is located at 1300 Blake Street and was built in 1949 and …
Engine 2703 Wet-Down On September 23rd, 2023 Louisville Fire Protection District held a ceremony to put their new engine into service. Engine 2703 is a 2023 E-One Cyclone which is located at Station 3 in the southeastern area of Louisville. Members of the public and firefighters from nearby Mountain View Fire Rescue Station 5 also showed up to help with …
Aurora Structure Fire On September 22nd, 2023 at approximately 10:40 Aurora Fire Rescue was dispatched to a reported residential structure fire at 17505 E. Mansfield Ave. Engine 9 arrived on scene and observed smoke coming from a multi-family three-story residential apartment building. Crews found that a fire had started in a wall behind a light switch. Crews were on scene …
Loveland Garage Fire At 21:16 on September 19th, 2023 Loveland Fire Rescue Authority was dispatched to a reported structure fire on Egnar Drive in North Loveland. The 911 caller reported seeing flames and smoke coming from a garage. Rescue 42 arrived on scene of a two-story house with signs of a working garage fire. The Rescue 42 Lieutenant completed a …
Denver Structure Fire At 03:46 on September 21st, 2023 Denver Fire Department responded to a reported structure fire in the area of W. 6th Ave. & Bannock St. Crews arrived to a two-story single-family abandoned structure with heavy smoke and fire showing and started fire attack. No injuries have been reported. Information provided by Denver Fire Department Units on Scene: …
South Metro Structure Fire On September 20th, 2023 at approximately 22:15 South Metro Fire Rescue was dispatched to a reported residential structure fire at 20581 E. Mansfield Ave. Dispatched advised responding units that the homeowner was attempting to extinguish the fire with a garden hose and thought that it was out. Engine 23 arrived on scene and found smoke coming …
Byers Structure Fire At 18:52 on September 20th, 2023 the I-70 corridor was dispatched to a reported commercial structure fire on E. Briarwood Place in Byers. Calling parties reported a warehouse type metal building with heavy smoke and fire. First arriving Chief 31 reported a large metal building with an attached residential section well involved. Chief 71 assumed command in …
Strasburg Building Explosion On September 20th, 2023 at 11:34 Strasburg Fire Protection District and Byers Fire Protection District were dispatched to a reported hot water heater explosion in a commercial building on E. Colfax Ave. The first arriving Adams County Sheriff’s Deputy reported a hole through the roof of a warehouse/service building with smoke throughout the structure, and Chief 81 …
South Metro Vehicle vs Structure At 05:16 on September 20th, 2023 South Metro Fire Rescue was alerted to a vehicle into a structure on Dunning Circle in Highlands Ranch. Engine 17 was the first to arrive and reported a vehicle had gone into a load-bearing wall. Firefighters from the Technical Rescue Team led crews in emergency shoring operations to stabilize …
Denver Live Fire Training Denver Fire Department held their live fire training at the fire academy with several days of classes in September of 2023. The training gave crews the opportunity to work together with their skills in a controlled, structured environment. The drill ground contains equipment and structures designed to provide safe, controlled, and realistic training situations.
FRFC Ladder Skills The Front Range Fire Consortium’s (frontrangefireconsortium.org) recruit academy Class 2023-02 worked on ladder skills the week of September 18th, 2023 at the Boulder Fire-Rescue Department Training Center. This academy class comprises recruits representing from Boulder Fire-Rescue Department, Lafayette Fire Department, Loveland Fire Rescue Authority & Windsor-Severance Fire Rescue. Additional information provided by Loveland Fire Rescue Authority