Arvada Safety Day 2023 On September 30th, 2023 Arvada Fire Protection District held their annual Safety Day at the Training Center with the community coming out to enjoy fun activities including tours of the fire apparatus, meeting firefighters and first responders. The National Fire Sprinkler Association (NFSA) held a live burn demonstration. Med Evac landed and tour of the helicopter. Arvada …
Station 21 Pancake Breakfast The Denver Fire Department held their annual pancake breakfast and open house at Station 21 in Washington Park on September 30th, 2023. The community came out to enjoy pancakes, ride the antique fire engine, meet up with the firefighters, tour the station and more. Denver Police Department and others were on hand for the event. For …
Adams County Rubbish Fire On September 29th, 2023 at 20:26 Denver Fire Department was alerted of a commercial structure fire at 5500 N. Franklin St. in unincorporated Adams County. Crews arrived at a large rubbish/recycling fire and the address was updated to 5601 York St. Crews started fire attack and requested Adams County Fire Rescue since it was in their …
Denver Vehicle into Building On September 29th, 2023 at 21:30 Denver Fire Department responded to a vehicle into a building at 3010 N. Speer Blvd. Crews arrived to find one vehicle into the building with two occupants. One person was transported by Denver Paramedics to a local hospital with minor injuries. Crews worked to remove the vehicle and shore up the …
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. …
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 …
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 …
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: …
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