Brighton Big Boy Breakfast The City of Brighton held a watch party at their historic train depot on October 23rd, 2024 to watch Union Pacific’s Big Boy train pass through town during its journey from Denver to Greeley. Brighton Fire Rescue District provided a pancake breakfast. UP’s Big boy 4014 was delivered to Union Pacific in 1941 and was in …
West Metro Vegetation Fire On October 22nd, 2024 at 20:29 West Metro Fire Rescue Rescue 10 was dispatched to a reported vegetation fire in the area of 8789 W. Cornell Ave. in Lakewood. Jeffcom advised that caller reporting bushes on fire between Wadsworth Blvd. & Garrison St. Rescue 10 arrived to a grass fire in the open space along the …
Weld County Building Fire At 18:07 on October 22nd, 2024 Weld County Regional Communications Center dispatched Front Range Fire Rescue along with auto-aid from Greeley Fire Department and Loveland Fire Rescue Authority to a fire in a garage on Coyote Ridge Lane in Weld County. Responding resources reported a large smoke column while still enroute, area dispatch centers received multiple 911 …
Elizabeth Burn Day On October 22nd, 2024 Elizabeth Fire Rescue hosted a live burn at Kiowa Fire Protection District burn building. Crews conducted search, fire attack, and different command strategies with multiple evolutions from above grade to below grade fire attack.
Byers Interface Fire At 14:51 on October 22nd, 2024 Byers Fire Protection District and Strasburg Fire Protection District were dispatched to a reported small brush fire in the 72600 block of E. County Road 22. Based on multiple 911 calls the incident was quickly upgraded to an I-70 Corridor Matrix Wildland/Urban Interface Response. The weather at the time was 74 …
Bennett Weed Fire On October 21st, 2024 Bennett-Watkins Fire Rescue responded to a reported weed fire at 6th Ave. east of Manilla Rd. The fire burned around 15 acres and was started by the riding lawn mower.
Jackson 105 Trunk or Treat The Jackson 105 Fire Protection District held an open house and trunk or treat event at Station 142, 435 N Perry Park Rd. in Sedalia on October 20th, 2024. The community came out to meet with the firefighters, tour the fire apparatus and kids showed off their costumes as they enjoyed the treats. For more …
Bennett State Land Weed Fire In October of 2024 Bennett-Watkins Fire Rescue responded to a reported weed fire on state land.
Denver Flame-Off On October 19th, 2024 the Denver Flame-Off Wing Eating Contest and held at the Buffalo Wild Wings, 7607 E. 36th Ave. in Denver. Denver Sheriff, Denver Paramedics and Denver Police Department competed in a wing eating contest to support “The Great Turkey Gaggle” by Excalibur Outreach, which provides Thanksgiving turkeys to families in need. Congratulations to Denver Sheriff taking …
Women In The Fire Service Skills Day On October 19th, 2024 female firefighters from all over Colorado came to Aims Community College’s Public Safety Institute for the 2024 Women in Fire Service Skills Day hosted by Evans Fire Protection District. This event, which Aims and Revital Colorado sponsored, was a great opportunity for firefighters of all experience levels to learn …
Multi-Company Drills The week of October 14th, 2024 Arvada Fire Protection District with Fairmount Fire Protection District held multi-company drills at the Arvada Fire Training Center. Both agencies’ crews rotated through the week for some valuable fire training time with various scenarios before making entry inside the building, firefighters were presented with a mock reading from a Thermal Imaging Camera …
Aurora Water Rescue On October 18th, 2024 at approximately 13:20 Aurora Fire Rescue was dispatched to a reported water rescue at 18150 E. Vassar Place. Crews arrive on scene and found a black Volkswagen Tiguan submerged in a retention pond along West Toll Gate Creek Aurora Central Recreation Center. The Dive Rescue Team from South Metro Fire Rescue was called …
Security Auto vs Building At 10:51 on October 18th, 2024 the El Paso County Sheriff’s Communications Center dispatched the Security Fire Department to the 11100 block of Anhinga Court for a traffic accident. On scene, crews found a vehicle had hit two different houses. The vehicle, which was still in the residence, had taken out major load bearing structural components …
Boulder County Rollover Accident On October 18th, 2024 On October 18th, 2024 at at 09:11 Mountain View Fire Rescue and Boulder Rural Fire Rescue responded to a rollover accident at Diagonal Hwy. at S. Airport Rd. Boulder County Communications reported that possible four vehicles with a box truck on its side in traffic with possible pinned party. Medic 204 arrived …
Vehicle Crash into Building On October 16th, 2024 at approximately 16:05 Aurora Fire Rescue was dispatched to a reported motor vehicle accident at 15350 E. Hampden Ave. Dispatch advised responding units that a vehicle had driven into “Cash in a Flash” and that at least one person was in the vehicle. Firefighters arrived on scene to find a single-vehicle through …
Colorado Springs Structure Fire At 17:38 on October 15th, 2024 the Colorado Springs Public Safety Communications Center dispatched the Colorado Springs Fire Department to the 1600 block of W. Colorado Ave. for a possible structure fire. On arrival, crews found active fire a detached garage behind the residence. Fire crews were able to quickly knock down the fire and overhauled …
Adams County Brush Fire At 15:08 on October 15th, 2024 Adams County Fire Rescue responded to a possible grass fire on I-76 westbound between Federal Blvd. and Pecos St. Crews arrived to find the fire in an open field on Pecos St. next to I-76 and started fire attack. The fire grew to around 100 feet by 200 feet before …
Greeley Fire Training On October 15th, 2024 Elevated Fire Supply along with Greeley Fire Department hosted a fire training with High Efficiency Nozzles (HEN) at the Greeley Fire Training Center. This training allowed firefighters from Greeley and surrounding agencies to demo HEN nozzles and see their use in the burn building. Additional information provided by Chris Rodgers / Code 10 …
Joshua Tapia Procession On October 14th, 2024, Adams County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Joshua Tapia was honored with a movement procession from Greeley to the Crown Hill Mortuary in Wheat Ridge. During the route on I-25, overpasses were filled with fire apparatus and law enforcement paying respect to Joshua. Departments that honored him on the overpasses, and or help in the …
West Metro Garage Fire At 10:58 on October 14th, 2024 West Metro Fire Rescue Engine 1 in the neighborhood on another call reported to dispatch that they have smoke showing about three blocks to the east and went to investigate. Engine 1 confirmed a working structure fire from a detached garage behind the home in the 7300 block of W. …