Tender Ops Training South Metro Fire Rescue conducted tender operations training at the Joint Services Facility on April 12th, 2024. Crews spent part of their day working with portable tanks, drafting and flowing water. Tenders are used in areas lacking hydrants and calls requiring extra water. At the same time, the You Tube channel “Now Try This” was at the …
Dive Team Training Exercise South Metro Fire Rescue and Colorado Parks and Wildlife conducted dive rescue training at Cherry Creek State Park on April 12th, 2024. Now that Spring has sprung and more people are headed out onto the water, crews spent part of their morning honing their skills by searching for a simulated victim in the water. Units on …
Mountain View Garage Fire On April 11th, 2024 around 02:45 Boulder County Communications (1800) dispatched Mountain View Fire Rescue and Lafayette Fire Department on Holbrook St. in Erie for a possible garage fire. Erie Officers arrived on scene to a two-garage fully involved with a vehicle inside. The call was upgraded to a “fill the box”. Ladder 2216 arrived to …
Fort Carson Emergency Exercise Fort Carson held their annual full scale emergency exercise on April 10th, 2024 near Evans Army Community Hospital. The exercise was designed to test emergency response capabilities. The Mountain Post simulated a large, fast moving wildland fire headed towards the South Navajo housing area. After Military Police began evacuation of the housing area, a fatal motor …
I-70 Rollover Accident At 04:15 on April 10th, 2024 Summit County 911 dispatched Summit Fire & EMS Authority to I-70 just east of the Eisenhower Tunnel for a single-vehicle rollover traffic accident. On scene, crews arrived to a box truck rolled over with the driver self-extricated. Upon further investigation crews discover fuel and oil leaking from the overturned truck and …
Arvada Grass Fire At 11:39 on April 9th, 2024 Arvada Fire Protection District responded to a grass fire in Spring Mesa Park off W. 77th Dr. and Yankee Ct. Neighbors and nearby workers put water on the fire and contained the blaze until Brush 58 and Engine 58 arrived on scene to pull a hose line, conduct overhaul, and ensure …
Residential Structure Fire On April 9th, 2024 at approximately 11:00 Aurora Fire Rescue was dispatched to a reported residential structure fire at 15739 E. Mercer Place in the Mission Viejo neighborhood. Chief 4 arrived on scene and observed heavy fire at the front of the residence. Crews quickly extinguished the fire and were on scene about an hour checking for …
South Metro Commercial Fire At 22:30 on April 7th 2024 South Metro Emergency Communications Center dispatched South Metro Fire Rescue to the 18500 block of Pony Express Drive at Bobcat of the Rockies in Parker for a possible commercial structure fire. Parker Police Officers were the first to arrive on scene and reported that tired and other materials were on fire …
Weld County Groundcover Fire On April 7th, 2024 at 16:32 Weld County Regional Communications Center dispatched New Raymer/ Stoneham Fire Protection District to a reported groundcover fire on Weld County Rd. 149 south of Stoneham. Brush 3333 arrived to a wind driven groundcover fire spreading to the east to Weld County Rd. 151. Command requested a 2nd alarm and mutual-aid response. …
South Metro Garage Fire At 10:30 on April 7th, 2024 South Metro Emergency Communications Center dispatched South Metro Fire Rescue to the 4300 block of S. Himalaya Court in unincorporated Arapahoe County for a possible structure fire. Engine 23 arrived on scene and found fire showing from the attached garage for a multi-story single-family residence. Crews remained on scene for …
Strong Winds Wreak Havoc First responders along the I-25 corridor were kept busy over the weekend with wind gusts exceeding 100 miles per hour. Crews responded to downed wines, fallen trees, electrical issues, gas leaks, and public service requests. Between 6am April 7th, 2024, t0 6pm on April 8th, 2024. South Metro Fire Rescue responded to 50 wind related call, …
Colorado Springs Structure Fire At 00:33 on April 7th, 2024, the Colorado Springs Public Safety Communications Center dispatched the Colorado Springs Fire Department to the 2000 block of Airport Rd. for a possible structure fire. While enroute, dispatch advised the reporting party stating animals are trapped and powerlines fell on the house. Engine 23 arrived on scene to a single-story …
Larimer County Ditch Fire At 17:30 on April 6th, 2024 Fort Collins 911 dispatched Poudre Fire Authority to the 4600 block of E. County Rd. 52 in Larimer County. Due to the Red Flag Warning, high winds, and initial scene side up of multiple spot fires the incident was upgraded to a second alarm outside fire response. Crews were able …
2nd Alarm Structure Fire At 15:48 on April 6th, 2024 Colorado Springs Public Safety Communications Center dispatched the Colorado Springs Fire Department to the 200 block of Willow St. at E. Platte Ave. for a possible structure fire. While units were responding dispatch advised they were receiving multiple callers stating a house was on fire with smoke and flames showing. …
2nd Alarm Apartment Fire At 15:40 on April 6th, 2024 Denver 911 Communications Center dispatched the Denver Fire Department to the 9000 block of E. Mississippi Ave. at the Tava Waters Apartments for a possible structure fire. Crews arrived on scene and found heavy fire spreading quickly due to strong winds. During fire attack, crews switch to a defensive strategy …
Commerce City Structure Fire At 12:31 on April 6th, 2024 AdCom 911 dispatched South Adams County Fire Department and Adams County Fire Rescue to the 6100 block of E. 62nd Ave. at Kearney St. for a possible structure fire. While enroute, AdCom advised responding units reporting party stated smoke and flames were coming from the rear of the building. Engine 22 …
Aurora Polar Plunge The 2024 Aurora Polar Plunge was held at the Aurora Reservoir on April 6th, 2024. Dozens of braves plungers came out despite the cold weather to go Freezin’ for a Reason. Proceeds from the event benefit Special Olympics Colorado. Aurora Fire Rescue Station 5 and Aurora Parks, Recreation, and Open Space Rangers were on hand to ensure …
Wildland Fire Career Fair The U.S. Department of the Interior held a wildland fire career fair at the Crown Plaza Denver Airport Convention Center, 15500 E. 40th Ave. on April 6th 2024. The event was designed to help gill wildland firefighter positions across the country for the 2024 fire season. Perspective applicants were able to meet with representatives of several …
Engine 12 Push-In-Ceremony Adams County Fire Rescue dedicated their new Engine 12 with a official “Push-In Ceremony” at Station 12 on April 6th, 2024. In keeping with tradition, some of Station 12’s engineers sprayed the engine and dried it with the help of fellow crew members and then ACFR crew members, Chief Staff, and Board of Directors pushed the new …
BCFFA Family Day On April 6th, 2024 before the wind storm came in Boulder County, fire recruits of the (Boulder County Fire Fighter Association) BCFFA FF1 (with some from FF2) academy showed their new skills to their loved ones during family day. They usually get to use live fire during these demonstrations, but do to the windy conditions, they still …