Rist Canyon Fire 50th Anniversary

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Rist Canyon 50th Anniversary On September 6th, 2025 the Rist Canyon Volunteer Fire Department invited the community to the annual Rist Canyon Mountain Festival. This event is a large fundraiser for the department with vendors, live music and other public safety agencies. The Rist Canyon Volunteer Fire Chief shared how proud he was of the ability to be frugal with …

Castle Rock Paragliding Crash

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Castle Rock Paragliding Crash At 10:15 on September 6th, 2025 Castle Rock Fire & Rescue Engine 154 and Medic 154 were dispatched to a fall victim near Wolfensberger Rd. and Grayside Circle. The 911 caller reported a paragliding crash in an open field north of the intersection and additional resources were dispatched including a Battalion Chief, Safety Officer and Technical …

Leyden West 82nd Ave Structure Fire / Brush Fire

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Arvada 82nd Avenue Fire On September 4th, 2025 at 12:33 Arvada Fire Protection District Tower 57 responded to a reported outside fire in the 16400 block of W. 82nd Ave. in Leyden. Jeffcom 911 updated the call as a house on fire with a possible party inside and several cats and a dog inside and a structure fire response was …

Wings Over the Rockies Public Safety Day 2025

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Public Safety Day Wings Over the Rockies held their annual Public Safety Day at Centennial Airport on September 6th, 2025. The community was invited out to meet with first responders, check out their equipment and enjoy the regular exhibits in the museum. The Colorado Department of Transportation, Drug Enforcement Administration, Federal Bureau of Investigation and South Metro Fire Rescue participated …

Patrick Rogacki Memorial

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Patrick Rogacki Memorial The Colorado Springs Fire Department held a memorial procession for retired Captain Patrick Rogacki on September 5th, 2025. Captain Rogacki passed away on August 1st, 2025 as a result of cancer he obtained while working at Ground Zero in New York City after the 9/11 terrorist attacks. Captain Rogacki joined CSFD in 1979 and retired in 2014.  …

Loveland 2025 Tri-Annual Aircraft Crash Simulation

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Loveland Aircraft Crash Simulation On September 5th, 2025 Loveland Fire Rescue Authority and Northern Colorado Regional Airport (KFNL) hosted the 2025 tri-annual aircraft crash simulation. Firefighters from the surrounding area gathered for a briefing before being “dispatched” by the Loveland Emergency Communications Center to a standby for a large aircraft incoming to KFNL. Loveland Station 4 is not staffed 24/7 …

South Metro Peoria Street Fatal Plane Crash

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South Metro Plane Crash On September 5th, 2025 at approximately 06:20 South Metro Fire Rescue was dispatched to a reported aircraft emergency at the Flexential Denver-Englewood Data Center, 8636 S. Peoria St. in Douglas County outside of the Centennial Airport. Units arrived on scene to find that a small plane had crashed and caught on fire between two large transformers …

Adams County Vallejo Street House Fire

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Adams County House Fire On September 4th, 2025 at 22:55 Adams County Fire Rescue, Westminster Fire Department and Federal Heights Fire Department was alert to a residential structure fire in the 7800 block of Vallejo St. in the Sherrelwood neighborhood. Battalion 11 arrived to a working residential fire from the Charlie side of a single-story with flames through the roof …

Littleton South Broadway Thrift Store Fire

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South Metro Commercial Fire On September 4th, 2025 at 13:25 South Metro Fire Rescue responded to a reported commercial fire at 7951 S. Broadway at the ARC Thrift Store in Littleton. District Chief 1 en route advised of a large column of smoke visible and upgraded the incident to a working commercial structure fire. Crews arrived to a dumpster on …

Lakewood West Mississippi Ave Vacant Structure Fire

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West Metro Defensive Fire On September 3rd, 2025 at 13:11 West Metro Fire Rescue responded to a reported structure fire in the 5400 block of W. Mississippi Ave. in Lakewood. Jeffcom 911 received several 911 callers reporting the fire when they saw smoke and flames. Engine 7 arrived to a small single-family abandoned structure with a working fire and pulled …

MDA Fill The Boot 2025

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Fill The Boot 2025 Thousands of firefighters from across Colorado and around the country spent part of their Labor Day holiday weekend helping to “Fill the Boot” for the annual campaign that helps raise funds for the Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA). This year 5280Fire caught up with firefighters from Adams County, Boulder, Castle Rock, Golden, Federal Heights, Monument, Northeast Teller …

Lakewood Simms Street Rollover MVA

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West Metro Rollover MVA On September 2nd, 2025 at approximately 09:40 West Metro Fire Rescue was dispatched to a reported rollover on Simms St. at 6th Ave. in Lakewood. Jeffcom 911 advised responding units that one vehicle was on fire and there was a possible entrapment. Engine 2 with Tower 2 arrived on scene and found two heavily damaged vehicles. …

Berthoud Heron Lakes Structure Fire

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Berthoud Structure Fire The Loveland Emergency Communications Center dispatched a first alarm assignment consisting of resources from Berthoud Fire Protection District, Loveland Fire Rescue Authority and Thompson Valley EMS to a residential structure fire in the 3400 block of Heron Lakes Parkway in Northwest Berthoud at 04:07 on September 2nd, 2025. Battalion 61 arrived on scene of a large home …

Alamosa Three-Vehicle MVA

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Alamosa Three-Vehicle MVA At approximately at 16:47 on September 2nd, 2025 Alamosa Fire Department was dispatched to a three-vehicle MVA on Hwy.  160 & Del Sol involving two pickup trucks and a passenger SUV. No injuries were reported and cause of the accident is unknown at this time. Units on Scene: Alamosa: Battalion Chief 2 & Engine 4 Alamosa Ambulance …

Cherry Creek State Park Rollover

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Cherry Creek State Park Rollover On September 1st, 2025 at approximately 13:55 South Metro Fire Rescue was dispatched to a reported motor vehicle accident near the stables in Cherry Creek State Park. Units arrived on scene to find that a vehicle traveling south on Parker Road, ran off the road, rolled down an embankment through a fence and struck at …

2025 Big Sandy Labor Day BBQ

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Big Sandy Labor Day BBQ The Big Sandy Fire Protection District held their annual Labor Day BBQ at their station in Simla on September 1st, 2025. The public was invited out to meet with firefighters and enjoy hamburgers before partaking in Simla Days activities in nearby Town Park. In addition to lunch, kids were able to participate in an obstacle …