Dinosaur Resource Center Safety Day The Rocky Mountain Dinosaur Resource Center held a safety day at the museum in Woodland Park on June 7, 2025. The Northeast Teller County Fire Protection District and Ute Pass Regional Paramedic Services met with patrons in the parking lot, showed off their apparatus and provided safety tips.
Allenspark Open House The Allenspark Fire Protection District held their annual open house on June 7th, 2025 at Station 1. The community came out to meet up with the firefighters, check out the apparatus, enjoy a free lunch an learn about safety information. Larimer County Sheriff’s Office, Estes Park Health Paramedics and others also stopped by at the event. For more …
Teller County Sheriff’s Office Open House The Teller County Sheriff’s Office held their annual open house on June 7th, 2025 at their headquarters in Divide. The community was invited out to meet with first responders, check out their equipment and learn valuable safety information. The Colorado State Patrol, Divide Fire Protection District, El Paso-Teller County 911, Florissant Fire Protection District, …
Colorado Springs Open House The Colorado Springs Fire Department held their Second Annual Open House at their training facility on June 7th, 2025. The community was invited out to meet with first responders, check out their equipment and pick up valuable safety information. The Department conducted high angle rescue and structure fire response demonstrations. The Colorado Springs Police Department, Sparky …
Front Range Pancake Breakfast On June 7th, 2025 Front Range Fire Rescue hosted their annual pancake breakfast at Station 1 in Johnstown in conjunction with the Annual Johnstown BBQ Days. Pancakes, sausage, and eggs were prepared and served by the Roosevelt High School Baseball team. Following breakfast crews participated in the parade through town that ended with firefighters spraying hoses …
Foothills Pancake Breakfast Foothills Fire Protection District held their annual pancake breakfast at the Lookout Mountain Fire Station on June 1st, 2025. The community members turned out in support of their local fire department, while enjoying all-you-can-eat pancakes, fruit snacks, with plenty of coffee. Adults and children alike, enjoyed interacting with their local fire crews and law enforcement personnel, try …
Inaugural Crucible Training On May 31st, 2025 19 firefighters from Alabama, California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, New Mexico, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, and Canada endured The first Crucible hosted at the South Adams County Fire Department Training Center by Fit To Fight Fire, Hardknox Training and Rouge Firemanship training. All these 19 firefighters knew was that they …
Community Wildfire Education Day On May 31st, 2025 Loveland Fire Rescue Authority Station 7 hosted a successful Community Wildfire Education Day, bringing together residents, fire personnel, and local organizations to raise awareness about wildfire preparedness and prevention. Attendees engaged in interactive demonstrations, explored educational displays, and received valuable resources on creating defensible space, emergency evacuation planning, and fire–resistant landscaping. Firefighters …
Lake George Open House The Lake George Fire Protection District held an open house at Station 1 on May 31st, 2025. The community was invited out to meet with first responders, check out their equipment and learn valuable safety information. The American Heart Association, Colorado Parks and Wildlife, Park County Public Health, Park County Sheriff’s Office, Reach Air Medical Services, …
Loveland Smokehouse Burn On May 30th, 2025 Loveland Fire Rescue Authority closed out a significant chapter at their Fire Training Center by doing one last training evolution at their 1970s era training smokehouse. Thousands of firefighters from across the region have trained in this building through the years. The building was originally built by LFRA volunteer firefighters in the 1970s …
FRFC Graduating Class 2025-1 On May 29th, 2025 the Class of 2025-1 recruits graduated from the Front Range Fire Consortium (FRFC). These 17 recruits went through 15 weeks of academy where the FRFC instructor cadre led them through weeks of hose management, search, vertical ventilation, and all the skills needed to be a firefighter at there respected department. This academy …
FRFC Fire Trainings The Front Range Fire Consortium (FRFC) Class 2025-01 Academy held their intense trainings for the last 15 weeks of the academy in and out of the classroom for the recent recruits from Boulder Rural Fire Rescue, Front Range Fire Rescue, Greeley Fire Department, Lafayette Fire Department, Louisville Fire Protection District, Mountain View Fire Rescue & Platte Valley Fire Protection District. …
Swift Water Training Series The Dive Rescue International Swiftwater series is currently being held in Golden until June 9th 2025 and hosted by the Golden Fire Department. Several local departments and departments from around the country are participating in the class. 5280Fire covered Swiftwater 1 on May 28th, 2025 with personnel assembled from West Metro Fire Rescue, South Adams County …
Memorial Day Ceremony The North Central Fire Protection District and the Community Auxiliary hosted a Memorial Day pancake breakfast and flag changing Ceremony on May 26th, 2025. The community came out for the ceremony with firefighters taking down and properly dispose the old American flag above Station 241 and replace it with a new one. This ceremony helped the community …
Memorial Day 2025 Parade On May 26th, 2025, several members of Mile High Hook & Ladder Club participated in the 59th Annual Commerce City Memorial Day Parade. Mile High Hook and Ladder Club (MHHL) (https://milehighhookandladder.org/) is the Colorado Chapter of SPAAMFAA, the Society for the Preservation & Appreciation of Antique Motor Fire Apparatus in America. For more information on future …
Denver Trapped MVA On May 26th, 2025 Denver Fire Department responded to a parties trapped MVA at Quebec St. and E. Colfax Ave. Crews arrived to a three-vehicle accident with trapped party. One person was transported to a local hospital. Additional information provided by Denver Fire Department Denver Health Paramedics & Denver Police Department
Annual Pancake Breakfast The Mountain Communities Volunteer Fire Department held their annual Memorial Day Pancake Breakfast at Station 2 in Westcreek on May 26th, 2025. The community was invited out to meet with firefighters, enjoy breakfast and help the Department celebrate its 40th anniversary.
South Metro Dive 31 Training South Metro Fire Rescue Dive 31 conducted dive team training at Cherry Creek State Park on May 24th, 2025. Firefighters kicked off their Memorial Day holiday weekend practicing search patterns, rope work and communications. SMFR has two dive units, one at Station 19 near Chatfield State Park and one at Station 31 near Cherry Creek …
South Metro Dive 19 Training South Metro Fire Rescue Dive 19 conducted dive team training at Cherry Creek State Park on May 24th, 2025. Firefighters kicked off their Memorial Day holiday weekend practicing search patterns, rope work and communications. SMFR has two dive units, one at Station 19 near Chatfield State Park and one at Station 31 near Cherry Creek …
EMS Week: Falck Rocky Mountain The National EMS Week was from May 18th, 2025 to 24th, 2025 and we focus on the Falck Rocky Mountain paramedics, that provide medical service in Aurora since 2015 and providing service to the Buckley Space Force Base.