Glendale Gone But Not Forgotten In May of 2005, the City of Glendale opted to contract with the Denver Fire Department to provide fire service to their municipality. Eighteen years later, firefighters at Denver Fire Station 5 in Glendale are paying homage to their history by displaying a plaque and several other historical items on the walls inside the building. …
Annual Lift Ticket Program The Rocky Mountain Rescue recertified their lift tickets with Med Evac on April 22nd, 2023. The lift ticket program allows the rescuers to ride in either helicopters to remote locations to help make quick access to hard-to-reach victims. The lift ticket is essentially a pass that gets a certified rescuer up in the air and to someone …
Denver NPSTW In 1994, Bill Clinton signed a Presidential Proclamation designating the second week of April as National Public Safety Telecommunications Week. Each year the week is used to celebrate and thank telecommunications personnel across the nation who serve our communities 24 hours a day, seven days a week. 5280Fire visited with the Denver Fire dispatch team on April 17th, …
Palmer Lake Pancake Breakfast On April 16th, 2023 the Palmer Lake Fire Department hosted its annual pancake breakfast and open house at the Fire Station. Residents enjoyed pancakes with sausages and received tours of fire equipment. Afterward, an Easter egg hunt was held. For more information on upcoming events, check out the 5280Fire Calendar.
Engine 4203 Wet Down Ceremony On April 15th, 2023 Windsor Severance Fire Rescue celebrated their new Engine 4203 into service with a traditional fire department wet-down ceremony. The new engine is a 2023 Pierce Velocity with a 1500 GPM Pierce PUC Midship pump and 750 gallon water tank with Husky foam system. The new engine also features the departments’ newer …
Wildland Fire Training Exercise On April 15th, 2023 Genesee Fire Protection District and Foothills Fire Protection District participated in a multiagency wildland fire training exercise near Genesee. Crews responded to a report of a simulated fire near a home in Ralston Ranch. The ensuing wildland fire spread quickly moving north towards Interstate 70 and east over the ridge towards Genesee. …
Training Center Open House The Brush Volunteer Fire Department opened its doors to the community to see the new training center that has been installed at the Fire Station. They served hamburgers and hot dogs and invited the community to walk through this brand new facility that will open a lot of training opportunities up for the department. Within the …
RMR Stranded Climbers Training On April 8th, 2023 Rocky Mountain Rescue Group members trained in the Eldorado Canyon State Park at the Redgarden Wall. Rescuers climbed to a point above two stranded and injured victims that were then lowered to a safe location below. The Rocky Mountain Rescue Group – RMRG is an all-volunteer group that was founded in 1947 …
Station 2 Easter Egg Hunt Arvada Fire Protection District held their annual community Easter Egg Hunt at Station 2 on April 8th, 2023. Hundreds of children went on the hunt for the brightly colored eggs that was hidden around the fire station which they had fun gathering them up quickly.
Aurora Polar Plunge The Aurora Polar Plunge was held on April 1st, 2023 at Aurora Reservoir in Aurora. Law Enforcement Torch Run gathered members of the community to join first responders and Colorado athletes to support and raise money for the Special Olympics of Colorado. Aurora Fire Rescue Heavy Rescue Team was assigned to the event as technical rescue and …
FRFC Water Delivery Training The 2023-1 Front Range Fire Consortium class 0n March 28th, 2023 worked on getting water to the fire. The Front Range Fire Consortium is comprised of multiple agencies in the Northern Colorado Front Range including Boulder Rural Fire Rescue, Boulder Fire-Rescue Department, Front Range Fire Rescue, Greeley Fire Department, Longmont Fire Department, Loveland Fire Rescue Authority, …
Craig Moilanen Memorial Hockey Cup The Annual Craig Moilanen Hockey Cup was held March 24th to March 26th, 2023 at the Edge Ice Arena in Littleton with Venom winning the Fire Championship and Cup Size Matters with the Rescue Championship in overtime. Thank you to Paul Berens who organized the event. The teams that participated were Aurora Fire Department, Aurora …
Hillrose-Snyder Pancake Supper The Hillrose-Snyder Fire Department held their annual pancake supper on March 25th, 2023 at the Hillrose Fire Hall, 301 Emerson St. in Hillrose. The community came out to enjoy a pancake dinner and to meet with the firefighters, see the fire apparatus and more. The annual event serves as a fundraiser for the volunteer department.
Mock Fire Investigation Training On March 24th, 2023 Arvada Fire Protection District Fire Marshal’s Office (FMO) used “burn cells,” a small structure that can emulate the interior of a room, to conduct mock fire investigations. In addition to performing building inspections and construction plan reviews, the FMO conducts dozens to nearly a hundred fire investigations every year. Trainings like these …
Multi-Company Drills The week of March 20th, 2023 Arvada Fire Protection District with Fairmount Fire Protection District held multi-company drill at the Training Center. Both agencies’ crews rotated through the week for some valuable live fire training time with various scenarios that involved standpipe operations with a working structure fire in a midrise multi-family structure. Some of the training objectives …
FRFC Wildland Orientation The 2023-1 Front Range Fire Consortium class spent their Friday on March 24th, 2023 becoming familiar with some of the tools and techniques for fighting wildland fires. The recruits have just finished up their 5th week of the 15-week academy. The Front Range Fire Consortium is comprised of multiple agencies in the Northern Colorado Front Range including …
South Metro Pump Relay Training South Metro Fire Rescue conducted pump relay training on March 19th, 2023 on E. Casey Ave. near the Colorado Music Institute. A relay pump operation may be used when the water source does not have enough pressure to deliver the water through the supply line to the attack engine. Crews from Battalion 5 practiced relaying …
Academy Family Night Aurora Fire Rescue held Family Night for academy class 22-02 at the City of Aurora Public Safety Training Center on March 17th, 2023. Twenty-one recruits were put through a series of scenarios involving medical calls, motor vehicle crashes and fires as they prepare for their academy graduation on March 24th. Eleven new Aurora Police recruits also participated …
Prescribed Burn The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service conducted a prescribed burn at the Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge in Commerce City on March 15th, 2023. Firefighters burned about 200 acres to reinvigorate the growth of native prairie vegetation, reduce litter, manage efforts for weed control and improve habitat to sustain wildlife. Firefighters from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife …
St. Patrick’s Day Parade The Denver Saint Patrick’s Day Parade was held on March 11th, 2023. Thousands lined the streets in LoDo for the annual parade. First responders from Aurora Fire Department, Aurora Police Department, Colorado Emerald Society, Colorado Rangers, Colorado State Patrol, Denver Fire Department, Denver Health Paramedics, Denver Police Department, Denver Sheriff, West Metro Fire Rescue and others either …