The Santa Clause Shop On December 8th, 2023 Denver Fire Department Tower 15 escorted Santa for the 93rd annual ribbon cutting ceremony for The Denver Santa Clause Shop located at 2500 E. 1st Ave. The Denver Santa Claus Shop (DSCS) is a nonprofit all-volunteer-run organization that collects and gives families the opportunity to shop for free toys each December. Additional …
FRFC 2023-2 Graduation The Front Range Fire Consortium 2023-2 graduation was at the Foundations Church in Loveland on December 6th, 2023. 18 recruits from Boulder Fire-Rescue Department, Front Range Fire Rescue, Lafayette Fire Department, Loveland Fire Rescue Authority Platte Valley Fire Protection District and Windsor-Severance Fire Rescue became firefighters after 15 weeks of hard work, both mentally and physically. Today they …
Conifer Christmas Parade On December 2nd, 2023 the 40th Annual Conifer Christmas Parade was held in Conifer. Elk Creek Fire Protection District and Inter-Canyon Fire Protection District also participated in the parade.
FRFC Hell Night On November 30th, 2023 the Front Range Fire Consortium (frontrangefireconsortium.org) recruits of the Class of 2023-2 experienced “Hell Night” at the Boulder Fire Training Center which started early in the morning and lasting well into the freezing evening, the recruits lived the life of a busy firefighter. Engine companies were dispatched via the radio to various incidents …
Aurora Recruit Night 2023-01 On November, 17th 2023 Aurora Fire Rescue held their annual Recruit Night for the academy class of 23-01 at the Aurora Public Safety Training Center. Recruits were given a series of medical, rescue and fire calls throughout the night. AFR recruits were given the opportunity to run calls alongside the recruit class from Aurora Police Department.
The Great Turkey Gaggle On November 11th, 2023 “The Great Turkey Gaggle” sponsored by Excalibur Outreach was held at the Appliance Factory in Westminster putting a turkey drive between Arvada Fire Protection District vs Westminster Fire Department to see which department could collect the most frozen turkeys for donation. Both departments also went head to head in the Buffalo Wild …
T-Town Clown Program In October and November of 2023 Thornton Fire Department held several T-Town Clown Programs at different schools in the district to provide fire and life safety education to all K-2 students and is part of fire prevention month. The T-Town Clown Characterization included the following in the program: kid free cooking zone, tool vs toys, seat belts/booster …
FRFC Live Fire Day On November 1st, 2023 was the first Live Fire Day for the Front Range Fire Consortium’s (frontrangefireconsortium.org). For the last 11 weeks, the fire recruits have been developing skills to get to this point. This academy class comprises recruits representing from Boulder Fire-Rescue Department, Front Range Fire Rescue, Lafayette Fire Department, Loveland Fire Rescue Authority Platte …
FRFC Propane Fire Training On October 27th, 2023 at the Loveland Fire Training Center, instructors kept Front Range Fire Consortium’s (frontrangefireconsortium.org) recruits warm by keeping it lit. The recruits were introduced to live car and propane fires. This academy class comprises recruits representing from Boulder Fire-Rescue Department, Front Range Fire Rescue, Lafayette Fire Department, Loveland Fire Rescue Authority Platte Valley …
Truck 54 Push-In Ceremony On October 21st, 2023 Arvada Fire Protection District held a push-in ceremony at Station 4, 6845 W. 68th Ave. with a dedication for the new Truck 54. The ceremony included several speakers, blessing, transfer of the flag, ringing of the bell, wet down and the push-in the bay for service. The new Truck 54 is 2023 …
Station 62 Open House On October 14th. 2023 North Metro Fire Rescue District held their open house and cookout at Station 62, 10550 Huron St. in Northglenn part of Fire Prevention Week. The community was invited to learn about CPR, tour the station, enjoy hot dogs and several kids activities. For more information on upcoming events, check out the 5280Fire Calendar.
Station 5 Open House On October 14th, 2023 Greeley Fire Department held their annual open house at Station 5. What started out as a chilly morning quickly became warm. The warmth brought a large number of families that enjoyed getting the chance to spray fire hoses, jump down the inflatable slide, dunk a chief, sitting in the drivers seat of …
Station 37 Pancake Breakfast The Denver Fire Department held a pancake breakfast and open house at Station 37, 555 W. Jefferson Ave. in Englewood on October 14th, 2023 part of Fire Prevention Week. The community came out to meet firefighters and first responders, enjoy pancakes, tour the station and more. Tower 22 provided their tower with rides. Denver Paramedics, Englewood …
Class 2023-03 Graduation Ceremony The Denver Fire Department Class 23-03 Academy Graduation was held on October 13th, 2023 in Denver. The presentation of the Badges to all the new Denver Firefighters were pinned with their badges by family and friends. The new Class 23-03 will be moving into their first fire stations in the next few weeks. Also see the …
Aurora Structure Fire On October 10th, 2023 at approximately 19:03 Aurora Fire Rescue was dispatched to a reported residential structure fire in the 2225 N. Geneva St. Aurora Police arrived to the scene of a heavy fire from a single-family residence with an individual at the front door with weapons. Engine 1 was first due engine charging a supply line but …
Estes Valley Open House The Estes Valley Fire Protection District held their annual open house and pancake breakfast at Station 1 in Estes Park on October 8th, 2023. The community was invited to enjoy a pancake breakfast and to meet up with the firefighters and tour the fire engines. For more information on upcoming events, check out the 5280Fire Calendar.
Fire Safety Open House North Metro Fire Rescue District held their Fire Safety Open House and Cookout on October 7th, 2023 at Station 61, 1275 Midway Blvd. in Broomfield for Fire Prevention week. The event had the inflatable safety house, engine and ambulance tours, CPR education, kitchen safety demos and additional safety activities. Lunch was served for all who attended. For …
Station 31 Open House Fairmount Fire Protection District held their annual open house at Station 31, 4755 Isabell St. on October 7th, 2023. The community came out to meet with firefighters, tour the fire apparatus, fire station tours, car seat checks, CPR on hands demonstrations, fire extinguisher demonstrations and educational materials and more. Arvada Fire Protection District, Stadium Medical, Flight …
Golden Safety Day Golden Fire Department held their Safety Day on October 7th, 2023 at Station 21 in downtown Golden. The local community came out to learn about fire safety including grease fires, live fire demonstrations, burn safety and to tour the fire apparatus and meet with first responders. Golden Police Department, Jefferson County Sheriff, Pleasant View Fire Department, Jeffcom911, …
Evergreen Health & Safety Day Evergreen Fire Rescue held their annual Health and Safety Day at Station 2 on October 7th, 2023. Local residents came out to meet up with firefighters, tour the fire apparatus, enjoy pancakes and learn valuable safety information. Foothills Fire Protection District, Clear Creek Fire Rescue Authority, Clear Creek County Roads, Jeffcom 911, Jefferson County Open …