Mountain View National Night Out The Town of Mountain View and Mountain View Police Department held National Night Out on August 2nd, 2022 at the Town Hall, 4176 Benton St. Neighbors came out to meet with police officers, enjoy hot dogs and play games. The departments new electric bikes (e-bikes) were also on display, custom built by FattE-Bikes in Denver. …
Wheat Ridge National Night Out The Wheat Ridge Police Department hosted their National Night Out on August 2nd, 2022 at at four locations including Anderson Park, Discovery Park, Hayward Park and Randall Park. The community came out to meet with police officers, detectives, and members of special teams including the patrol and command vehicles, motorcycles. Jeffcom 911, West Metro SWAT …
Station 1 Grand Reopening / Merging Ceremony On July 30th, 2022 the Donald-Wescott Fire Protection District and Tri-Lakes Monument Fire Protection District celebrated the reopening of their Station 1 after two years of renovations to expand the fire station’s living quarters, kitchen, workout room, training room, and offices. In addition to celebrating the reopening of the station, the presidents of …
Engine 53 Dedication On July 30th, 2022 Brighton Fire Rescue District held a “Roll In” Ceremony for the Engine 53 at Station 53, 16681 E. 120th Ave. The ceremony featured the water from the old engine transferred to the new engine, followed by wash the wheels and then pushed into the bay. This was two of three community family events …
Golden Pancake Breakfast The Golden Fire Department held their 48th annual pancake breakfast on July 30th, 2022 at Station 21 in downtown Golden, part of the Buffalo Bills Days celebration and the Best of the West parade which followed the event. The community came out to for an all you can eat breakfast that included pancakes and bacon, the breakfast …
Craig DFPC Training On July 22nd, 23rd, and 24th, 2022 the Colorado Division of Fire Prevention and Control held one of their four “all prop” trainings at the Craig Fire & Rescue Training Center featuring the Mobile Driving Simulator Unit, Mobile Pump Operator Unit, and the Mobile Live Fire Training Unit. Personnel from Craig Fire/Rescue, Craig Memorial Health EMS, Steamboat …
Engine 54 Dedication On July 23rd, 2022 Brighton Fire Rescue District held a “Roll In” Ceremony for the new Engine 54 at Station 54 in Great Rock. The ceremony featured the water from the old engine transferred to the new engine, followed by wash the wheels and then pushed into the bay. This will be one of three community family …
Trench Rescue Training Denver Fire Department Trench Rescue Practical Hands on Class was conducted on Denver Water property near DIA on July 21st, 2022. A two-week class that had 20 students, and lead by a group of Denver Fire Instructors with assistance from Denver Water Department. Three different size trenches were dug and students practice shoring the excavation and later with …
Light Rail Emergency Drill Exercise RTD Police, North Metro Fire Rescue District, Thornton Fire Department, Thornton Police Department and other agencies conducted an emergency preparedness exercise on July 20th, 2022 at the Light Rail N Line bridge over 120th Ave. in Thornton. Emergency crews responded to a mock accident between Commerce City to East Lake. Crews treated the injured, evacuated passengers …
First Responders Celebration On July 16th, 2022 Aurora First Responders Celebration was held at the Great Lawn of the Aurora Municipal Center. The free event featured music, food trucks, ice cream, public safety equipment with honoring Aurora’s first responders from the Aurora Fire Rescue, Aurora Police Department, Aurora 911 and Falck Rocky Mountain. The event was presented by Aurora Public Safety …
Next Level Extrication Training On July 15th, 2022 firefighters from Garfield County attended a training put on by Next Level Extrication at the Colorado River Fire Rescue training grounds. The morning was spent going over electric vehicle fires and extrication and the risks involved with mitigation of those problems and how to do so safely. The afternoon was hands-on with …
Tech Rescue Team Training On July 15th, 2022 the North Area Tech Rescue Training was held with a high-risk structural collapse scenario at the North Metro Fire Rescue Training Center. Approximately 160 firefighters on North Area Technical Rescue Team (NATRT) went through the training, several members of the NATRT are also members of Colorado Task Force 1. Crews from the 10 …
McChesney Retiring Ceremony Arvada Fire Department Lieutenant Tim McChesney (aka Boom Boom), retired on July 10th, 2022 after 37 years of dedicated service with the department and the community with a bell and flag ceremony that was held at Station 7. Tim is part of the Arvada Pipes & Drums and the Colorado Emerald Society where he got his nickname …
Class 2022-01 Graduation Ceremony Denver Fire Department held their Class 22-01 Academy Graduation on July 8th, 2022 at the King Center Concert Hall at the Auraria Campus in Denver. The new 31 Denver Firefighters were pinned with their badges by family and friends. Also see the class during their Hell Night.
2022 Fire Academy Graduation The City of Grand Junction and Grand Junction Fire Department graduated 19 new firefighters on July 8th, 2022 at 16:00. The new 19 firefighters come from various backgrounds, several of which have local experience and come from various backgrounds. One firefighter comes with no prior experience, another is a mom and CrossFit coach, a third served …
Pancake Breakfast & Parade Indian Hills Fire Rescue held their annual pancake breakfast with a Fourth of July celebration on July 4th, 2021 at their Fire Station. The community came out to enjoy a pancake breakfast, 5K fun run, auto extrication demonstration, AirLife fly-in and display and the famous water parade. Highland Rescue Team Ambulance District also participated in the …
Hartsel Brian Cook Badge Pinning The Hartsel Fire Protection District pinned Lieutenant Brian Cook as Fire Chief on June 2nd, 2022, his first day as chief. The badge pinning was held at Ranch of the Rockies outside of Hartsel and included members of the Park County Sheriff’s Office, family, friends, and a few fellow firefighters from Hartsel. Chief Cook comes …
Denver Hell Night The Denver Fire Department held their annual “Hell Night” for the Recruit Class 22-01 on June 30th, 2022 at the Denver Fire Training Center. The 31 new recruits from the class participated with DFD training staff, station personnel, drone unit, and Denver Paramedics. The day and evening was divided into two groups due to the size of …
Avalanche Victory Parade The City of Denver hosted a victory parade for the 2022 Stanley Cup Champions, the Colorado Avalanche on June 30th, 2022. The parade started at Union Station and then made its way down 17th and Broadway to Civic Center Park. Players, coaches, staff and family members rode in the parade atop fire apparatus from numerous front range departments. …
Arvada Youth Fire Academy The 2022 Youth Fire Academy with the Arvada Fire Protection District was held from from June 27th to June 29th, 2022. The three-day camp for youth for Arvada Fire to share fire safety education, build community connections, and inspire future firefighters.