Front Range Fire Consortium Propane Fire Training 2023

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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 …

Pueblo West Fall Fest 2023

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Pueblo West Fall Fest The Pueblo West Fire Department held a Fall Festival at Station 3, 729 Gold Drive, on October 21st, 2023. The community was invited out for food, games, contests and more to help celebrate fire prevention month with Pueblo West firefighters. Flight for Life, Lifeline, the Pueblo County Sheriff’s Office and the U.S. Forest Service also participated …

Arvada Truck 54 Push-In Ceremony

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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 …

South Adams Apparatus Donation to Firefighter Memorial Transport

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South Adams Apparatus Donation The South Adams County Fire Department held a apparatus donation on October 19th, 2023 at the Training Facility, 10705 Fulton St. in Brighton. SACFD donated Hamer (Hamer 27), a 1992 GMC 7000 “Hazmat” truck to the Firefighter Memorial Transport. Frank Pizarro, a former New York Fire Department (FDNY) firefighter and 9/11 survivor, started this charity to …

North Metro Station 62 Open House 2023

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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.

Greeley Station 5 Open House 2023

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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 …

Arapahoe Touch-A-Truck

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Arapahoe Touch-A-Truck The Arapahoe Park and Recreation District held a touch-a-truck event at Spring Creek Park on October 14th, 2023. The community was invited out to meet with first responders, public utilities, road and bridge crews, RTD, Oscar Mayer Wienermobile staff and operators of other large trucks to check out their equipment and get a better sense of what these …

Frederick-Firestone Fire Station 1 Open House 2023

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Station 1 Open House The Frederick-Firestone Fire Protection District held their annual open house and pancake breakfast at Station 1 in Frederick on October 14th, 2023. The community was invited out to meet with firefighters, check out their equipment, learn valuable safety tips and enjoy free pancakes. UC Health also participated in the event. For more information on upcoming events, …

Denver Station 37 Pancake Breakfast 2023

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Station 37 Pancake Breakfast The Denver Fire Department held a pancake breakfast and open house at Station 21, 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 …

Denver Class 2023-03 Graduation Ceremony

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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 North Geneva Street Fire

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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 …

Mile High Firefighter’s Conference 2023

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Mile High Firefighter’s Conference The 2023 Mile High Firefighters Conference was held in the Denver metro area from October 5th to October 8th, 2023. Firefighters from around the country attended the conference to take classes on the big rig extrications, engine company operations, foundations of truck work and proactive rescue solutions. 5280Fire caught up with the conference on October 8th, …

Estes Valley Open House 2023

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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.

Colorado Springs Octoballfest 2023

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Colorado Springs Octoballfest The Colorado Springs Police Department hosted Octoballfest at Scheels All Sports on Interestquest Parkway on October 7th, 2023. The community was invited out to meet with first responders, check out their equipment, enjoy In-N-Out Burgers and donate sporting equipment to PlayCOS. The Colorado Springs Fire Department, El Paso County Sheriff’s Office and Monument Police Department also participated …

North Metro Station 61 Open House 2023

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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 …

Monument Station 4 Open House 2023

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Monument Station 5 Open House The Monument Fire Protection District held their open house at Station 4 in Gleneagle on October 7th, 2023. The community was invited out to meet with firefighters, check out their equipment, learn fire prevention tips and enjoy lunch. Monument Fire Protection District covers 80 square miles in El Paso & Douglas Counties and was formed …

Fairmount Station 31 Open House 2023

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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 2023

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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 2023

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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 …

Crystal Park Pancake Breakfast 2023

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Crystal Park Pancake Breakfast The Crystal Park Volunteer Fire Department held a resident appreciation pancake breakfast at their station on October 7th, 2023. The community was invited out to meet with firefighters, check out the apparatus and enjoy breakfast. The Department protects about 2,000 acres of wooded, mountainous terrain in the gated community south of Manitou Springs. For more information …