MHHL Spring Pump-In The Mile High Hook & Ladder held their annual Spring Pump-In on May 28th, 2022 at the North Metro Fire Training Facility, 1006 Weld County Rd. 6. The group is getting ready for the annual Mile High Hook & Ladder Fire Parade & Muster coming up on June 18th, 2022 on Father’s Day weekend and it is …
Thornton Summer Kickoff The first annual Thornton Summer Kickoff was held on May 26th, 2022 at Margaret Carpenter Fields South, E. 108th Ave. and Colorado Blvd. in Thornton. The community came out for a picnic, food trucks, face paintings, games, and meet first responders and to tour their emergency vehicles. Thornton Fire Department, Thornton Police Department, Northglenn Police Department, Thornton …
Hell Night The Boulder Valley Fire Consortium Fire Academy Hell Night was held at the Boulder Fire Training Center on May 25th, 2022. This is the first academy class for the BVFC 2022-1 which consists of all the career fire agencies in Boulder County: Boulder Fire-Rescue Department, Boulder Rural Fire Rescue, Lafayette Fire Department, Longmont Fire Department, Louisville Fire Protection …
Wildfire Preparedness Meeting On May 25th, 2022 Eagle Valley Wildland hosted a Wildland Open House and Wildfire Preparedness Meeting for Eagle County residents primarily residing in the Gypsum, Greater Eagle, and Eagle River Fire Districts. The meeting was held at Greater Eagle’s Station 9 and Eagle Valley Wildland/Greater Eagle’s Wildland Coordinator presented on how to keep houses safe from fires. …
Navy Sea Cadets Station Tour North Metro Fire Rescue District hosted a group of Navy Sea Cadets on May 21st, 2022 at North Metro Station 65. The group of young cadets got hands-on experience learning about the fire service. As part of their tour and training, they got to try out the tools that is used for auto extrication and …
Wildland Fire Preparedness Open House Loveland Fire Rescue Authority hosted a Wildland Fire Preparedness Open House at Station 7 on May 21st, 2022. LFRA and their regional response partners provided an educational program on wildfire prevention and preparedness including how to create a defensible space around homes or businesses. Berthoud Fire Protection District, Thompson Valley EMS, Glen Haven Area Volunteer …
Merino Extrication Training On May 21st, 2022 several firefighters from Merino Volunteer Fire Department participated in a Hands On Training for vehicle extrication at the Atwood Auto Salvage yard in Atwood. Members spent four hours getting familiar with tools and their capabilities again this year. It is imperative that the department stay up to date with the knowledge of all …
Slow Down Move Over On May 21st, 2022, Slow Down Move Over – Colorado hosted one of its annual events to raise awareness of roadside safety among towing companies, first responders, and roadside workers such as the Colorado Department of Transportation. The event spanned a couple of hours in the Mesa Mall parking lot and featured representatives from various local …
EMS Open House Grand County EMS held an open house at Station 1 in Granby on May 15th, 2022 celebrating EMS week. The community came out to meet the crews, see demonstrations, station and ambulance tours and more.
Public Safety Recruiting Event The First Responder Recruiting Event hosted by the The City of Thornton was held an on May 14th. 2022 at the Fossil Ridge Public Safety Center, 13150 Quebec St. Members from the Thornton Fire Department, Thornton Police Department and Thornton Communications Center were on hand to talk to the community from firefighters, police officers, dispatchers and other …
Arvada Auto X The Arvada Auto-X (Extrication Workshop 2022) was held from May 5th, 6th and 7th, 2022 at the Arvada Fire Protection District Training Center. Auto X is represented by students from 34 fire agencies throughout Colorado and two from Wyoming. In addition to course work inside, firefighters rotate through nine pits outside, each of them representing a different …
Colorado Fallen Firefighters Memorial The Colorado Fallen Firefighters Foundation Remembrance Ceremony returned after two years on May 7th, 2022. The ceremony was inside the Lakewood Cultural Center 470 S. Allison Pkwy and the last part was held outside at the Colorado Fallen Firefighters Memorial in Belmar Park honoring the 166 names on the wall. This year the ceremony added 16 names …
AirLife Memorial EMS Muster The annual AirLife Memorial Run/Walk and EMS Celebration was held May 7th, 2022 at Hudson Gardens & Event Center in Littleton, benefiting the Friends of AirLife. The event included a 5k/10k, 5k walk and the kids fun run, a EMS, fire and police muster with emergency vehicles on display, and numerous activities including the EMS Volleyball …
Law Enforcement Memorial Ceremony The annual Colorado Law Enforcement Memorial Ceremony was held on May 6th, 2022 at the Colorado State Patrol Academy at the Camp George west campus in Golden. 342 names are on the memorial. More information or to donate please visit: Colorado Law Enforcement Memorial 17 names were added to the memorial this year: Gordon Beesley (Arvada …
Hiring Open House On May 3rd, 2022 Stadium Medical held an “It’s a Party” open house at their (OHQ) headquarters, 695 Canosa Court in Denver. EMS professionals were on hand to provide information about working with Stadium Medical as EMT’s and Medics and what they do first hand. Guests enjoyed great food, games and prizes. Stadium Medical was founded in …
Annual Awards Ceremony Arvada Fire Protection District held their annual Awards Ceremony for the year 2021 on May 2nd, 2022 at the Ralston Valley High School. The event was first time hosting an in-person awards ceremony in 28 months. The ceremony featured the Arvada Fire Honor Guard, Pipe and Drum band, a bell ceremony, and the following awards: Firefighter of …
Annual Arson Investigation The annual Arson Investigation burn, overseen by Heather Keaton, Principal of Warren Tech, was held on May 2nd, 2022 which brought students from the Warren Tech Fire Science, Criminal Justice, Forensic Sciences, and the Building Trades to all combine on what they have learned over the course of the year about building construction, firefighting, 911 operations center, …
Hotchkiss Open House On May 1st, 2022 residents and firefighters of the Hotchkiss Fire Protection District, also known as the Delta County Fire Protection District # 4, gathered at the Redlands Mesa fire station outside of Hotchkiss for the community wildfire awareness open house. The district opened the doors on the recently expanded fire station and debuted two new engines …
Colorado Fire Aviation Fire Training The Colorado Fire Aviation (Co Fire) Fire Training was held April 25th, 2022 to May 1st, 2022 with flight sims and air drops north of Fort Morgan. The trainings included several classroom modules and flight simulations.
Steve Smith Memorial The West Douglas County Fire Protection District held a memorial service for fallen Fire Marshal Steve Smith on April 29th, 2022 at the Douglas County Fairgrounds in Castle Rock. Hundreds of family members, friends and fellow firefighters turned out to honor Smith and pay their respects. Smith, a 23 year veteran of the West Douglas County FPD, …