FF1 Graduation On May 6th, 2023 the Colorado Mountain College in conjunction with the Glenwood Springs Fire Department, Carbondale & Rural Fire Protection District, Roaring Fork Fire Rescue Authority, and Aspen Fire Protection District held their spring graduation ceremony at the Carbondale Fire District Headquarters. 18 students representing the four fire departments spent 12-weeks training to the Colorado Division of …
Fight For Air Climb The Annual American Lung Association Fight For Air Climb was held at Coors Field on May 6th, 2023. Friends, families, co-workers, individuals, and teams climbed up and down every flight of stairs on the first level of Coors Field raising money to fund lung health research and preventing lung disease, through research, education, and advocacy. This …
FRFC Tech Rescue Skills The Front Range Fire Consortium’s (frontrangefireconsortium.org) 2023-1 cadets worked on tech rescue skills on one of their academy days on May 2nd, 2023 at the Boulder Regional Fire Training Center. The cadets learned knots, anchors, carabiners, rappelling, and some trench rescue techniques. This was just an introduction to what tech rescue can be like. Some of the …
Training Consortium Academy The 2023 East Metro Training Consortium Academy in now underway and part of the East Metro I-70 Corridor Fire Departments. The recruits were at Sable Altura on May 5th, 2023, donning bunker gear, familiarizing themselves with the radio, tying knots, hoisting equipment and conducting hose moments. The fifteen recruits from Sable Altura Fire Rescue, Strasburg Fire Protection District …
Pueblo Community CSEPP Exercise The annual Chemical Stockpile Emergency Preparedness Program exercise was held on May 3, 2023 at the Runyon Sports Complex. The annual exercise is designed to test the community’s repose to an emergency chemical event. This year, crews responded to a simulated tanker crash near I-25 and E. D St.. The tanker was carrying a hazardous material …
Regional Wellness Center On May 2nd 2023 members of Loveland Fire Rescue Authority were honored to welcome Congressman Joe Neguse to the future home of the Loveland Fire Rescue Authority Health & Wellness Center. LFRA with the support of Congressman Neguse was recently awarded $500,000 to refurbish an existing structure at the LFRA Training Center that was most recently used …
Annual Fire Investigation The annual Fire and Arson Investigation burn was held on May 1st, 2023 at the Warren Tech Central Campus in Lakewood. Students from the Fire Science, Criminal Justice, Forensic Science, and Building Trades all combine on what they have learned over their course of the year about building construction, firefighting, evidence preservation, and gathering and analyzing evidence. …
High Plains Honor Flight The High Plains Honor Flight was held on April 30th, 2023 with the Escort of Heroes from The Ranch to Northern Colorado Regional Airport through portions of Loveland and Windsor. Numerous first responder agencies positioned personnel and apparatus along the route including Earhart Rd. leading into the airport with the aerial ladder flag display. The final …
Florissant Family Fire Muster On April 29th, 2023 the Florissant Fire Protection District held its first annual Family Fire Muster at Station 1. The community competed in a timed run and was given apparatus tours. Teller County Search & Rescue gave tours of equipment and information about the group. After the timed runs, a vehicle fire demonstration and an extrication …
Colorado Fallen Firefighters Memorial The annual Colorado Fallen Firefighters Foundation Remembrance Ceremony was held on April 29th, 2023. 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 170 names on the wall. This year the ceremony added 4 names to …
Timnath Police Safety Fair On April 29th, 2023, the Timnath Police Department held a safety fair in Timnath Community Park. The department invited local residents to meet with first responders, check out their equipment and learn valuable safety information. The American Red Cross, Colorado State Patrol, Fort Collins Police Services, Larimer County Dive Rescue, Larimer County Search & Rescue, Larimer …
Monument Push-In Ceremony On March 29th, 2023 the Monument Fire Protection District invited the community to Station 4, which is the former Donald Wescott Fire Protection District Station 1 to celebrate putting their newest pieces of equipment in service. Engine 514, a 2022 Pierce Enforcer, that will be housed at Station 4, at 15415 Gleneagle Drive and serving the Gleneagle …
Women In The Fire Service Skills Day On April 29th, 2023 Boulder Rural Fire Rescue sponsored the Boulder County Women in the Fire Service Skills Day at the Boulder Fire Training Center. Not only were women from Boulder County agencies invited, but the training also welcomed female firefighters from all around Colorado. The participating firefighters held various skill levels, from …
New ARFF Strikers Placed Into Service On April 26th, 202, South Metro Fire Rescue placed their two new Oshkosh Strikers into service at Centennial Airport. Before a small crowd on the airport tarmac, new Red 1 and Red 2 were wet down, blessed and called into service. Red 1 will be housed north of the airport at Station 35 while …
Ben Fournier Memorial The celebration of life for Mountain View Fire Rescue Firefighter Ben Fournier was held on April 25th, 2023 at the Lifebridge Christian Church in Longmont. Ben was 42 years-old and passed away on April 10th, 2023. Ben had 17 years of service in the fire service which started when he attended the Red Rocks Community College and …
Pueblo West Pancake Breakfast The Pueblo West Fire Department and the Pueblo County Sheriff’s Office Explorers hosted a pancake breakfast at Pueblo West Station 1 on April 23rd, 2023. The community was invited out to meet with first responders, check out the apparatus and enjoy breakfast. Proceeds from the event benefit Pueblo West Firefighters Local 4765 and the Pueblo County …
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.