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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 …

Lateral Recruit Training South Metro Fire Rescue Academy Class 22-2 participated in hose advancement drills at the Joint Services Facility on July 22nd, 2022. Eleven recruits rotated through three stations maneuvering charged hoses through simulated scenarios. The lateral class is about halfway though their six week training program.

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 …

Paratech University Trench Training North Metro Fire Rescue District in cooperation with Paratech hosted Blue Collar Rescue School at the Crestone Peak Resources Wattenberg Yard, 1495 Weld County Rd. 11, on July 17th, 2022. Trench rescue, one of the most dangerous rescue operations to complete, involves shoring up the sides of a trench, and digging a trapped person out of …

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 …

Paratech University Stabilization Training North Metro Fire Rescue District in cooperation with Paratech hosted Blue Collar Rescue School at the North Metro Fire Rescue Training Center on July 16th, 2022. Students from numerous Colorado departments spent the day working on stabilization and immobilization techniques at three different scenarios. This class was designed to deal with the complexities of commercial vehicle …

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 …

Denver Police Block Party The Denver Police Department hosted a block party at the Denver Police Training Facility, 2155 N. Akron Way on July 9th, 2022. The community was invited out to meet with first responders, check out their equipment, tour the training facility and enjoy free food. The DPD air unit, bomb squad, motor unit, mounted united and SWAT …

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 …

Byers Annual Spaghetti Dinner The Byers Fire Protection District held their annual spaghetti dinner on July 3rd, 2022 at Station 71. The community was invited out to enjoy dinner, meet with firefighters and check out the apparatus. One local resident, who was shot about a week earlier, stopped by the dinner to thank first responders. Proceeds from the event benefit …

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 …

Sable Altura Open House Sable Altura Fire Rescue held an Independence Day parade and open house on July 2nd, 2022. With lights flashing and sirens blaring, all of the department’s apparatus paraded through the New World, Gun Club, Thunderbird and Foxridge neighborhoods before returning to the station for their open house. The community was invited to the station to meet …