Station 6 Open House Westminster Fire Department held their Hero’s Day open house at Station 6 999 W. 124th Ave. on September 15th, 2018. The community came out and enjoyed BBQ lunch, meet with the firefighters and learn about fire safety, fire engine and ambulance tours, kiddie-combat obstacle course, and fire truck rides. Westminster Police Department provided a K-9 demonstration.
Colorado 9/11 Stair Climb 2018 The Colorado 9/11 Memorial Stair Climb was held September 11th, 2018 at Red Rocks, over 2,000 attended this year’s climb, making it the largest in the country. The stair climb is nine laps around the Red Rocks Amphitheater, which is the equivalent of the 110 stories of the World Trade Center. The proceeds of this …
9-11 Memorial Stair Climb 2018 The Black Hawk Annual 9/11 Memorial Stair Climb was held on September 11th, 2018 at the Ameristar Casino Resort Spa. Hundreds came out to climb the stairs to honor those who were lost on September 11, 2001, whose photos and names line the stairwells. Members of the Black Hawk Fire Department, Gilpin Ambulance Authority with many other departments …
Annual 9/11 Memorial Ceremony The annual Broomfield 9/11 Memorial Ceremony was held on September 11th, 2018 at the Broomfield Amphitheater, hosted by North Metro Fire Rescue District, Broomfield Police Department and the City and County of Broomfield. Guest speakers included the family of Colorado native Chris Faughnan, who worked on the 105th floor of the North Tower, right above were the planes impact was into …
Denver 9/11 Memorial Stair Climb The Annual Denver 9/11 Memorial Stair Climb was held on September 11th, 2018 at 1801 California St. in downtown Denver. Firefighters climbed the first 55 flights of stairs carrying equipment, leave the equipment in the basement, and then go on air for the second 55 flights, to simulate arriving at a fire floor, and going …
Northern Colorado Honor Flight Thousands gathered at the Loveland Embassy Suites & Conference Center on September 9th, 2018 for the Honor Flight Northern Colorado, with a procession to DIA. 120 veterans departed for a tour in Washington D.C. and Arlington. The procession traveled on I-25, with a motorcade of law enforcement and the Colorado Patriot Guard riders, with many hundreds …
57th Annual Spaghetti Dinner The South Adams County Fire Department held their 57th annual spaghetti dinner at Adams City High School in Commerce City on September 8th, 2018. Hundreds of community members came out to eat spaghetti, meet with firefighters and learn valuable safety information. The dinner served 3,850 citizens, and a total raised of $27,000 towards the SACFFA charitable …
Safety & Preparedness Day 2018 Golden Fire Department held their 9th Annual Safety & Preparedness Day on September 8th, 2018 at Station 21. The community came out to learn about fire safety including grease fires, live fire demonstrations, burn safety, face paintings, car seat checks, tour the emergency equipment and meet first responders. AMR, Pleasant View Fire Department, JeffCom, Colorado State …
MDA Fill The Boot 2018 Firefighters from across the state of Colorado joined over 100,000 of their colleagues from around the county to help fill the boot for MDA (Muscular Dystrophy Association) over the 2018 Labor Day Weekend in partnership with the IAFF. Since 1954, Fill the Boot has been a strong firefighter tradition, giving families with muscular dystrophy hope for …
Apparatus & Station Updates Q4 2026 (Updated November 2nd, 2026) We have added or updated the following Apparatus, Stations, & Departments: Adams County Brush 11 & SAM 11, Aurora Engine 1, Brighton Engine 55 & Brush 55, Deer Mountain Engine 412, Federal Heights Truck 41, Frederick-Firestone Engine 301, Grand Engine 314 & Engine 341, and North Metro Medic 66. We have …
2nd Annual Car Show The 2nd Annual Adams County Local 2403 Professional Firefighters Car Show was held on August 18th, 2018 at the Pima Medical Institute (PMI) in Denver. Crowds came out to enjoy all types of cars, trucks, motorcycles, emergency units new and old including Adams County Fire Rescue, Adams County Sheriff, Colorado State Patrol and more. All proceeds benefit CPFF …
Station 1 Open House Arvada Fire Protection District hosted an open house at Station 1 (Station 51) on August 19th, 2018. Kids of all ages enjoyed fire station and engine tours, free backpacks and school supplies, car seat checks, and ice cream. The backpack for kids is in honor of Russ Koeniger. Arvada Fire reminds all that school is back …
Carnation Festival Parade Arvada Fire Protection District and West Metro Fire Rescue participated in the Wheat Ridge Parade, Festival and Fireworks. Arvada Engine 52 and Brush 58 were at the Wheat Ridge Carnation Festival Fireworks Event on stand by and deliver fire protection in Anderson Park. West Metro Honor Guard and Local 1309 also was in the parade with antique …
Front Range Pancake Breakfast Front Range Fire Rescue held their annual “Firefighters Pancake Breakfast” at Station 2 on August 11th, 2018, celebrating Milliken Beef ‘n Bean Day. The community came out to enjoy the all you can eat pancakes, eggs, sausage, meet with the firefighters, and to see the fire trucks that were on display. After the breakfast the annual Milliken Parade …
Stratmoor Hills Open House Stratmoor Hills Volunteer Fire Department held their annual open house at the fire station on August 11th, 2018. The department demonstrated fires and firefighting techniques, rescues from vehicles including station and fire engine tours plus meet Sparky “The Fire Dog”. Agencies that were on hand included El Paso County Sheriff, El Paso County Haz-Mat Team. Colorado …
Cimarron Hills Open House Cimarron Hills Fire Department held their annual open house on August 11th, 2018 at the fire station. The community enjoyed food, station tours, hands-on activities, bunker gear try on, emergency equipment tours, kids obstacle course, extrication demo and more. Agencies that were on hand included El Paso County Sheriff, El Paso County Haz-Mat Team, El Paso …
National Night Out 2018: Golden The 35th Annual National Night Out was held on August 7th, 2018 throughout Colorado including Golden at Parfet Park, with neighbors getting together to enjoy live music, meet up with local law enforcement and first responders, Flight for Life helicopter landing and tour the emergency equipment including Golden Police Department, Jefferson County Sheriff swat unit, …
National Night Out 2018: Edwards The 35th Annual National Night Out was held on August 7th, 2018 throughout Colorado including Edwards at Freedom Park, the community came out to enjoyed free food, meet with law enforcement and first responders, dunk a deputy’ in the dunk tank, tour the Classic Air Medical helicopter and tour emergency equipment including police, fire and …
Firefighters Car Fest The 3rd Annual Firefighters Car Fest Honoring those that Serve was held on August 5th, 2018 at the Stenger Soccer Complex in Arvada. Crowds came out to enjoy all types of vehicles including hot rods, muscle, motorcycles, classics and fire equipment old and new including Arvada Fire Protection District. Arvada Police Department, Jefferson County Sheriff and American …
Emergency Responders Day The First Emergency Responders Day was held on August 4th, 2018 in Longmont with the Salute to Sirens and Safety event, which was on the grounds of the Boulder County Fairgrounds with displays of emergency equipment including Longmont Emergency Unit, Longmont Fire Department, Longmont Police Department, Mountain View Fire Rescue, AMR, Boulder Emergency Squad, Boulder County Sheriff, …