iCare Anniversary Celebration On June 25th, 2022 iCare Ambulance held a 10-year anniversary celebration party at the Dove Valley Regional Park. The community came out to see the ambulances, games and to enjoy the food. iCare Ambulance began with a single ambulance in 2012 and an agreement with Flight for Life with the mission of supporting Air Ambulance teams, providing …
ESB Wildland Fire Training The Pueblo County Sheriff’s Office Wildland Fire Team conducted a training exercise at the Pueblo West Fire Training Center on June 25th, 2022. Team members practiced extinguishing wildland fires, operating type 6 brush trucks and refilling from a tender. In Colorado, the Sheriff acts as fire warden for their county and are responsible for the coordination …
ESB Water Rescue Training The Pueblo County Sheriff’s Office Dive Rescue Team and the West Park Volunteer Fire Department conducted water rescue training in the Arkansas River near City Park in Pueblo on June 25th, 2022. Rescuers stretched lines across the river and deployed a raft to rescue victims in the water. The Dive Rescue Team is part of the Sheriff’s …
Community Disaster Expo The first ever Jefferson County Community Disaster Expo was held at the Jefferson County Fairgrounds, 15200 W. 6th Ave. in Golden. The community came out for fun activities for kids and adults, disaster preparedness, microchipping with low cost vaccines for household pets, emergency vehicles on display including Foothills Fire Protection District, emergency response demonstrations from the Jefferson …
Fire College Training Scenarios The third and final day of the Colorado State Fire Fighters Association Fire College was held on June 25th, 2022 at the South Metro Fire Rescue Training Center in Parker. Firefighters from all over the state put in their all to execute 6 different scenarios throughout the day. From day 1 firefighters were building skills to …
Fire College Skills Training The Colorado State Fire Fighters Association held their 2022 Fire College from June 23rd, 2022 through June 25th, 2022 at the South Metro Fire Rescue Training Center in Parker. Firefighters from around the state attended the training which included classes on Tricks of the Truck, Death Scene Response and Scene Size Up. 5250Fire caught up with …
Station 5 Open House The Westminster Fire Department held their annual open house at Station 5, 10110 Garland Street on June 18th, 2022. The community was invited out to meet with firefighters, check out the apparatus, enjoy lunch, learn valuable safety tips and take a ride around the block in their antique Seagrave engine. The Westminster Police Department, Westminster 911 …
AFA Open House The Air Force Academy Fire & Emergency Services at the U.S. Air Force Academy held their annual open house with hunt housing picnic and fire wise event at Station 1 on June 18th, 2022. The community members from across the base enjoyed lunch, met with firefighters, toured the station, checked out the apparatus, obtained safety information and …
Annual Fire Muster The 36th Annual Mile High Hook & Ladder Fire Muster & Parade was held on June 18th, 2022 in Historic Downtown Littleton featuring a parade and the fire muster. Dozens of private owned and in-service apparatus made their way from the staging area at Littleton Blvd. and Bannock to Arapahoe Community College for Mile Mile Hook and …
Mock Funeral On June 17th, 2022 the Colorado Professional Fire Fighters (CPFF) Honor Guard Academy held a mock funeral at Crown Hill Cemetery in Wheat Ridge. The training used a mocked the United States Honor Flag (USHF), which is part of their class as the actual USHF was deployed to an actual funeral. The Honor Guard Academy held three phases starting …
Explorers Training On June 15th, 2022 South Metro Explorers began their training by going over the basics of the different parts of a ladder and how they work. Once all of the members were comfortable with their knowledge of ladders they practiced carrying them in different ways both individually and with a partner. Explorers then took turns standing the ladders …
Multi-Agency Acquired Structure Burn On June 15th, 2022 Loveland Fire Rescue Authority, Berthoud Fire Protection District and Mountain View Fire Rescue conducted live fire training in a donated structure on S. County Rd. 11 in unincorporated Larimer County. The focus was to train and evaluate an ultra-high pressure pump system that is currently in service with Mountain View and will …
Station 62 Open House The North Metro Fire Rescue District held a community open house on June 14th, 2022 at the newly remodeled Station 62, 10550 Huron St. in Northglenn. The community came out to tour the station, learn about CPR, enjoy hot dogs with the firefighters and several kids activities. Also, on display the emergency vehicles at the station …
Joint Live Fire Training Louisville Fire Protection District and Lafayette Fire Department Firefighters conduced joint live-fire training the week of June 13th, 2022 at Louisville Station 3. Additional information and photos by Chris Rodgers / Code 10 Photography
Station 1 Open House On June 11th, 2022 Windsor Severance Fire Rescue hosted their annual open house at Station 1 in Windsor, visitors were able to interact with firefighters, EMS providers, and local law enforcement agencies. A live fire presentation in sprinkled and un-sprinkled burn cells was done by the National Fire Sprinkler Association. Poudre Valley REA did a high …
Denver Police Public Safety Expo The Denver Police Department held a safety expo at the Northfield Mall on June 11th, 2022. The public was invited out to meet with first responders, check out the equipment and learn valuable safety information. Denver Fire Department, Denver Police Department, Denver Public Schools Department of Safety and Denver Sheriff participated in the event.
Training Facility Grand Opening The Carbondale & Rural Fire Protection District held the grand opening of their new Training Facility on June 11th, 2022. The day was supported by the citizens of the district, district personnel, board of directors, architects and builders, as well as personnel from other fire districts. The new building is a “Class B” (propane) live-fire training …
Elizabeth Pancake Breakfast Elizabeth Fire Rescue held a pancake breakfast at their main station in Elizabeth on June 11th, 2022. The community was invited out to meet with firefighters, check out the apparatus and enjoy pancakes. Proceeds from the event benefitted the Elizabeth Firefighters Community Foundation.
Swift Water Training Series The Dive Rescue International held the Swiftwater series including Swiftwater 1 from June 3rd to June 5th, 2022, Swiftwater 2 from June 6th to June 8th, 2022 and the Trainer Program from June 9th to June 13th, 2022 in Golden and hosted by the Golden Fire Department which included several local departments and departments from around …
Lateral Hire Academy On June 10th, 2022 new lateral hires for Boulder Fire-Rescue Department, Lafayette Fire Department and Louisville Fire Protection District went through a joint mini academy. These firefighters went through multiple scenarios in the burn building at the Boulder Regional Fire Training Center. Additional information and photos by Chris Rodgers / Code 10 Photography