Firefighter Chili Cook-Off The Denver Firefighters Local 858 hosted the 34th annual Denver Firefighter Chili Cook-Off in Lower Downtown Denver on October 6th, 2023. Firefighters from all over the front range competed against each other for the best firefighter chili in Colorado. For more information on upcoming events, check out the 5280Fire Calendar.
Adams County Safety Fair The Adams County Sheriff’s Office hosted a Touch-A-Truck Community Safety Fair at Riverdale Regional Park in Brighton on September 30th, 2023. The community was invited out to meet with first responders, check out their equipment and pick up valuable safety information. Adams County Emergency Management, Adams County Fire Rescue, Adams County Park Rangers, AirLife Denver, Aurora …
Kiowa Pancake Breakfast On September 30th, 2023 the Kiowa Fire Volunteer Association held their first annual pancake breakfast at Kiowa Fire Protection District Station 221. The community was invited out to meet with firefighters check out their equipment and enjoy breakfast.
Arvada Safety Day 2022 On September 30th, 2023 Arvada Fire Protection District held their annual Safety Day at the Training Center with the community coming out to enjoy fun activities including tours of the fire apparatus, meeting firefighters and first responders. The National Fire Sprinkler Association (NFSA) held a live burn demonstration. Med Evac landed and tour of the helicopter. Arvada …
Station 21 Pancake Breakfast The Denver Fire Department held their annual pancake breakfast and open house at Station 21 in Washington Park on September 30th, 2023. The community came out to enjoy pancakes, ride the antique fire engine, meet up with the firefighters, tour the station and more. Denver Police Department and others were on hand for the event. For …
Bear Creek Lake Park Prescribed Burn West Metro Fire Rescue and the City of Lakewood held a prescribed burn at Bear Creek Lake Park on September 25th, 2023. Firefighters and Park Rangers burned about 75 acres to improve conditions for native plants and wildlife and give firefighters valuable hands on training with live fire. Adams County, Colorado Division of Fire …
Station 6 Open House Westminster Fire Department held their annual open house and breakfast at Station 6 on September 23rd, 2023. The community came out and enjoyed lunch, meet the firefighters, learn about fire safety, tour the fire apparatus and fire truck rides in the 1956 Seagrave pumper. The Westminster Police Department was on hand for the event with a …
Highland Rescue Open House The Highland Rescue Team Ambulance District held their annual open house at their station on Lookout Mountain Road on September 23rd, 2023. The community was invited out to meet with first responders, check out their equipment and enjoy lunch. Highland Rescue Team provides emergency medical services to a 33.5 square mile area including Genesee, Lookout Mountain …
Family Fire Muster 2023 On September 23rdth, 2023 West Metro Fire Rescue held its annual Family Fire Muster at Station 10 and the Training Center. Demonstrations with a vehicle fire, search and rescue canines, and structure fires were given during the fire muster. The community was also allowed to tour firetrucks and police vehicles. Children were allowed to be a …
Sable Altura Extrication Training Sable Altura Fire Rescue hosted extrication training on September 23rd, 2023 at the U-Pull and Pay in Aurora. Deer Trail Rural Fire Protection District also participated in the training.
Station 6 Pancake Breakfast The Denver Fire Department held a pancake breakfast at Station 6 on September 23rd, 2023. The community came out to enjoy a pancake breakfast, meet up with the firefighters and check out Engine 6, Decon 6 and the Utility (foam carrier truck). Fire Station 6 is located at 1300 Blake Street and was built in 1949 and …
Engine 2703 Wet-Down On September 23rd, 2023 Louisville Fire Protection District held a ceremony to put their new engine into service. Engine 2703 is a 2023 E-One Cyclone which is located at Station 3 in the southeastern area of Louisville. Members of the public and firefighters from nearby Mountain View Fire Rescue Station 5 also showed up to help with …
Denver Live Fire Training Denver Fire Department held their live fire training at the fire academy with several days of classes in September of 2023. The training gave crews the opportunity to work together with their skills in a controlled, structured environment. The drill ground contains equipment and structures designed to provide safe, controlled, and realistic training situations.
FRFC Ladder Skills The Front Range Fire Consortium’s (frontrangefireconsortium.org) recruit academy Class 2023-02 worked on ladder skills the week of September 18th, 2023 at the Boulder Fire-Rescue Department Training Center. This academy class comprises recruits representing from Boulder Fire-Rescue Department, Lafayette Fire Department, Loveland Fire Rescue Authority & Windsor-Severance Fire Rescue. Additional information provided by Loveland Fire Rescue Authority
Cimarron Hills Open House On September 16th, 2023 the Cimarron Hills Fire Department held their annual open house. The community was invited out to meet with first responders, check out their equipment and learn valuable safety information. The El Paso County Sheriff’s Office and El Paso / Teller 911 also participated in the event. For more information on upcoming events, …
Clear Creek Training Clear Creek Fire Authority needed to fill the 40K gallon cistern in Dumont so they used two tenders, both 2ooo gallons of water shuttling from the Georgetown Lake in September of 2023. The drafting and filling the tenders also took part into a operator training.
Genesee Open House Genesee Fire Rescue held their annual open house on September 16th, 2023 with a large turnout from the community that came out to meet with firefighters, tour the fire apparatus, learn about fire safety and enjoy lunch. Genesee Fire has served 50 years to the community since 1973. Rob Geisliner from the National Fire Sprinkler Association (NFSA) …
IAFF Fallen Fire Fighter Memorial The International Association of Fire Fighters held the annual Fallen Firefighter Memorial in Memorial Park in Colorado Springs on September 16th, 2023. Thousands of firefighters and family members from across the United States and Canada came to the Pikes Peak region to pay their respects to IAFF members who made the ultimate sacrifice. 572 new …
Sable Altura Grain Bin Training Sable Altura Fire Rescue hosted grain bin rescue training at their station in Foxridge Farm on September 16th, 2023. Firefighters practiced entering bins, stabilizing the grain and removing victims. The training was put on by Mid-Plains Community College from McCook, Nebraska. Deer Trail Rural Fire Protection District also participated in the training.
FRFC SCBA Training A day of training with the Front Range Fire Consortium’s (frontrangefireconsortium.org) recruit academy Class 2023-02. On September 14, 2023 during their 4th of 15 weeks, class 23-02 trained on SCBA confidence skills and JPR check offs including ropes, knots, salvage, small engines, SCBA & emergency procedures at the Loveland Fire Rescue Authority training grounds in Loveland. Recruits …