Golden Safety Day 2025 Golden Fire Department held their annual Safety & Preparedness Day on October 11th, 2025 at Station 1, 911 10th St. The community came out to enjoy food, face painting, jump house, learn about fire safety including grease fires, live fire demonstrations, tour the fire apparatus and meet up with first responders. Golden Police Department, Pleasant View …
Station 37 Pancake Breakfast The Denver Fire Department held their annual pancake breakfast and open house at Station 37, 555 W. Jefferson Ave. in Englewood on October 11th, 2025 part of Fire Prevention Week. The community came out to meet firefighters, enjoy pancakes, tour the station and more. Denver Paramedics, Englewood Police Department and Englewood Fire Marshall’s Office were also …
Aurora Fire Rescue Night 2025-01 Aurora Fire Rescue Recruit Class 25-01 finished up their 19th week of academy on Friday October 10, 2025, with an evening full of emergency responses and teambuilding. With the help of on and off-duty personnel, recruits staffed 4 engine companies and 2 ladder companies at the City of Aurora Public Safety Training Center (CAPSTC). Actors, …
BES Land Rover Defender Service Awards The Boulder Emergency Squad (BES) has been selected as one of 5 finalists for the Land Rover Defender Service Awards 2025 in the Search & Rescue category. This is an incredible honor and a chance for their team to win a Land Rover Defender 130 and vital funding that will directly support other search …
Boulder Control Burn Study A controlled burn took place on October 9th, 2025 at 11:00 which was situated approximately ½ mile west of the Doudy Draw Trailhead, located at 4111 Eldorado Springs Drive in Boulder County. The burn was conducted by the Boulder Fire-Rescue Department Wildland Division with Boulder County Open Space and led by Jonathan Henn, who is a …
Superior Control Burn Study A controlled burn took place on October 9th, 2025 at 12:30 west of the Superior Marketplace and west of McCaslin Boulevard along Hwy. 128. in Superior. The burn was conducted by the Boulder County Parks & Open Space organization and the Boulder County Fire Management. The burns were conducted for research and to clear unwanted vegetation …
Arvada Hazmat Drill A bioterrorism emergency preparedness and response exercise was held across the metro area and multiple local agencies from October 7th to October 9th, 2025. The event is part of a larger, regional exercise organized by Colorado’s North Central All-Hazards Region. On October 8th, 2025 local agencies participated in the multi-agency hazardous materials training at W. 66th Ave. …
Broomfield Hazmat Drill The Adams/Broomfield HAZMAT Authority tested their field response capabilities in conjunction with the Broomfield Police Department and Colorado National Guard’s Weapons of Mass Destruction – 8th Civil Support Team at the Broomfield Bay Aquatic Park on October 8th, 2025, part of a bioterrorism emergency preparedness and response exercise being held across the metro area and multiple local …
Mile High Firefighter’s Conference The 9th annual Mile High Firefighter’s Conference was held in the on October 2nd to October 5th, 2025 at several locations around the Denver Metro area. Several HOT (hands on training) courses took place at the City of Aurora Public Safety Training Center where instructors and students from across the country came together. Rescue 4 hosted …
North Metro Station 61 Open House North Metro Fire Rescue District held their annual open house and cookout at Station 61, 1275 Midway Blvd. in Broomfield on October 4th, 2025 and part of the Fire Prevention week. The community came out to enjoy lunch, meet up with first responders, fire engine tours, CPR education, kitchen safety and more. For more …
Station 4 Open House Westminster Fire Department held their annual open house at Station 4, 4580 W. 112th Ave. on October 4th, 2025. The community came out to the station for a free BBQ lunch with hamburgers and hot dogs, tour the apparatus, meet up with the firefighters and ride on the 1956 Seagrave pumper. Flight for Life was on …
Family Fire Muster 2025 West Metro Fire Rescue held their 30th annual “Family Fire Muster” on October 4th, 2025 at the Training Center (Station 10) in Lakewood. Nearly 5,000 came out to see an inside look at what West Metro Fire does in the fire district and all kinds of emergency vehicles including a tour of West Metro fire engines, …
Frederick-Firestone Open House The Frederick-Firestone Fire Protection District held their annual open house, pancake breakfast and their 50th Anniversary celebration on October 4th, 2025 at Station 1, 31 Walnut Drive in Fredrick. The community was invited out to meet with firefighters, check out their apparatus, enjoy a free pancake breakfast and help the department celebrate their Golden Jubilee. The Frederick …
Station 39 Pancake Breakfast On October 4th, 2025 Denver Fire Department Station 39 held the 3rd annual “Flapjacks & Firefighters” pancake breakfast at Station 39 in Northfield with a breakfast for all including pancakes, sausage, hot and cold drinks. The community came out to fire truck rides, bunker gear try on, bucket rides from Tower 27, fire safety information, adoptable …
Station 23 Pancake Breakfast The South Adams County Fire Department held their pancake breakfast at Station 23 on October 4th, 2025. The community came out to enjoy pancakes, sausage, eggs, coffee and juice. Firefighters and Fire Chief Bob Olme answered important questions that related to the upcoming November of 2025 ballot Issue 6A that supports public safety in the district, …
Kevin Jacovetta Memorial On October 3rd, 2025, the Arvada Fire Protection District honored the life and service of firefighter Kevin ” KJ” Jacovetta, with a funeral service at the Storyline Church. The procession departed with many apparatus at Arvada Station 53 to the church by motorcade with the community lining the route to pay their respects. Jacovetta served over 33 …
Arvada Coffee With A Cop On September 30th, 2025 the Arvada Police Department hosted their “Coffee with a Cop” at the McDonalds restaurant located at 8001 Wadsworth Blvd. in Arvada. This event created a wonderful opportunity for residents to engage in conversations with their local law enforcement officers, which included the Police Chief. Free coffee and pastries were also provided …
Wildland Back Burn Training The Arapahoe County Sheriff’s Wildland Fire Team conducted training at the Arapahoe County Fairgrounds on September 29th, 2025. The crew spent part of their day learning about fire behavior and setting back burns as a way to remove combustible material from the path of a wildland fire. The team’s primary purpose is to respond to wildfires …
Flashover Fire Camp The Westminster Fire Department held their annual Flashover Fire Camp on September 27th and 28th, 2025. Eleven young women between the ages of ages of 16 and 20 spent their weekend connecting with female firefighters and learning about the fire service. 5280Fire caught up with the group on September 28th, 2025 as part were conducting a maze …
Escort of Heroes 2025 On September 28th, 2025 the High Plains Honor Flight held an escort of heroes of 120 veterans that traveled to Washington, D.C. for an Honor Flight trip from The Ranch in Loveland to the Northern Colorado Regional Airport. The community with fire departments and other lined the route to honor the heroes with public support. The …