Public Safety Recruiting Event The First Responder Recruiting Event hosted by the The City of Thornton was held an on May 14th. 2022 at the Fossil Ridge Public Safety Center, 13150 Quebec St. Members from the Thornton Fire Department, Thornton Police Department and Thornton Communications Center were on hand to talk to the community from firefighters, police officers, dispatchers and other …
Mother’s Day Fundraiser The West Douglas County Fire Protection District and O’Briens Cafe held a fundraising event at the restaurant in Sedalia on May 8th, 2022. Funds collected during the Mother’s Day breakfast, raffle and plant sale benefit the West Douglas Fire Association. WDFPD had a number of apparatus on display out front for residents to look at. Extra donations …
Colorado Firefighter Calendar Tryouts After a two year hiatus due to COVID-19, the Colorado Firefighter Calendar tryouts returned to the Mile High city with a vengeance. The tryouts for the 2023 calendar were held at Asterisk Denver on May 7th, 2022. Firefighters from around the state competed for a covet spot in the annual beefcake style calendar. Net proceeds from …
Arvada Auto X The Arvada Auto-X (Extrication Workshop 2022) was held from May 5th, 6th and 7th, 2022 at the Arvada Fire Protection District Training Center. Auto X is represented by students from 34 fire agencies throughout Colorado and two from Wyoming. In addition to course work inside, firefighters rotate through nine pits outside, each of them representing a different …
Colorado Fallen Firefighters Memorial The Colorado Fallen Firefighters Foundation Remembrance Ceremony returned after two years on May 7th, 2022. The ceremony was inside the Lakewood Cultural Center 470 S. Allison Pkwy and the last part was held outside at the Colorado Fallen Firefighters Memorial in Belmar Park honoring the 166 names on the wall. This year the ceremony added 16 names …
AirLife Memorial EMS Muster The annual AirLife Memorial Run/Walk and EMS Celebration was held May 7th, 2022 at Hudson Gardens & Event Center in Littleton, benefiting the Friends of AirLife. The event included a 5k/10k, 5k walk and the kids fun run, a EMS, fire and police muster with emergency vehicles on display, and numerous activities including the EMS Volleyball …
Law Enforcement Memorial Ceremony The annual Colorado Law Enforcement Memorial Ceremony was held on May 6th, 2022 at the Colorado State Patrol Academy at the Camp George west campus in Golden. 342 names are on the memorial. More information or to donate please visit: Colorado Law Enforcement Memorial 17 names were added to the memorial this year: Gordon Beesley (Arvada …
Hiring Open House On May 3rd, 2022 Stadium Medical held an “It’s a Party” open house at their (OHQ) headquarters, 695 Canosa Court in Denver. EMS professionals were on hand to provide information about working with Stadium Medical as EMT’s and Medics and what they do first hand. Guests enjoyed great food, games and prizes. Stadium Medical was founded in …
Annual Awards Ceremony Arvada Fire Protection District held their annual Awards Ceremony for the year 2021 on May 2nd, 2022 at the Ralston Valley High School. The event was first time hosting an in-person awards ceremony in 28 months. The ceremony featured the Arvada Fire Honor Guard, Pipe and Drum band, a bell ceremony, and the following awards: Firefighter of …
Annual Arson Investigation The annual Arson Investigation burn, overseen by Heather Keaton, Principal of Warren Tech, was held on May 2nd, 2022 which brought students from the Warren Tech Fire Science, Criminal Justice, Forensic Sciences, and the Building Trades to all combine on what they have learned over the course of the year about building construction, firefighting, 911 operations center, …
Hotchkiss Open House On May 1st, 2022 residents and firefighters of the Hotchkiss Fire Protection District, also known as the Delta County Fire Protection District # 4, gathered at the Redlands Mesa fire station outside of Hotchkiss for the community wildfire awareness open house. The district opened the doors on the recently expanded fire station and debuted two new engines …
Colorado Fire Aviation Fire Training The Colorado Fire Aviation (Co Fire) Fire Training was held April 25th, 2022 to May 1st, 2022 with flight sims and air drops north of Fort Morgan. The trainings included several classroom modules and flight simulations.
Steve Smith Memorial The West Douglas County Fire Protection District held a memorial service for fallen Fire Marshal Steve Smith on April 29th, 2022 at the Douglas County Fairgrounds in Castle Rock. Hundreds of family members, friends and fellow firefighters turned out to honor Smith and pay their respects. Smith, a 23 year veteran of the West Douglas County FPD, …
Boulder Valley Fire Academy Live fire training day for the Boulder Valley Fire Consortium Fire Academy was held at the Boulder Fire Training Center on April 26th and April 28th, 2022. This is the first academy class for the BVFC which consists of all the career fire agencies in Boulder County: Boulder Fire-Rescue Department, Boulder Rural Fire Rescue, Lafayette Fire …
CONG Hoist Training On April 26th, 2022 the Colorado National Guard (CONG) was part of a multi-agency training involving multiple Army National Guard units, local fire agencies and the Colorado Division of Fire Prevention and Control at Button Rock Preserve in Lyons.
I-70 Corridor Wildland Training Fire departments along the East Metro I-70 corridor participated in wildland fire training at Richmil Ranch Open Space in eastern Arapahoe County on April 25th, 2022. Participants practiced attacking a wildland fire head-on, hose packing for easy deployment at a wildland fire, looking for hot spots and deploying emergency shelters. The Arapahoe County Sheriff’s Office Wildland …
Denver ARFF Live Fire Training The Denver Fire Department conducted Aircraft Rescue and Fire Fighting training at their ARFF Training Center at Denver International Airport on April 25th, 2022. Firefighters began their day by using hose lines to advance on and extinguish fires on the outside of an aircraft Firefighters then responded to a simulated crash using ARFF trucks which …
AMR Safety Jam On April 24th, 2022 the AMR Safety Jam – Pueblo was held in downtown Pueblo. Families and kids from around the Pueblo area braved the windy weather to come and enjoy a day full of fun centered around safety. Kids had the opportunity to win bikes, pick up a helmet, participate in fun games, and much more! Several …
Galeton Station 2 Dedication The Galeton Fire Protection District dedicated Station 2 in Barnesville, 3353 Hwy. 392 on April 23rd, 2022. After brief remarks from Chief Kane and other dignitaries from the department christened the new station with a hose uncoupling ceremony. The new station will house an engine, a tender and an ambulance from Banner Health Paramedics. After the …
Public Safety Open House The Westminster Public Safety Open House was held at the Westminster Public Safety Center, 9110 Yates St. on April 23rd, 2022. The community came out to brave the strong winds to tour fire apparatus from the Westminster Fire Department, police vehicles from Westminster Police Department and City of Westminster public works trucks including public safety information, …