Carnation Festival Parade On August 9th, 2025 Wheat Ridge Police Department, Arvada Fire Protection District and others participated in the annual Wheat Ridge Carnation Festival Parade that went down W. 38th Ave. from Sheridan Blvd. to Upham Court. Unfortunately, West Metro Fire Rescue was absent from parade this year.
Alamosa National Night Out The annual National Night Out was celebrated with the City Services Fair on on August 8th, 2025 at Cole Park. The community came out to enjoy food, activities, meet with first responders, tour the vehicles, information booths and more. Alamosa Police Department, Alamosa Fire Department, Alamosa County Sheriff’s Office, the City of Alamosa Public Works and …
Multi-Agency Training Exercise On August 6th, 2025 a full-scale emergency readiness exercise was held at the Jefferson County Fairgrounds, 15200 W. 6th Ave. in Golden. The incident began with emergency calls to Jeffcom 911 dispatch. The first on scene Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office deputies, who encountered dozens of volunteers with realistic-looking injuries. Their assignment: to locate the “suspect” and stop …
Broomfield National Night Out The annual National Night Out was celebrated at Commons Park in Broomfield on August 5th, 2025 with Broomfield Police Department, North Metro Fire Rescue District, and the City of Broomfield Public Works. The community came out to meet with first responders and tour the vehicles, extrication demo and more. AirLife, Broomfield Public Safety Communications Center, Salvation …
Adams County National Night Out On August 5th, 2925 the Adams County Sheriff’s Office held their National Night Out at Rotella Park, 1824 Coronado Parkway. The neighborhood came out for the annual family event to meet up with first responders with booths on safety info with swat, crime unit, games, food and more were at the event. Adams County Fire …
Golden National Night Out The City of Golden held their annual National Night Out on August 5th, 2025 at Parfet Park, 719 10th St. in Golden. The community came out to enjoy food, live music, face painting and more. Golden Police Department, Golden Fire Department, Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office, Colorado State Patrol, U.S. Marshals Service Denver, FBI Denver, Bureau of …
Aurora National Night Out The Aurora Police Department held their annual National Night Out at Eastern Hills Community Church on August 5th, 2025. The community was invited out to meet with first responders, check out their equipment and learn more about making their neighborhood safer. Aurora Fire Rescue and Aurora Animal Services also participated in the event. More info about …
Westminster National Night Out The Westminster Police Department held their National Night Out on August 5th, 2025 at the Central Plaza Pavilion, 5845 W 89th Ave. in Downtown Westminster. The neighborhood came out to connect with the police department with booths from local venders, games, food and more. Westminster Fire Department also was hand at the event. More info about …
Jefferson County National Night Out The Welchester and Daniels neighborhoods held their annual neighborhood picnic to celebrate National Night Out on August 5th, 2025 at Daniels Park, 1315 Welch St. in Lakewood. The local neighborhood came to food, games, booths and to meet up with first responders from Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office, Lakewood Police Department and West Metro Fire Rescue and …
Federal Heights National Night Out The City of Federal Heights held their National Night Out on August 5th, 2025 at the Ruston Park, 9901 N. Zuni St. The community came out to visit and connect with the Federal Heights Police Department, Federal Heights Fire Department and the City of Federal Heights with booths from venders, games, ice cream, food, music …
Cherry Hills Village National Night Out The Cherry Hills Village Police Department held their annual National Night Out in John Mead Park on August 5th, 2025. The community was invited out to meet with first responders, socialize with their neighbors and learn valuable safety information. National Night Out is an annual community-building campaign that promotes police-community partnerships to help make …
Wheat Ridge National Night Out The Wheat Ridge Police Department held their annual National Night Out on August 5th, 2025 at the Hayward Park, 7500 W. 29th Ave. The local community stopped by to enjoy food, play games, meet with police officers, members of special teams and to see the patrol, command vehicles and traffic motorcycles. More info about the …
Ault-Pierce Pancake Breakfast The Ault-Pierce Fire Protection District held their annual pancake breakfast at Station 1 in Ault on August 3rd, 2025. The community was invited out to meet with firefighters, check out their apparatus, ride on an old engine an enjoy breakfast.
Academy Hazmat Practical Sable Altura Fire Rescue hosted the East Metro Fire Academy’s Hazmat Practice at their Station in Foxridge Farms on August 2nd, 2025. Recruits were tested on identification, operations, mitigation and decontamination. The Academy graduation is scheduled for August 10th at the Arapahoe County Fairgrounds.
50th Anniversary Festival Lory State Park held their 50th Anniversary Festival on August 2nd 2025 at the Lory State Park Soldier Center, 708 Lodgepole Drive in Bellevue. Many local vendors provided refreshments and crafts, while park staff and rangers from the Colorado Parks and Wildlife held demonstrations and were available for questions and answer sessions on wildland related topics. More …
Platte Valley Kersey Days The Platte Valley Fire Protection District held a Kersey Days Celebration at the Centennial Park Pavilion in Kersey on August 2nd, 2025, part of the Kersey Days. The community came out to enjoy pancakes, meet the firefighters with questions and answer sessions, tour the fire engines, car seat checks, obstacle course, vendor booths and more. The …
Denver Parks World Ranger Day Denver Parks and Recreation hosted World Ranger Day at the Montbello Recreation Center in Parkfield Lake Park on August 2nd, 2025. The public was invited out to meet with area rangers, check out their equipment and learn more about what they do in our local parks, trails and open spaces. The event featured interactive games …
Transfer of Command Ceremony On August 1st, 2025 an historic day for West Metro Fire Rescue, as they honored retiring Fire Chief Don Lombardi, and welcomed new Fire Chief Jeremy Metz with “Transfer of Command Ceremony” at Station 10.with a packed audience on hand to witness the event starting off with Deputy Chief Gary Armstrong welcoming in the event and the …
West Metro MVA On July 31st, 2025 at 21:01 Jeffcom 911 dispatched West Metro Fire Rescue to possible head-on trapped MVA on northbound Hwy. 285 Frontage Rd. at Upham St. in Lakewood. Rescue 10 arrived on scene to a two-vehicle MVA on the Frontage Rd. and started the investigation. Both vehicles had heavy damage and unknown on any injuries. The Frontage …
Parker National Night Out The Parker Police Department hosted their annual National Night Out at Dorsey Park on July 31st, 2025. The Department invited the community out to meet with first responders, check out their equipment and learn valuable safety information. The Douglas County Sheriff’s Office, Parker – Lone Tree Combined Communications and South Metro Fire Rescue participated in the …