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Jim Notary Memorial A Celebration of Life was be held on June 15th, 2018 at The Denver Mart in Denver for James “Jim” Notary, he passed away on June 5th, 2018. Jim was the former firefighter for North Washington Fire Rescue for 37 years, and the last 15 years as the Fire Chief. Memorial Donations may be made to: www.childrescueinc.org …

Active Shooter Training A multi-agency response active shooter training was held at the Battle Mountain High School in Edwards from June 11th from June 14th, 2018 with first responders from the Eagle River Fire Protection District, Greater Eagle Fire Protection District, Gypsum Fire Protection District, Vail Fire & Emergency Services, Eagle County Paramedics, Eagle County Sheriff, Avon Police Department, Eagle Police …

Denver Fire Graduation Ceremony Denver Fire Department graduated 17 new firefighters on June 14th, 2018 at the Class 18-01 Graduation/Continuation Ceremony at the King Center in the Auraria Campus in downtown Denver. The recruits have been in the fire academy since February 2018, 11 of them will be at located at the firehouses and 6 are to finish up EMS training that …

ACFR Swift Water Training On June 13th, 2018 the Adams County Fire Rescue Water Rescue Team participated in its annual swift water training up in Golden. Every June, the ACFR Swiftwater Team conducts training in Golden because the speed and volume of the Clear Creek during run-off simulates the type of conditions that ACFR experiences during flood times. The team …

Hell Night “Class 18-01” Denver Fire Department put their latest class of recruits through the annual “Hell Night’ training at the Denver Fire Training Center on June 12th, 2018. The Class 2018-01 with 17 new recruits were put to the test in the final training by responding to several back to back mock scenarios including car fires, car accidents, trapped victims, …

Aurora Swift Water Rescue Training Aurora Fire Rescue held swift water rescue training on June 9th – 11th, 2018 in Lyons Park in Golden. Crews worked water skills including offensive rescue operations involving floods and swift-moving water, victim rescue and boat rescue.

I-70 Corridor Fire Academy Graduation Bennett-Watkins Fire Rescue, Sable Altura Fire Rescue, Strasburg Fire Protection District and Byers Fire Protection District had the I-70 Corridor Fire Academy Graduation on June 10th, 2018.  The Fire Academy began in January 2018 with classroom and basic skills training and than ended in June 2018. During that time, the Recruits were allowed to respond on calls, …

West Metro Swift Water Rescue Training West Metro Fire Rescue held swift water rescue training in the Clear Creek Canyon in Golden on June 9th, 2018. Crews worked water skills including water rescue rope throw bags, boat assisted and boat based rescue ops and more.

Station 64 Open House Colorado River Fire Rescue held an open house at Station 64 in New Castle on June 9th, 2018. The community came out to tour the station, fire engines, meet the firefighters, and more.

Sable Altura Academy Training Exercise Sable Altura Fire Rescue held a mass exercise for their training academy on June 9th, 2018. Eight Sable recruits and one from Strasburg Fire Protection District responded to simulated medical calls, a traffic accident, a hazardous material incident, a structure fire and water rescue. Members of the local community volunteered to be made over with …

Swift Water Training Series 2018 Dive Rescue International held the Swiftwater 1, Swiftwater 2 and Trainer Program in Golden on June 7th – 11th, 2018 and hosted by the Golden Fire Department. The class course included water skills, boat rescue, search rescue and land skills. Dive Rescue International trainers Justin Fox and Jerod Kilber were on hand with Steve McGregor for …

ACFR New Station 11 Groundbreaking On June 7th, 2018 Adams County Fire Rescue with fire personnel, board of directors, contractors, architects, and other dignitaries present, broke ground on a new fire station at the corner of Pecos St. and 69th Ave. This new building will replace Station 11, currently at 7980 Elmwood Lane. The new station will be home to …

Arvada Swift Water Rescue Training Arvada Fire Protection District held swift water rescue skills with Engine 52, Rescue 54, North Metro Fire Rescue District, and North Area Tech Rescue Team with other local fire departments on June 6th, 2018 on Clear Creek in Golden. The members concentrated on self rescue, contact rescue and live bait rescue training. With the recent …

Foothills Annual Pancake Breakfast Foothills Fire Protection District held their annual pancake breakfast at the Lookout Mountain Fire Station at 67 S. Lookout Mountain Road on June 3rd, 2018. The community came out to view the fire engines on display, fire truck rides, and the silent auction. Highland Rescue Team, Jefferson County Sheriff, Colorado State Patrol and more were on hand.

Denver Public Safety Expo The Public Safety Expo was held June 2nd, 2018 at the Regis University in Denver. Kids of all ages were able tour fire engines from Colorado Division of Fire Prevention and Control, Denver Fire Department & Lakeside Fire Department, police cars new and old including Adams County Sheriff, Aurora Police Department, Denver Police Department, Colorado State …

Boulder Rural Open House The Boulder Rural Fire Rescue held their annual open house on June 2nd, 2018. Hundreds of residents stopped by to visit with firefighters, check out the apparatus, enjoy lunch and learn valuable safety information. American Medical Response, Boulder County Sheriff, Boulder Emergency Squad, Boulder Open Space, Boulder Police Department and the Colorado State Patrol also participated …

Front Range Pancake Breakfast Front Range Fire Rescue held their annual Pancake Breakfast at Station 1 in Johnstown on June 2nd, 2018. The event also celebrated Johnstown’s BBQ Day which included a parade, festival and fireworks. Hundreds from the community came out to enjoy breakfast, tour the station, view the fire equipment and more.