Academy Class 25-02 Graduation The members of West Metro Recruit Academy Class 25-02 graduated on December 19th, 2025 after more than four months of grueling training on the fireground and hundreds of hours in the classroom. There were 28 recruits in this class, 19 from West Metro Fire Rescue, 7 from Castle Rock Fire Rescue, and 2 from Arvada Fire …
Brush Engine 24 Push-In On December 17th, 2025 Golden Fire Department held a traditional “push-in” ceremony for the new Brush Engine 24 at Station 24, 151 Heritage Rd. The event invited the community to help roll in the the new truck into the bay and after snacks with refreshments and information about the future of the fire services in district. …
Karl Smalley A-12 Flag Tribute On December 16th, 2025 the Adams County Sheriff’s Office honored the memory of Commander Karl Smalley at their Strasburg Substation. The Honor Guard flew an American flag over Commander Smalley’s patrol car for 12 minutes in tribute to his call sign, A-12. The flag was then retrieved by the Honor Guard and was placed on …
Adams County Toy Drive Adams County Fire Rescue and the Adams County Sheriff’s Office held their annual “Holiday Toy Drive” at the Thornton Walmart, 9901 Grant St. on December 13th, 2025 for the drop location. Both departments collected new and unwrapped toys to share with kids in the community this holiday season. The gifts that were collected were given out at …
Golden Holiday Parade Golden Fire Department participated in the Golden Holiday Parade down Washington Ave. in historic downtown Golden on December 13th, 2025 and this year’s theme was “Holiday Movie Magic”. The community filled the street with excitement as the parade included, marching bands, elves, antique cars, floats, horses, Victorian carolers, elves, the Grinch, and of course, the fire trucks …
Foothills Santa Visit The Foothills Fire Protection District held their annual meet and greet with Santa visit on December 13th, 2025 at the Lookout Mountain Fire Station. The community was invited out to meet up with Santa and Mrs. Claus and get photos, enjoy Christmas cookies and enjoy hot cocoa and treats. For more information on upcoming events, check out …
Santa Candy Giveaway On December 13th, 2025 the Federal Heights Fire Department and Federal Heights Police Department conducted their annual “Santa Candy Giveaway” throughout the city streets including Aspen Meadows, Countryside Village, Denver Cascade, Holiday Hills Village, Kimberly Hills, Lamplighter Village, Legacy Heights, Maura Villa, Monticello, Northborough, Rosemont West 84th, Tuscan Heights and other areas in the district. Both departments …
Cops In The Community BBQ On December 9th, 2025 the Wheat Ridge Police Department held Wheat Ridge Badges and BBQ lunch at the Rolling Smoke BBQ, 7100 W. 38th Ave. in Wheat Ridge part of the “Cops In The Community” event. The community was invited to meet up with WRPD officers, were they also served up delicious food prepared by …
West Metro Station 16 Open House On December 6th, 2025 West Metro Fire Rescue held an open house at Station 16 during the City of Wheat Ridge Holiday Celebration and tree lighting at the Green on W. 38th Ave. in Wheat Ridge. The community came out to meet firefighters, see the fire trucks, and s’mores. Santa was on hand at …
FRFC Graduating Class 2025-2 On December 3rd, 2025 the Class of 2025-2 recruits graduated from the Front Range Fire Consortium (FRFC). 14 went through 16 weeks of academy with hose management, search, vertical ventilation, and all the skills needed to be a firefighter at there respected department. This academy class was represented by Boulder Fire-Rescue, Greeley Fire Department, Front Range …
Live Fire Training On December 1st, 2025 Brighton Fire Rescue District held a live fire and rescue training event at the new Training Center, 5 S. Firehouse Rd. in Brighton. The crews trained in the newly constructed Evolutions building, as they worked on sharpening their ‘Live Fire’ skills, such as: forcible entry, fire ground attack, managing incidents, initial radio reports, and …
Operation Blue Santa The Wheat Ridge Police Department and Wheat Ridge Optimist Club conducted the annual “Operation Blue Santa” at the Walmart in Lakeside on November 29th, 2025. Blue Sant was in the main doors and collected collect wish lists, toys to wrap up, gift cards and cash in order to help local families during the holidays. WRPD officers then …
Starlighting Chili Supper On November 22nd, 2025 the Castle Rock Chamber of Commerce kicked off the 2025 Holiday Season with the annual Starlighting festivities which also included the Castle Rock Fire & Rescue Department Professional Firefighters annual “Chili Supper” at Station 51 . The event officially started with crowds filling the streets hours earlier. Community members were treated to food …
Training Center Uncoupling Ceremony On November 15th, 2025, the Brighton Fire Rescue District held an uncoupling ceremony and open house for the grand opening of the new training center at 5 Firehouse Rd. The ceremony included a hose uncoupling ceremony with Fire Chief Brycen Garrison, the mayor, fire board members, and others, which was followed by an open house and …
Genesee Firehouse Halloween Genesee Fire Protection District held their annual Genesee Firehouse Halloween event on October 31st, 2025 at their “Haunted Fire Station” 23455 Currant Drive. The community was invited out to meet with first responders, check out their equipment, walk through a haunted house (in the bay), costume parade, trick or treating, along with a great selection of Halloween …
Jeffcom 911 Trunk-or-Treat Jeffcom 911 hosted their 4th annual Trunk-or-Treat event on October 25th, 2025 at the Jefferson County Communications Center Authority (Jeffcom 911), located at 440 Indiana St. in Golden. The community was invited out to meet with first responders, check out their equipment, get a guided tour of the dispatch center, along with a great selection of Halloween …
Acquired Structure Live Burn After over a year of training in a donated structure, Loveland Fire Rescue Authority and Berthoud Fire Protection District gathered for a two-day hands on training with live fire. On October 23-24, 2025, firefighters were able to finish off the hands on training ability with these structures through several skills to include, hose advancement, search operations, …
Arvada Citizen’s Fire Academy The Arvada 2025 Citizen’s Fire Academy (CFA) was held on several dates including October 18th, 2025 with the finial weekend hands-on-training at the Arvada Fire Protection District Training Center. CFA is an educational and hands-on program designed to introduce residents to the daily operations of Arvada Fire and the fire service, with stations tours and facilities, …
Technical Rescue Academy The Boulder Valley Fire Consortium held its first Boulder Valley Technical Rescue Academy in Boulder County for a 10-day introductory course with agencies from Boulder County and across the Denver Metro area that sent firefighters to learn more depth about different technical rescue skills, such as high and low-angle rescue, trench rescue, confined space, structural collapse shoring, …
Fire Academy Training / Live Burn Evergreen/Foothills/Genesee Academy held a training session at Evergreen Fire Station 2 in the evening of October 13th, 2025. The crews trained on water supply, setting up extension ladders, forcible entry, live fire, and other subjects. The joint fire academy is Evergreen Fire Protection District, Foothills Fire Protection District and Genesee Fire Protection District.