South Metro Skid Steer Fire On April 18th, 2023 at approximately 17:40 South Metro Fire Rescue was dispatched to a possible residential structure fire at 5419 S. Waco Court. Engine 22 arrived on scene within minutes and found a Caterpillar 256C Skid Steer Loader heavily engulfed in fire. The fire from the loader, which was parked extremely close to the …
Loveland Tech Rescue On April 18th, 2023 at 17:35 Loveland Emergency Communications Center (LECC) (200) dispatched Loveland Fire Rescue Authority Engine 47 and Thompson Valley EMS Paramedic 321 responded to a medical emergency along Hwy. 34 in the narrows section of the Big Thompson Canyon. Engine 47 arrived on scene and was met by the 911 caller who reported an injured …
Loveland Recycle Pile Fire On April 17th, 2023 around 15:59 Loveland Emergency Communications Center (LECC) (200) dispatched Loveland Fire Rescue Authority to the City of Loveland Yard Waste Recycle Center at 400 N Wilson Ave. for a reported fire. Rescue 42 arrived to a large yard waste pile fire with heavy smoke showing and arrived and Engine 42 pulled the …
Aurora Structure Fire On April 17th, 2023 at approximately 15:35 Aurora Fire Rescue was dispatched to a reported residential structure fire at 1852 S. Nome Court. Rescue 4 arrived on scene and found smoke coming from a vent on the back side of a single family residence. A contractor had been working on pipes when a fire broke out inside …
Denver NPSTW In 1994, Bill Clinton signed a Presidential Proclamation designating the second week of April as National Public Safety Telecommunications Week. Each year the week is used to celebrate and thank telecommunications personnel across the nation who serve our communities 24 hours a day, seven days a week. 5280Fire visited with the Denver Fire dispatch team on April 17th, …
South Metro Garage Fire On April 16th, 2023 at 10:10 South Metro Fire Rescue responded to a working residential structure fire in the 7000 block of S. Marshall St. in Littleton. 911 callers reported a house on fire with people still inside Upon arrival, Engine 13 and Medic 13 found the attached garage fully engulfed with flames and deployed a …
Palmer Lake Pancake Breakfast On April 16th, 2023 the Palmer Lake Fire Department hosted its annual pancake breakfast and open house at the Fire Station. Residents enjoyed pancakes with sausages and received tours of fire equipment. Afterward, an Easter egg hunt was held. For more information on upcoming events, check out the 5280Fire Calendar.
West Metro Structure Fire On April 15th, 2023 at 19:55 West Metro Fire Rescue responded to a possible structure fire in the 5400 block of W. 13th Ave. in Lakewood. Engine 1 arrived a two-story abandoned building with smoke showing from the 2nd floor and pulled a line in for fire attack with Medic 1 and Medic 11. Engine 3 …
Engine 4203 Wet Down Ceremony On April 15th, 2023 Windsor Severance Fire Rescue celebrated their new Engine 4203 into service with a traditional fire department wet-down ceremony. The new engine is a 2023 Pierce Velocity with a 1500 GPM Pierce PUC Midship pump and 750 gallon water tank with Husky foam system. The new engine also features the departments’ newer …
North Creek Fire On April 15th, 2023 firefighters from across Pueblo county battled a wildland fire north of Beulah. Shortly after noon, Beulah Fire Protection and Ambulance District was notified of a fire oat 3600 North Creek Rd. close to the county line. Firefighters arrived to find a fire quickly growing in the winds on the east side of the …
Castle Rock Semi Rollover On April 15th, 2023 at approximately 12:30 Douglas Regional 911 Communications Center dispatched Castle Rock Fire & Rescue Department to a reported motor vehicle accident on northbound Interstate 25 at Meadows Parkway. Firefighters arrived on scene and found that a semi truck had flipped onto its side and spilled about 70 gallons of diesel fuel. Crews …
Wildland Fire Training Exercise On April 15th, 2023 Genesee Fire Protection District and Foothills Fire Protection District participated in a multiagency wildland fire training exercise near Genesee. Crews responded to a report of a simulated fire near a home in Ralston Ranch. The ensuing wildland fire spread quickly moving north towards Interstate 70 and east over the ridge towards Genesee. …
Pueblo Structure Fire On April 15th, 2023 at 09:15 Pueblo Fire Department was dispatched Pueblo 911 Communications Center (City of Pueblo Police & Fire Dispatch) to 2300 E. 10th St. on a reported structure fire at the abandoned Spann Elementary School. Firefighters arrived to find heavy smoke showing from multiple points of the building and initiated a fast attack. Despite …
South Metro Vegetation Fire On April 13th, 2023 just after 16:30 South Metro Fire Rescue was dispatched to a reported vegetation fire in the Jordan Centennial Open Space near 16357 E. Otero Ave. along the Cherry Creek Trail east of Jordan Rd. and south of Broncos Parkway in Arapahoe County. With dry / windy conditions and an active Red Flag …
Lyons Defensive House Fire On April 13th, 2023 at 14:49 Boulder County Communications dispatched Lyons Fire Protection District, Lefthand Fire Protection District, Pinewood Springs Fire Protection District, Hygiene Fire Protection District, Saint Vrain Rapid Intervention Team and AMR to a residential structure fire on Longmont Dam Rd. west of Lyons along the North St. Vrain. Engine 4011 arrived to a single-story …
Denver Rollover On April 13th, 2023 about 13:22 Denver Fire Department responded to an accident with one overturned on S. Santa Fe Drive north of Mississippi Ave. Units arrived to find a van on its side with one patient trapped and crews started extrication. Engine 16 pulled a charged line for protection if needed. Firefighters cut to left side of …
Aurora Restaurant Fire On April 13th, 2023 at 08:25 Aurora Fire Rescue responded to a reported fire at the McDonalds, 16891 E. Iliff Ave. Engine 7 arrived on scene with smoke showing from the roof and started fire attack Engine 9 secured the water supply. Ladder 6 arrived and assigned to split crews with the primary search and to the …
West Metro Vehicle Into House At 07:46 on April 13th, 2023 West Metro Fire Rescue responded to a vehicle into a house in the 1700 block of S, Deframe St. in Lakewood. The car ran off Alameda, down an embankment and into the house, hitting on the side of the garage. No one was hurt inside the home, the driver …
Pueblo County Brush Fire On April 12th, 2023 around 18:30 Pueblo County Sheriff Emergency Services Bureau (ESB) Fire Team was dispatched to the area of Hwy. 10 and Whiterock Rd. in the southeast part of Pueblo County for a reported brush fire. Callers reported a brush fire was burning near a vacant house and starting to threaten it. Mutual-aid was …
Aurora Structure Fire On April 12th, 2023 at approximately 16:25 Aurora Fire Rescue was dispatched to a reported residential structure fire at 18737 E. Hawaii Drive. Engine 9 reported a dark plume of smoke as they approached and found heavy fire on the rear of the single-family home. Engine 9 removed a portion of the back fence and began fire …