South Metro Station 20 Dedication

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Station 20 Dedication South Metro Fire Rescue dedicated the opening of the new Station 20 on March 12th, 2021 in Highlands Ranch. The new station is located at 1801 E. Wildcat Reserve Pkwy and will run Engine 20 and Brush Engine 20. The station will serve the Highlands Ranch area including BackCountry, Mountain Vista High School, Red Tail Park, Southridge, …

South Metro Rubbish Fire

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South Metro Rubbish Fire On March 11th, 2021 at 10:45 South Metro Fire Emergency Communications dispatched South Metro Fire Rescue to a reported outbuilding fire in the area of 2500 E Williamette Lane off of S. University Blvd. Companies responding were assigned SMF OPS 5 for incident radio traffic. Enroute, Battalion 2 was updated that it was a working fire …

Richard Pula Memorial

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Richard Pula Memorial Denver Fire Department Lieutenant Richard James Pula memorial was held on March 11th, 2021 at the Colorado Professional Fire Fighters Event Center in Lakeside. A procession started at DFD Station 21 in Washington Park and passed by Station 23, Station 1, Station 6, Station 12, the former Edgewater Fire Department Station, and the West Metro Fire Rescue …

East Smoky Hill Road Commercial Fire

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Smoky Hill Road Commercial Fire On March 10th, 2021 at approximately 19:00 South Metro Fire Rescue and Aurora Fire Rescue were dispatched to a reported commercial structure fire at the United States Post Office at 18555 E. Smoky Hill Rd. Units arrived on scene within minutes of the call and found burning wires in the ceiling above the lobby. Firefighters …

Arvada Engine 53 Dedication

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Arvada Engine 53 Dedication The Arvada Fire Protection District christened their new Engine 53 with a dedication and in-service ceremony at Station 6 (Station 56) on March 8th, 2021. Fire Chief Mike Piper and other district officials gave a few remarks about the importance of the new engine and the ISO Class 1 rating that was recently was awarded to …

Denver West Scott Place House Fire

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Denver House Fire On March 6th, 2021 at 12:05 Denver Fire Department responded to a single-family structure fire in the 3500 block of W. Scott Pl. in the Berkeley neighborhood. Engine 17 arrived and laid in and pulled a line in for fire attack. Engine 12 arrived and worked on 17’s plug, and Truck 12 pulled the eves and found …

Central Orchard Mesa Field Fire

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Central Orchard Mesa Field Fire On March 6th, 2021 at approximately 11:00 Central Orchard Mesa Fire District was dispatched for an out-of-control agricultural burn in the area of A 1/2 Rd. and 31 Rd. Chief 51 arrived on-scene and found fire near the fence line and burning hay bales. The fire was held to the property and no injuries were …

Cherry Creek Trail Brush Fire

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South Metro Brush Fire On March 5th, 2021 at approximately 17:10 South Metro Fire Rescue was dispatched to a small brush fire by the Cherry Creek Country Club golf course hole 17. Parties reported seeing 3 juveniles running away from the scene. Engine 21 arrived on scene to find a small grass fire on a island and assumed command. Engine …

Northglenn Restaurant Fire Investigation

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Restaurant Fire Investigation At 13:41 on February 4th, 2021 North Metro Fire Rescue District with auto-aid from Thornton Fire Department, Adams County Fire Rescue & Federal Heights Fire Department to a possible commercial structure fire at the I-Hop, 221 W. 104th Ave. in Northglenn. Truck 62 arrived to a medium size one-story restaurant with nothing showing, and started the investigation …

Grand Junction Working Residential Fire

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Working Residential Fire At 01:34 on March 3rd, 2021 Grand Junction Regional Communication Center dispatched the Grand Junction Fire Department and Grand Junction Police Department to the area of 25 ½ Rd. and Forest Hills Ave. for a house on fire, two callers reporting large flames east of the intersection in the neighborhood, unknown exact address. Companies responding to the …

Lower Valley Out-of-Control Burn

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Out-of-Control Burn On March 2nd 2021 Grand Junction Regional Communication Center dispatched Lower Valley Fire District Station 32 for a reported out-of-control agricultural fire between 10 Rd. and 9 Rd., just south of N. 9 Rd. in Mack. Station 31 and 32 responded and requested mutual-aid for a growing fire near houses. Crews setup structure protection around houses threatened. The …

Aurora North Tucson Residential Fire

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Residential Structure Fire On March 1st, 2021 at 17:58 Aurora Fire Rescue was dispatched to a reported residential structure in the 900 block of N. Tucson St. in Hoffman Heights. Firefighters from nearby Station 2 arrived on scene within minutes and found smoke showing from the structure. Fire was found in the ceiling of the residence. Crews quickly extinguished the …

Denver Engine 28 Accident

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Denver Engine 28 MVA On February 28th, 2021 at 21:18 Denver Fire Department Engine 28 en route to a structure fire on S. Wolff St. and was involved in an accident in the 3100 block of S. Sheridan Blvd. in the Bear Valley area. No injuries were reported, and the cause of the accident is under investigation by Denver Police …

Denver South Wolff Street Basement Fire

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Denver Basement Fire On February 28th, 2021 at 21:07 Denver Fire Department was alerted to a single-family structure fire with a possible person trapped in the 790 block of S. Wolff St. in the Westwood neighborhood. Engine 23 and Tower 23 arrived to a one-story single-family residential with heavy fire showing from the Bravo side. Engine 23 pulled a line …

Boulder County Outbuilding Fire

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Outbuilding Fire At 20:38 on February 27th, 2021 Mountain View Fire Rescue, Longmont Fire Department and Boulder Rural Fire Rescue responded to a possible barn on fire in the 5200 block of N. 113th St. off Lookout Rd. in Boulder County. 2660 arrived to a fully involved barn-outbuilding on fire. Crews got the fire under control around 21:00 and started …

Estes Park Commercial Structure Fire

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Commercial Structure Fire At 08:50 on on February 27th, 2021 Estes Valley Fire Protection District was dispatched for a reported commercial structure fire at the Elkins Distilling, 1825 N. Lake Ave. Estes Park Emergency Communications Center (EPECC) advised numerous calls reporting of an explosion and blown out walls with smoke and some flames showing. Battalion Chief 71 arrived on scene with …

Centennial Car vs. Building

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Car vs. Building On February 26th, 2021 at approximately 15:05 South Metro Fire Rescue was dispatched to a car vs. building motor vehicle crash at 15814 E. Crestridge Circle in Centennial.  Units arrived on scene and found that a Jeep ran off the road and struck a corner of a garage. The driver was taken by ambulance to a local …

Boulder Bluebell Ave Structure Fire

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Boulder Structure Fire At approximately 08:00 on February 25th, 2021 Boulder Fire-Rescue Department was dispatch by the Boulder Police & Fire Communications to a possible structure fire in the 1800 block of Bluebell Ave. Engine 2502 arrived on scene to a two-story structure under construction with smoke showing and a working fire on the Delta side, and pulled an 1 …

Colorado Springs Cheyenne Mountain Blvd MVC Trapped

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Colorado Springs Trapped MVC Just after 19:00 on February 25th, 2021 Colorado Springs Fire Department was dispatched to the intersection of Cheyenne Mountain Blvd and Lake Ave. On scene, crews found a patient was trapped and requested a working trapped assignment. On scene Truck 4 arrived and was able to quickly extricate the patient. The patient was then transported to …

Colorado Springs North Walnut Street Attic Fire

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Colorado Springs Attic Fire At 23:17 on February 24th, 2021 Colorado Springs Fire Department was dispatched to 231 N. Walnut St. for a possible structure fire. On scene, Engine 3 reported active fire in the attic and requested a working fire assignment. Crews were able to quickly extinguish the fire and the working fire assignment was canceled. The fire is …