Explosion Investigation Around 15:00 on June 2nd 2019 Grand Junction Fire Department was called out to assist Grand Junction Police Department on a explosion investigation. Crews arrived and staged for a possible explosion inside a building at 1600 N. Ave. Police on scene discovered a suspicious backpack outside of a door of the building, and inside the building, they found a …
Denver Water Recovery On June 2nd, 2019 Denver Fire Department Water Rescue Team responded to a water rescue in the 4600 block of W. Evans Ave. at the Ward Reservoir # 5 (Riviera Lake) in Harvey Park. Crews arrived and started a search with drivers after a person and a dog went missing on the lake after the boat was found …
Foothills Pancake Breakfast Foothills Fire Protection District held their annual pancake breakfast at Station 2, 67 S. Lookout Mountain Rd. on June 2nd, 2019. The community came out in force to meet with firefighters, ride on fire trucks, learn valuable safety information and enjoy pancakes for breakfast. The Colorado State Patrol, Highlands Rescue Team, Jefferson County Sheriff, Jefferson County Open …
Semi vs Pole At 09:40 on June 2nd, 2019 Fairmount Fire Protection District responded to an auto accident at W. 44th Ave. & Ward Rd. in Wheat Ridge. Truck 31 arrived with Medic 21 to a semi into a light pole with one patient, and CPR in process from Wheat Ridge Police Department. Battalion 30 arrived and assumed command with a fuel spill …
Red & Blue BBQ Cook-Off North Metro Fire Rescue District and Northglenn Police Department hosted the 2nd Annual Red and Blue BBQ Cook-Off on June 1st, 2019 at E.B. Rains Jr. Memorial Park in Northglenn, a 25-team BBQ competition and community event to raise money for fallen and injured first responders. Crowds braved a thunderstorm that passed briefly over the area. …
Station 1 Open House Windsor Severance Fire Rescue held their annual community open house at Station 1 in Windsor on June 1st, 2019. The community came out to meet with the firefighters, see the fire apparatus, face paintings, live demonstrations, safety information, LifeLine medical helicopter, food and more. Loveland Fire Rescue Authority, UCHealth, Windsor Police Department & Weld County Sheriff also …
Teller County Open House The Teller County Sheriff’s Office held their annual open house at their headquarters in Divide on June 1st 2019. The Sheriff invited the community to meet with first responders, check out their equipment and enjoy a free lunch hot off the grill. Divide Fire Protection District and the Victor Volunteer Fire Department also participated in the …
Front Range Pancake Breakfast On June 1st, 2019 Front Range Fire Rescue hosted their first of 2 annual pancake breakfasts at Station 1 in Johnstown. The event is held in conjunction with Johnstown BBQ Days and along with the breakfast includes a parade, fun and games at a local park, BBQ dinner, and fireworks after dark. After breakfast the department …
FRFC Hell Night On May 31st 2019 the Front Range Fire Consortium’s (frontrangefireconsortium.org) recruit academy Class 19-01 participated in their “Hell Night” at the Boulder County Regional Fire Training Centers (bcrftc.org) Boulder facility. Recruits were divided up into 8 companies that ran “calls” nearly non-stop from 7 a.m. until 2 a.m. the next morning. The days training was designed to represent …
Station 39 Dedication Denver Fire Department opened the new Station 39 9150 E. 50th Ave. on May 31st, 2019 in Northfield with a Grand Opening Ceremony. Guest speakers included Denver Mayor Michael Hancock, Executive Director of Safety Troy Riggs, Denver Fire Chief Eric Tade, Councilman Chris Herndon, District 8 Representatives from Denver Public Schools & Representatives from Denver Urban Renewal Authority. This …
2nd Alarm Apartment Fire At 23:42 on May 30th, 2019 Denver Fire Department was dispatched to a fire investigation with a possible fire in the closet in the 1500 block of N. Grant St. in North Capital Hill. While en route dispatch upgraded the call to a multi-family structure fire. Truck 8 arrived to 5-story apartment building with a working fire. Engine …
South Metro Garage Fire At 17:43 on May 30th, 2019 South Metro Fire Rescue responded to a confirmed residential structure fire at 6054 S. Fairfax Court in Centennial. The 911 caller reported smoke coming from the eaves and a roof vent after recent welding had been done in the home. First arriving Engine 14 found a small 2-story single-family dwelling with light …
South Metro Kitchen Fire On May 29th, 2019 South Metro Fire Rescue responded to a confirmed multi-family structure fire at 3855 Canyon Ranch Rd. in Highlands Ranch. The 911 caller reported a kitchen fire with flames several feet tall. With nothing showing from the 2-story condo on arrival Engine 33 began investigation with a water can while Engine 17 positioned near a …
Pikes Peak Ave Fire At 19:42 on May 27th, 2019 Colorado Springs Fire Department was dispatched to the 4200 block of Pikes Peak Ave. On scene, Engine 8 initially reported nothing showing from the structure. Once Truck 8 made entry, they reported heavy smoke conditions coming from the structure and continued to investigate looking for the main body of fire. Engine …
Annual Pancake Breakfast Mountain Communities Volunteer Fire Department held their annual pancake breakfast early Memorial Day morning on May 27th, 2019 at Station 2. The members of the community meet with the firefighters and tour the fire apparatus, and all got to sit down with the famous Smokey the Bear and have a delicious breakfast.
Grand Junction Residential Fire Around 22:30 on May 26th, 2019 Grand Junction Fire Department responded to a residential structure fire in the 1800 block of N. 26th St. Crews arrived to a fast moving fire in the backyard of the home, and extending into the garage and threatening the next door house. Firefighters were able to quickly got the fire controlled and …
Station 3 Open House Longmont Fire Department held their annual open house on May 25th, 2019 at Station 3 1000 Pace St. The community came out to learn about fire safety, hands on CPR from UCHealth, view the fire equipment, with Stop-The-Bleed information from Longmont United Hospital. Station 3 serves as the Longmont Fire Department wildland station. In addition to the …
EMS Open House Grand County EMS celebrated National EMS Week with an open house at Station 1 in Granby on May 25th, 2019. The community came out in force to meet with their EMS professionals, tour the apparatus and enjoy a free lunch. Established in January 1970, Grand County EMS is a state of the art ALS pre-hospital provider. The …
Denver Fire Graduation Ceremony Denver Fire Department graduated 27 new firefighters on May 23rd, 2019 at the Class 2019-01 Graduation/Continuation Ceremony at the Metro State University Tivoli Turnhalle in downtown Denver. Also see the class during Hell Night.
Class 19-01 Hell Night The Denver Fire Department held the annual Hell Night for the latest class of recruits “Class 2019-01” on May 21st, 2019 at the Denver Fire Training Center. The 27 new recruits trained by responding to back to back mock scenarios through the day and into the earlier morning the next day including structure fires, building fires, car fires, …