Denver Fatal House Fire

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Fatal House Fire  Denver Fire Department responded to a structure fire at 4900 block of W. 10th Ave. on December 24th, 2017 in the West Colfax area. Crews arrived to heavy smoke showing from a small one-story single-family residential and started fire attack. Crews worked heavy fire conditions and got the main body of fire extinguished, and worked to extinguish hidden …

Denver Hazel Court Basement Fire

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Denver Basement Fire On December 9th, 2017 Denver Fire Department was dispatched to a structure fire at 100 Hazel Ct. in Barnum. Crews arrived smoke showing from the basement, and crews got the fire knocked down and quickly controlled. Additional information was provided by Denver Fire Department Denver Paramedics & Denver Police Department

Denver Auto vs Restaurant

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Denver Auto vs Building On December 8th, 2017 Denver Fire Department was alerted to a vehicle vs building at 350 S. Federal Blvd. at the Taco Bell. Crews arrived to a vehicle that launched the curb and landed into the restaurant. Additional information was provided by Denver Fire Department Denver Paramedics & Denver Police Department

Kingston Peak 2 Day Recovery

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Kingston Peak 2 Day Recovery At 09:00 on October 13th, 2017 Colorado 4×4 Rescue and Recovery was contacted by 2 private parties requesting assistance recovering 2 vehicles mired in deep snow from an event occurring 72 hours before. A team consisting of 5 rigs with 5 people was put together in 30 minutes for a scheduled recovery on Kingston Peak …

Cunningham Station 62 Open House 2017

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Station 62 Open House Cunningham Fire Protection District kicked off Fire Prevention Week with the last open house at Station 62 on October 7th, 2017. The community came out to tour the station, check out the apparatus, meet with the firefighters and learn about fire safety. This is the last open house as effective January 1st, 2018 Cunningham consolidated operations with …

Denver South Clay Street House Fire

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Denver House Fire On September 28th, 2017 at 20:48 Denver Fire Department responded to a reported structure fire in the area of W. Dartmouth Ave. and S. Clay St. Engine 25 arrived with nothing showing and called to Engine 36, which was responding from the south at approximately W. Floyd Ave. and S. Clay via Dale Court, and Engine 36 found a confirmed working structure …

Kiowa North Elbert Road Hay Bale Fire

Rick Luebke2017 Incidents, Home, September 2017

Hay Bale Fire On September 15th, 2017 at approximately 13:00 Kiowa Fire Protection District and Elbert Fire Protection District responded to a hay bale fire on N. Elbert Rd. Crews spent nearly 12 hours on scene assisting and monitoring the fire. The next day on September 16th, 2017, crews returned and spent another 10 hours working the fire and firefighters …

Air Medical Memorial 2017

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Air Medical Memorial 2017 The Annual Air Medical Memorial was held on July 29th, 2017 at the future site of the Air Medical Memorial, 10901 West Toller Dr. in Littleton. Honoring the lives of sixteen air medical crew members lost in the line of duty in 2016. The ceremony started with the flag raising, Helicopter fly-in, and the Remembrance Ceremony. Honoring: …

Arvada Youth Fire Academy 2017

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Arvada Youth Fire Academy Arvada Fire Protection District hosted the annual Youth Fire Academy, three days from June 20th to 22nd, 2017 at the Arvada Fire Training Center. 32 youth were able to learn about being a firefighter, search & rescue, medical, go up in Tower 56, view Flight for Life and much more. More photos go to: Arvada Youth …

Sheridan South Dale Court 2nd Alarm Fire

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Sheridan 2nd Alarm Fire At 12:04 on May 3rd, 2017 Denver Fire Department was dispatched to a report of a single-family structure fire in the 3100 block of S. Dale Court in Sheridan. Tower 23 en route reported a large column of smoke in the area. Dispatch advised that conflicting reports about if an occupant was inside the structure. Engine 36 arrived …

Craig Moilanen Memorial Hockey Cup 2017

Rick Luebke2017 Incidents, Events, Home, March 2017

Craig Moilanen Memorial Hockey Cup The 2nd Annual Craig Moilanen Hockey Cup was held March 24th to March 26th, 2017 at the Edge Ice Arena in Littleton with the Fairmount Fire Protection District winning the Fire Championship and One More Gotta Go with the Rescue Championship. Thank you to Paul Berens who organized the event. The teams that participated were …

Denver 2nd Alarm Townhome Fire

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Second Alarm Townhome Fire At 15:47 on March 1st, 2017 Denver Fire Department responded to a structure fire 10025 E. Girard Ave. in Hampton Heights. Dispatch advised that multiple callers of an apartment on fire. Engine 22 and Tower 22 arrived to heavy fire involving 2 buildings in a 2-story townhome complex. Crews found fire deep inside the complex with no close vehicle access, …

Carpenter Road Fire

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Carpenter Road Fire On February 10th, 2017 Poudre Fire Authority responded to grass fire on Hwy. 392 east of Hwy. 287 in the Pelican Marsh Natural Area. Crews arrived to heavy fire and started fire attack, and got the fire 100% contained in the evening. Crews remained on scene over night with mop-up and to check for any flare-ups. The fire …

Denver South Cherokee Fire

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Denver Structure Fire Around 10:30 on February 9th, 2017 Denver Fire Department was responded to a possible structure fire at 254 Cherokee St. in the Baker area. Crews arrived and found fire from a hot tub in the backyard, and the fire caused minor damage to the house with no injuries. Additional information was provided by Denver Fire Department Denver Paramedics & Denver …