Community Open House Fairmount Fire Protection District held their annual community open house at Station 32 on April 27th, 2019. The open house featured fire engine tours including the the engine, brush, water tender and the newer Truck 31, station tours, home fire & sprinkler burn demonstration, auto extrication, car seat & head injury prevention information, face painting, BBQ and …
Pueblo Vehicle & Camper Fire On April 27th, 2019 at 09:30 Pueblo County Sheriff Emergency Services Bureau (ESB) was dispatched to I-25 northbound near MM 110 for a report of a Jeep with a possible engine compartment fire. Due to traffic concerns and possible fire spreading to the brush on the side of the road, mutual aid was requested from …
Recruit Academy Graduation Aurora Fire Rescue Recruit Academy Class 2019-01 held their graduation on April 26th, 2019 at the Aurora Municipal Building. The ceremony began with the presentation of colors by the Aurora Fire Rescue Honor Guard and bagpipes by Wes Simonson. The invocation by Chaplain David Wurst followed with guest speakers Aurora Mayor Bob LeGare and City Manager Jim …
Grand Junction Structure Fire At approximately 19:54 on April 25th, 2019 Grand Junction Fire Department responded to a reported residential structure fire in the 800 block of Grand Ave. A full structure compliment was assigned, and first due witnessed black smoke coming from an apartment. Crews made quick knock and minimized damage potential. The cause is under investigation, and the …
Lakewood I-70 Accident At 16:53 on April 25th, 2019 West Metro Fire Rescue responded to a accident involving multiple vehicles with fire at eastbound I-70 at Denver West Colorado Mills Parkway in Lakewood. Jeffcom advised they were receiving multiple 911 callers, and Engine 2 advised smoke in the air from Colfax Ave. Engine 5 arrived on scene to a large …
Ben Rodda Memorial Benjamin E. Rodda was honored on April 22nd, 2019 at the Strasburg Community Church in Strasburg, followed by a motorcade and escort by the Federal Protection Agency from Bennett to Ft. Logan National Cemetery in Denver on Bennett-Watkins Fire Rescue Quint 91. Ben passed away on April 8th, 2019, he was loving christian husband and married for …
Aurora Shed Fire At 18:23 on April 21st, 2019 Aurora Fire Rescue responded to a possible structure in the 16500 block of Stanford Place. Aurora 911 Emergency Communications advised units that Aurora Police Department were on scene with a confirmed working shed fire in the backyard of the residence. Battalion 3 arrived on scene to a fully involved large shed in a backyard with …
Aurora MVA Extrication Just before 09:30 April 21st, 2019 Aurora 911 Emergency Communications dispatched Aurora Fire Rescue to a rollover MVA at the intersection of E. Mississippi Ave. & S. Havana St. Falck Medic 109 arrived on scene to a 2-vehicle MVA rollover with a party trapped. Engine 4 arrived and started EMS and Truck 2 with stabilization and extrication. Battalion 2 arrived …
Palmer Lake Pancake Breakfast Palmer Lake Fire Department held their annual pancake breakfast at the on April 21st, 2019. The community came out on Easter Sunday to meet with firefighters, tour the the fire engines and enjoy a pancake breakfast.
Strasburg Large Brush Fire At 13:23 on April 20th, 2019 MetCom dispatched Strasburg Fire Protection District along with the I-70 corridor to a large brush fire in the 11800 block of Vickiview St. Brush 81 arrived to a low fuel medium size brush fire about 5 acres and spreading, and started fast attack on the fire. Chief 91 arrived and assumed command, …
LaSalle Easter Egg Hunt The LaSalle Fire Protection District held their annual Easter Egg Hunt in LaSalle Park on April 20th, 2019. Hundreds of local children brought their parents to the park to hunt for brightly colored eggs, meet with firefighters and check out the apparatus. It took firefighters over an hour to hide all the eggs, and the youngsters …
Grand Junction Brush Fire At 08:30 on April 20th, 2019 Grand Junction Fire Department was dispatched from the Grand Junction Regional Communication Center to an open burn that had grown out of control in the 800 block of 24 1/2 Rd. Strong erratic winds pushed the fire to a slash pile which ignited trees growing along a canal on the …
Windsor Trench Rescue At 14:19 on April 16th, 2019 Windsor Severance Fire Rescue responded to a trench that collapsed at a home construction site in the 900 block of Camberly St. with two workers trapped inside a 15-foot deep trench. Crews arrived to 2 patents that were trapped in the 15-foot deep trench when it collapsed, both buried. Crews worked …
West Metro Mobile Home Fire At 19:08 on on April 13th, 2019 West Metro Fire Rescue responded to a confirmed structure fire in the 1400 block of Allison St. at the Lakewood Village Mobile Home Park. Jeffcom advised multiple 911 calls reporting fire coming out of the windows and that power lines were on fire. Engine 1 en route reported heavy smoke in the …
Colorado Springs Motor Home Fire On April 13th, 2019 at approximately 13:10 Colorado Springs Fire Department was dispatched by Colorado Springs Public Safety Communications Center to a reported structure fire at the Holiday Village Mobile Home Park, 3405 Sinton Rd. Firefighters arrived on scene and found a fully involved motor home in the back of the park with fire spreading to a …
Tallahassee Pancake Breakfast Tallahassee Fire Protection District held a pancake breakfast and Easter Egg Hunt at Station 1, 2518 State Hwy. 9 on April 13, 2019. The community braved the inclement weather to meet with firefighters, check out the apparatus, enjoy breakfast and watch their kids scramble for hundreds of brightly colored Easter Eggs. Tallahassee Fire Protection District covers 361 …
South Metro House Fire On April 11th, 2019 at 13:45 South Metro Fire Rescue responded to a possible fire in the 6800 block of S. Birch Way in Centennial. Engine 14 arrived to a single story structure with a working fire, requested to fill the group and pulled a 1 3/4 line in for fire attack in the offensive strategy …
Colorado Springs Rollover At 19:28 on April 9th, 2019 Colorado Springs Public Safety Communications Center alerted Colorado Springs Fire Department to the intersection of E. Filmore St. & N. Union Blvd. for a rollover accident with possible entrapment. Engine 6 arrived on scene and reported three vehicles were involved with no entrapment, and requested Truck 10 to continue in to assist with patient …
South Metro Rollover At 08:00 on April 8th, 2019 South Metro Fire Rescue responded to a reported MVA on E. Orchard Rd. at the intersection of S. Biscay St. MetCom advised responding units that the incident involved a rollover. Firefighters arrived on scene and found two vehicles involved in the crash. One vehicle was on its right side in the middle of …
2nd Alarm Apartment Fire At 15:03 on April 7th, 2019 Aurora 911 Emergency Communications dispatched Aurora Fire Rescue to a structure fire in the 1500 block of Nome St. Engine 1 arrived to a 3-story garden-level multi-family apartment structure with smoke from the roof, and pulled in a line for fire attack to the 3rd floor. Engine 3 arrived and established a …