West Metro Second Alarm On December 10th, 2018 around 23:25 West Metro Fire Rescue was alerted to a structure fire in the 4700 block of S. Taft St. in Friendly Hills. JeffCom received multiple 911 calls of explosions, and callers reporting the back of the house is fully involved. Sam 2 arrived on scene with a large working fire, with two housed involved …
Car Into House At 01:07 on December 9th, 2018 JeffCom dispatched out West Metro Fire Rescue to a car into a house at W. 26th Ave. & Newland St. in Edgewater. Engine 1 arrived to a vehicle sideways and all the way into the house. District 1 arrived and assumed command on the Alpha side, Medic 11 assisted with a patient from the home. …
Arvada Structure Fire At 03:15 on December 9th, 2018 JeffCom dispatched out Arvada Fire Protection District to a possible structure fire in the 6200 block of Teller St. Engine 51 arrived to a medium 2-story house with nothing showing, Battalion 51 arrived and assumed command in the offensive strategy. Truck 54 arrived and assigned search and rescue and Engine 53 secure the …
Lone Tree Commercial Fire Just after 20:00 on December 8th, 2018 South Metro Fire Rescue & Littleton Fire Rescue were dispatched from Metcom to a fire alarm activation at 10005 Commons St. in Lone Tree. Upon arrival crews found water flowing from the fire sprinkler system and one unit in the strip mall full of smoke. The incident was upgraded to a …
Breakfast With Santa! Adams County Fire Rescue held their annual Breakfast with Santa at the Hyland Hills Park & Recreation District’s Perl Mack Community Center on December 8th, 2018. Hundreds of families came out to meet with firefighters, enjoy pancakes and meet with Santa Claus.
Vehicle Into Building At 07:43 on December 7th, 2018 JeffCom alerted West Metro Fire Rescue of a accident involving a vehicle into the Taco Bell Restaurant at 3050 Youngfield St. in Wheat Ridge. Crews arrived to a car into the building, with minor damage and the building stable which did not require the collapse rescue response, which was cancelled. The building …
C-470 Equipment Fire At 02:39 on December 7th, 2018 Metcom alerted Littleton Fire Rescue to a heavy equipment fire on C-470 west of Lucent Blvd. First arriving Engine 16 found a concrete texture curing machine with flames visible and heavy smoke drifting over the westbound lanes. For safety, traffic was briefly shut down while firefighters extinguished the fire. Battalion Chief 2 …
2nd Alarm Storage Warehouse Fire At 23:48 on December 6th, 2018 Adams County Communications Center (Adcom) dispatched out Adams County Fire Rescue with mutual-aid from Westminster Fire Department to a structure fire at 1327 E. 73rd Ave. at G & F Storage off Lafayette St. in Welby. Adcom advised units en route that Adams County Sheriff reported fully engulfed storage units in the middle …
Loveland Shed Fire At 04:14 on December 3rd, 2018 the Loveland Emergency Communications Center (LECC) dispatched Loveland Fire Rescue Authority and Berthoud Fire Protection District to a shed on fire behind a single family residence in the 1100 block of 36th Street SW in unincorporated Larimer County. Engine 3 reported fire and smoke showing from a half mile away. Upon arrival Engine 3 …
Loveland Structure Fire Around 13:40 on December 2nd, 2018 Loveland Emergency Communications Center (LECC) dispatched Loveland Fire Rescue Authority to a structure fire in the 1400 block of N. Washington Ave. Dispatch advised that a party was trapped in the basement, and Loveland Police Department arrived on scene and reported smoke and flames coming from the front door. Engine 1 arrived on scene with …
East Baltic Place Gas Leak On December 2nd, 2018, at approximately 12:00 Aurora Fire Rescue was dispatched to an outdoor gas leak in the 16500 block of E. Baltic Pl. Firefighters arrived on scene, secured the area and stood by while Xcel Energy worked to fix the problem. Approximately 12 homes were evacuated and no injuries were reported. Units on …
Residential Structure Fire At 05:40 on December 2nd, 2018 Grand Junction Regional Communication Center (GJRCC) dispatched out Clifton Fire Protection District Engine 21 and Truck 21 to a residential structure fire at 3210 Opal Ct. Unit D for flames shooting out of a window and a fully engulfed unit. At 05:46 a mutual aid request was dispatched to Grand Junction Fire …
Elk Run Pile Burns Crews from Colorado River Fire Rescue on December 1st, 2018 spent the day in winter conditions lighting off 6 fuel piles as part of an on-going fuel mitigation project between homeowners and the fire district. The piles were located in the Elk Run area above New Castle and lasted throughout the day. 7 personnel participated between …
Recruit Academy Graduation The Recruit Academy Graduation 18-02 was held on November 30th, 2018 at Faith Bible Chapel in Arvada. The recruits that graduated were from Arvada Fire Protection District, Castle Rock Fire Rescue, West Metro Fire Rescue & Upper Pine River Fire Protection District.
Denver Fire Graduation Ceremony Denver Fire Department graduated 26 new firefighters on November 29th, 2018 at the Class 2018-02 Graduation/Continuation Ceremony at Metro State University Tivoli Turnhalle in downtown Denver. Also see the class with during training at the Denver Fire Academy and Hell Night.
Hell Night “Class 18-02” Denver Fire Department held their annual “Hell Night’ training at the Denver Fire Training Center on November 27th, 2018. The Class 2018-02 with 26 new recruits that were put to the test in the final training before the graduation, the recruits went through several back to back mock scenarios including car fires, car accidents, trapped victims, extractions and …
Recycling Center Fire At 12:32 on November 27th, 2018 Denver Fire Department responded to a structure fire at 4920 N. Washington St. on a large recycling fire at the Scrap Metal Recycling Center, with multiple calls. Heavy black smoke was seen all the Denver metro area. Tower 9 arrived with heavy fire, and Engine 9 secured a water supply. Chief 2 …
Vehicle Into Power Pole At approximately 20:20 on November 24th, 2018, the Colorado Springs Public Safety Communications Center dispatched Colorado Springs Fire Department Engine 17 and the El Paso County Sheriff’s Communications Center dispatched Cimarron Hills Fire Department Ladder 1331 to a reported motor vehicle collision on Powers Blvd south of Palmer Park Blvd. AMR Medic 1381 arrived on scene, …
Annual Chili Supper / Star Lighting Palmer Lake Fire Department held their annual chili supper and lighting of the Palmer Lake Star on November 24th, 2018 at the fire station. The community came out to meet with firefighters and emergency responders, take photos with Santa, hay wagon rides and more. Palmer Lake Police Department also participated in the events.
Wheat Ridge Applejack Fire At 13:44 on November 24th, 2018 JeffCom alerted West Metro Fire Rescue to a possible commercial structure fire with heavy smoke in the building at 3320 Youngfield St. at Applejack in Wheat Ridge. Engine 17 arrived to a large one story commercial building with light smoke inside the structure with evacuating. Engine 5 set-up at the …