Lakewood Deck Fire

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At 21:35 on April 5th, 2018 West Metro Fire Rescue responded to a confirmed structure fire at 1976 S. Urban St. in Lakewood. Engine 8 arrived on scene to a small single-story residential structure with a working fire on the Charlie side, pulled a 1 ¾ line in for fire attack and search. District 2 arrived and assumed command on …

Rosevale Fire

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Rosevale Fire At 19:30 on April 2nd, 2018 crews 1 were dispatched to 2517 Antero Ct. for a residential structure fire. RP reported a field on fire near a shop and ATVs. Units were rerouted to an updated address of 367 ½ Rosevale Rd. after additional information indicated the fire was on the east side of the canal. Engine 1 …

Wheat Ridge Oak Street Apartment Fire

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Wheat Ridge Apartment Fire At 21:00 on March 24th, 2018 West Metro Fire Rescue was alerted to a possible structure fire at 3771 Oak St. in Wheat Ridge. Crews got the fire under control quickly. Units on Scene: District 1, District 2, SAM 1, Engine 17, Engine 16, Medic 16, Engine 2, Engine 5, Medic 3, Tower 2, Tower 8, Medic …

Craig Moilanen Memorial Hockey Cup 2018

Rick Luebke2018 Incidents, Events, Home, March 2018

Craig Moilanen Memorial Hockey Cup The 3rd Annual Craig Moilanen Hockey Cup was held March 9th to March 11th, 2018 at the Edge Ice Arena in Littleton with the Aurora Fire Department winning the Fire Championship and South Metro Fire Rescue with the Rescue Championship. Thank you to Paul Berens who organized the event.. Thank you to Paul Berens who …

Forest Ridge Wildland Fire

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Forest Ridge Wildland Fire During the Red Flag Warning on March 4th, 2018 a wildland fire fueled by heavy winds in Elbert County burned 375 acres on County Road 118 in the Forest Ridge area. The fire burned four homes and five outbuildings. Crews worked through the night with hot spots. Departments on Scene: Agate Fire Protection District Larkspur Fire …

Denver Hampton Heights Fire

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Denver East Girard Fire At 11:53 on December 25th, 2017 Denver Fire Department responded to a possible structure fire at 10025 E. Girard Ave. in Hampton Heights. Crews arrived to a 2-story large residential apartment complex with smoke and fire showing from the 2nd floor corner apartment on the southeast side of the building. Engine 22 arrived and started work on the plug with …

Longmont Abandoned Sugar Mill Fire

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Old Sugar Mill Fire On December 25th, 2017 at 02:54 Longmont Fire Department and Mountain View Fire Rescue responded to a possible structure fire at the abandoned old Sugar Mill in Longmont. Firefighters arrived on scene to one section of the property on the south side fully involved. Crews were able to extinguish the fire and prevent it from spreading …

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 …

Radical Hill Rollover

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Radical Hill Rollover At 08:00 on August 31st, 2017 Colorado 4×4 Rescue and Recovery was contacted by a private party needing assistance recovering his vehicle after a roll over on August 22nd, 2017. A team consisting of 7 vehicles with 8 people was formed in under an hour for a scheduled recovery. Summit County Sheriff office was notified of the …

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: …

Calhan Pancake Breakfast

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Calhan Pancake Breakfast Calhan Fire Department held their annual pancake breakfast on July 16th, 2017. Firefighters got an early start to their day fixing pancakes, eggs, potatoes and sausage for the community prior to the day’s festivities at the El Paso County Fair. Memorial Star was also on hand exhibiting their helicopter.

Black Forest Station 1 Open House

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Black Forest Station 1 Open House Black Forest Fire Department held an open house at Station 1 on July 15th, 2017. Community members came out to enjoy lunch, meet with firefighters, tour the station, check out the apparatus and learn valuable safety information. The El Paso County Wildland Fire Management, the El Paso County Hazardous Materials Team and Flight for …