Denver West Tractor Trailer Fire At 21:52 on June 13th, 2013 West Metro Fire Rescue & Pleasant View Fire Department responded to a possible semi on fire at eastbound I-70 at Denver West. Engine 41 arrived to find a working tractor trailer on fire, and pulled a line for fire attack. Engine 6 arrived and pulled in a second line, and Engine 2 set-up …
Westminster Natural Gas Explosion At 11:35 on November 11th, 2013 Westminster Fire Department was alerted to a possible explosion in the 9300 block of Ingalls St. Dispatch advised that other emergency communications centers in the metro area were receiving calls on the explosion. Crews arrived in the area to find two heavily damaged homes with fire and numerous other exposures damaged. …
Lakewood House Fire Just after midnight on June 12th, 2013 West Metro Fire Rescue responded to a confirmed structure fire at 1340 S. Foothills Dr. in Green Mountain. Rescue 4 arrived to a working fire in a single-story residential with heavy smoke and fire showing and started fire attack with Medic 4. Engine 3 laid in from the plug and advanced a …
Denver Second Alarm Fire Around 19:30 on June 10th, 2013 Denver Fire Department responded to a structure fire in the 3100 block of W. Arkansas Ave. Crews arrived to a apartment complex with smoke and fire showing. Denver Paramedics & Denver Police Department
Hot Air Balloon Accident Around 09:00 on June 8th, 2013 Rocky Mountain Fire District was alerted of a hot air balloon that crash landed in the area of Hwy. 93 & W. 120th Ave. (128). Crews arrived and started the investigation, and found the crash on the inside edge of the Rocky Flats National Wildlife Refuge off Indian St. Crews had …
Fort Collins Duplex Fire At 13:15 on June 6th, 2013 Poudre Fire Authority was called to 3115 Sumac St. in southwest Fort Collins. Engine 3 arrived to a duplex on fire that had extended into the attic. A resident in the adjacent unit was rescued and transported from the scene to a local hospital. Units battled temperatures in the 90’s, …
Finley Memorial Hockey Tournament The 2013 Finley Memorial Hockey Tournament was held at the Foothills Ice Arena in Lakewood on June 1st, 2013. Teams consisting of firefighters, law enforcement officers and other first responders competed for the championship. The tournament honors the memory of Deena and Taren Finley, both of whom were killed in a traffic accident in Adams County …
2nd Alarm Fire At 12:53 on May 31st, 2013 West Metro Fire Rescue was dispatched to a confirmed commercial structure fire at 412 Wright St. in Lakewood. Engine 6 arrived to find a 2-story multi-family dwelling with smoke showing on the Alpha side, began fast attack and accessed the 2nd floor where heavy fire was found. District 2 arrived and took over Wright …
3rd Alarm Apartment Fire At 03:54 on May 21st, 2013 Poudre Fire Authority responded to the report of an apartment fire at 1245 E. Lincoln Ave. in Fort Collins at the Buffalo Run Apartments. Engine 6 arrived to heavy fire from the exterior of a three-story, wood-frame building. The fire spread quickly up the wall and into the attic, plus …
Denver House Fire On May 18th, 2013 Denver Fire Department responded to a house fire in the 4400 block of Decatur St. Crews arrived to smoke showing. No other info was released. Denver Police Department
Celebrity Judging Event The Colorado Firefighter Calendar hosted their 2014 Celebrity Judging Event at the Exdo Event Center on May 11th, 2013. Firefighters from around the state competed for a coveted spot in next year’s beefcake style calendar. Proceeds from the sale of calendars benefit the Children’s Hospital Colorado Burn Center.
Colorado Fallen Firefighters Memorial The 12th annual Colorado Fallen Firefighters was held on May 11th, 2013 at at Belmar Park in Lakewood. Families of the fallen, and citizens remember the firefighters who gave the ultimate sacrifice, with a fire apparatus parade preceding the remembrance ceremony. The following firefighters were added to the memorial this year were: Donald E. Felton II 10/27/2012 Southern Park …
Denver Bus Fire Denver Fire Department was called out to a bus fire at W. 17th Ave. & Welton St. Crews arrived to a Arrow Stage Lines bus with smoke showing, crews got the fire under control quickly. Units on Scene: District 2, Engine 1 & Tower 1 Denver Police Department
2nd Alarm Commercial Fire On May 6th, 2013 at 08:17 Poudre Fire Authority responded to a report of smoke coming off the roof and a fire alarm sounding at a one story commercial building at 2400 Midpoint Dr. Engine 6 arrived and found a haze of smoke in the area and were informed by occupants that they thought the fire in an interior …
Thornton Apartment Fire On May 05th, 2013 Thornton Fire Department responded to outside fire in the 1200 block of Milky Way. Crews arrived to a brush on fire and on the exterior of the building. Crews got the fire out quickly and the fire is under investigation. Units on Scene: Battalion 71, Engine 71, Medic 71, Engine 72, Medic 72 …
Denver Structure Fire On April 3rd, 2013 Denver Fire Department responded to a commercial structure fire in the 5000 block of Vasquez Blvd. No other information is available at this time. Denver Paramedics & Denver Police Department
Edgewater 2nd Alarm At 22:25 on April 1st, 2013 Wheat Ridge Fire Protection District responded to a possible structure fire at 2620 Kendall St. in Edgewater with auto-aid from West Metro Fire Rescue & Fairmount Fire Protection District. Engine 73 arrived on scene to a multi-family apartment complex with smoke showing and established their own water supply and started fire attack with Engine …
Fort Collins House Fire On March 29th, 2013 at 10:38 Poudre Fire Authority was alerted to a structure fire at 3506 Kingston Circle in Fort Collins. Engine 5 arrived to a split-level, single-family home with fire coming from the front windows, extending into the attic and spreading upstairs from the inside. Crews were able to attack the fire while searching the …
Denver Commercial Fire At 21:26 on March 25th, 2013 Denver Fire Department responded to a structure fire in the 500 block of W. 3rd Ave. Chief 3 arrived to a 2-story structure with Engine 11 & Rescue 1, Engine 11 established the water supply at W. 3rd Ave. & Elati St. and Rescue 1 reported smoke pushing from the Charlie …
Storm Mountain Structure Fire At 17:03 on March 25th, 2013 Loveland Emergency Communications Center (LECC) received multiple 911 calls of a structure fire in the vicinity of Spruce Mountain Dr. near Storm Mountain. Exact address was unknown but parties reported seeing flames shooting from a home in the 1200 block through the trees. The first arriving apparatus was Canyon Tender 8 with …