Poudre Apartment Fire On January 17th, 2025 Poudre Fire Authority and UC Health EMS were dispatched by Fort Collins 911 to reports of smoke coming from the window of a garden level apartment in the 1800 block of Laporte Ave. in Fort Collins. Firefighters located a pan smoking on the stove and did a search of the apartment. No one was home …
Ice Rescue Trainer The Dive Rescue International held the Ice Rescue Trainer series hosted by Golden Fire Department from January 15th to January 17th, 2025 in Golden for first responders. The program prepares the knowledge and skills to become effective ice rescue responder with a three-day event which included in class room training courses and in the field ice rescue …
Vehicle Into House MVA On January 16th, 2025 at 18:57 West Metro Fire Rescue responded to a vehicle into a house at 30 Pierce St. in Lakewood. Jeffcom 911 advised that caller reporting that the vehicle went all the way into the structure and Engine 7 requested an additional engine and medic. Engine 7 and Medic 3 arrived to a …
Loveland Badge Pinning Ceremony On January 16th, 2025 Loveland Fire Rescue Authority held a badge pinning and promotion ceremony at Foundations Church in Loveland. Posting of colors was performed by the LFRA Honor Guard. During the ceremony five new career and two volunteer firefighters received their badges and were sworn into their new positions. Additionally, one firefighter was promoted to …
Denver Structure Fire On January 16th, 2025 around 07:00 Denver Fire Department Engine 20 was initially dispatched to a reported garbage fire in the area of W. 8th Ave. & Sheridan Blvd. and arrived on scene to heavy fire coming from rear of structure. The assignment was immediately upgraded to a working commercial fire and the updated address of 782 Sheridan …
Bennett Semi vs Train At 15:38 on January 15th, 2025 South Metro Fire Dispatch dispatched Bennett-Watkins Fire Rescue to a reported train incident at E. Hwy. 36 & N. Peterson Rd. in Adams County. Crews arrived to semi vs train with heavy damage and trailer on its side with the cab smoking. The 18-wheeler semi collided with the Union Pacific train …
Denver Structure Fire On January 15th, 2025 around 13:15 Denver 911 Communications Center dispatched Denver Fire Department to a multi-family structure fire on S. Dahlia St. at E. Kentucky Ave. in Glendale. Crews arrived to smoke from the roof. Once on the roof crews located a fire and got to work getting it extinguished. The fire was knocked with no …
Golden Vehicle Fire At 09:20 on January 15th, 2025 Jeffcom dispatched Golden Fire Department, Pleasant View Fire Department and Stadium Medical to a reported vehicle fire on eastbound C-470 at I-70 in Jefferson County. Crews arrived on scene and quickly extinguished the fire. One occupant was able to get out of the vehicle with no injuries. Additional information provided by Golden Fire …
California Wildland Deployments In January of 2025 a set of wildfires broke out threatening the City of Los Angeles. Crews from all over the western United States responded to aid. These apparatus can be assigned as Initial Attack engines to fight the current fires or Pre-Positioned resources to respond to additional calls that my come out. These firefighters can be …
Denver Outside Fire Around 18:00 on January 13th, 2025 Denver Fire Department responded the 1200 block of Galapago St. for reports of heavy flames coming from a commercial structure. Crews arrived to find a diesel generator unit fully involved adjacent to the structure. Crews quickly went to an offensive attack due to the close proximity to the main structure and …
Aurora Structure Fire On January 13th, 2025 at approximately 16:55 Aurora Fire Rescue responded to a reported residential structure fire at the Appletree East Condominiums, 14006 E. Stanford Circle. Engine 6 arrived on scene and found fire coming from a second story window on the Charlie side of a multi-family residential structure fire. Crews found a room and contents confined …
2nd Alarm Structure Fire On January 13th, 2025 at approximately 10:08 the Poudre Fire Authority and UC Health EMS were dispatched by Fort Collins 911 to the 400 Block of S. Overland Trail. Crews arrived on scene to find a working fire and began an offensive attack. Next in units began a primary search and confirmed everyone had been evacuated from the …
Ice Rescue Training The Hudson Fire Protection District conducted ice rescue training at the Hudson Fishing Pond on January 13th, 2025. Crews spent part of their morning donning cold water rescue suits and retrieving a simulated victim out of the frigid waters. With cold weather at hand, local fire departments want to remind their communities to use caution around frozen …
Fairmount Becomes Arvada Fire The Fairmount Fire Protection District made it official and became Arvada Fire Protection District at 00:01 on January 1st, 2025. Both districts were proactive throughout 2024 in preparation of the anticipated merger with multi-company training drills and working on response plans. Some of the quotes from the department: “We’ve already blended all the crews. We have …
Saguache Structure Fire In the evening of January 10th, 2025 San Luis Valley 911 Authority dispatched the Saguache Volunteer Fire Department, Crestone Fire Department and Villa Grove Volunteer Fire Department for a possible structure fire in the 500 block of 5th St. in Saguache. On scene, fire crews found heavy fire coming building and requested additional mutual aid from Moffat Fire …
Greeley Multi-Family Working Fire On January 10th, 2025 at approximately 20:00 the Greeley Fire Department, UC Health EMS, and Greeley Police Department were dispatched by the Weld County Regional Communications Center to a Multi-Family Structure Fire inn the 1800 block of 10th Avenue. Units arrived on the scene to find a working fire outside of an apartment working its way …
Loveland Vehicle vs. Building On January 10th, 2025 at approximately 18:17 the Loveland Fire Rescue Authority, Berthoud Fire Protection District, Thompson Valley EMS and Loveland Police Department were dispatched by the Loveland Emergency Communications Center to a building collapse in the 3600 block of Draft Horse Drive. Engine 50 arrived to find a building with minor damage. Crews from Tower …
West Metro C-470 MVA On January 10th, 2025 at 13:31 West Metro Fire Rescue was dispatched to a MVA on westbound C-470 at the on-ramp of W. Bowles Ave. Engine 13 arrived to several vehicles and started the investigation and checked for injures. It is believed that a construction truck traveling west on C-470 lost a heavy tarp and became …
Timberline House Fire On January 10th, 2025 at 13:20 Timberline Fire Protection District, Black Hawk Fire Department, Gilpin Ambulance Authority and Gilpin County Sheriff’s Office responded to a structure fire in Missouri Lakes. Gilpin County Communication Center advised that all occupants were evacuated. Crews arrived and quickly began extinguishing heavy fire on the front of the house. The fire extended inside …
Live Fire Training Denver Fire Academy Class 24-2 participated in live fire training at the Denver Fire Department Training Facility on January 10th, 2025. The class spent their day responding to various live fire scenarios in the Department’s burn buildings. The recruits are in week twelve of their training with they started at the end of October of 2024 and …