Denver Basement Fire On July 3rd, 2022 at 13:51 Denver Fire Department responded to a reported structure fire at 3729 Delgany St. Crews found fire in the basement area in a boarded up abandoned home and was complicated due to hoarder conditions found by firefighters. No injuries reported and the cause is under investigation. Additional information provided by Denver Fire …
Denver House Fire On July 3rd, 2022 at 12:20 Denver Fire Department responded to a house fire at 3725 N. Franklin St. in Cole. During the firefighting efforts one firefighter from Rescue 2 received minor injuries after a partial collapse in the interior. No other injuries reported and the fire cause is under investigation. Additional information provided by Denver Fire …
Hartsel Brian Cook Badge Pinning The Hartsel Fire Protection District pinned Lieutenant Brian Cook as Fire Chief on June 2nd, 2022, his first day as chief. The badge pinning was held at Ranch of the Rockies outside of Hartsel and included members of the Park County Sheriff’s Office, family, friends, and a few fellow firefighters from Hartsel. Chief Cook comes …
Sable Altura Open House Sable Altura Fire Rescue held an Independence Day parade and open house on July 2nd, 2022. With lights flashing and sirens blaring, all of the department’s apparatus paraded through the New World, Gun Club, Thunderbird and Foxridge neighborhoods before returning to the station for their open house. The community was invited to the station to meet …
Grand Junction Boat Fire At approximately 23:34 on June 30th, 2022 Grand Junction Fire Department was dispatched to a reported residential structure fire in the 1900 block of Hawthorne Ave. Multiple callers reported something on fire in the backyard with a 20-foot boat and 5 feet from the house on fire with a gas tank in the boat. Engine 2 …
Denver Hell Night The Denver Fire Department held their annual “Hell Night” for the Recruit Class 22-01 on June 30th, 2022 at the Denver Fire Training Center. The 31 new recruits from the class participated with DFD training staff, station personnel, drone unit, and Denver Paramedics. The day and evening was divided into two groups due to the size of …
Boulder Restaurant Fire On June 30th, 2022 at 12:18 Boulder Rural Fire Rescue and Boulder Fire-Rescue Department responded to a 4929 Broadway at the Wapos Mexican restaurant located in an unincorporated part of North Boulder for the report of smoke inside. A fill the box request was made to Boulder County Communications (1800) dispatch to send additional units. Battalion 2360 arrived …
Avalanche Victory Parade The City of Denver hosted a victory parade for the 2022 Stanley Cup Champions, the Colorado Avalanche on June 30th, 2022. The parade started at Union Station and then made its way down 17th and Broadway to Civic Center Park. Players, coaches, staff and family members rode in the parade atop fire apparatus from numerous front range departments. …
South Metro Residential Fire At approximately 21:32 on June 29th, 2022 South Metro Fire Rescue was dispatched to a single-family residential structure fire on Michener Way in Douglas County. The initial 9-1-1 caller reported a fire in a bedroom with visible flames seen from the window. The first arriving engine companies quickly pulled an 1 3/4 hose line, secured a …
Wildland Training Exercise Summit Fire & EMS Authority, Summit County Fire Authority, and Red, White, and Blue Fire Rescue conducted a wildland training exercise in Summit Estates near Breckenridge on June 29th, 2022. Crews from both departments responded to a simulated wildland fire in a heavily wooded area at the bottom of a steep ravine. Firefighters set up an incident …
Denver Trash Fire On June 27th, 2022 at approximately 17:30 Denver Fire Department was dispatched to a trash fire at the Waste Management South Metro Transfer Facility at 2400 W. Union Ave. in Englewood. Crews arrived on scene and found a large trash fire that also involved two small structures. Firefighters and Waste Management staff were on scene for hours …
North Metro House Fire On June 27th, 2022 at 15:20 North Metro Fire Rescue District responded to a structure fire in the 200 block of Agate Way in Broomfield. Broomfield Public Safety Communications Center advised RP reporting a fire in the backyard and threatening the house. Battalion 61 arrived to a small single-story single-family with a working fire on the …
Denver High Rise Fire Around 14:00 on June 27th, 2022 Denver Fire Department dispatched a high rise fire at 1801 California St. in Downtown Denver. Units arrived on scene to smoke showing from an upper floor. Initial reports were an issue in the generator room. Engine 1 connected to the building standpipe system and was supplied by Engine 8. Other …
Explosive Devices Investigation On June 27th, 2022 Boulder County HazMat Authority and the Boulder County Regional Bomb Squad returned to a residence in the 7700 block of Durham Circle in Gunbarrel that had caught fire the night before (Gunbarrel Durham Circle Basement Fire). In the news release by Boulder County Sheriff’s Office, firefighters located components of homemade explosive devices during …
West Metro Garage Fire On June 26th, 2022 at 21:04 West Metro Fire Rescue was alerted of a possible structure fire in the 3500 block of S. Nelson Circle in unincorporated Jefferson County. JeffCom advised that RP reporting brushes on fire and spreading to the garage. Rescue 10 arrived to a one-story garage with a working fire from bushes extending …
Boulder Rural Basement Fire On June 26th, 2022 at 18:41 Boulder Rural Fire Rescue, Boulder Fire-Rescue Department, Mountain View Fire Rescue, and Lafayette Fire Department responded to a residential structure fire in the 7700 block of Durham Circle in Gunbarrel. Prior to the arrival of the first due engine, Engine 2301 advised they had smoke visible from a mile away. A …
Denver Restaurant Fire On June 25th, 2022 at 18:29 Denver Fire Department responded to a restaurant fire at Dozens, 236 W. 13th Ave. Crews arrived to a working fire that with initial reports are that the fire started in the kitchen and found its way into the second floor. No injuries and the cause of the fire is under investigation. …
West Metro Vegetation Fire On June 25th, 2022 around 16:30 JeffCom dispatched West Metro Fire Rescue to a reported vegetation fire along the Clear Creek Trail. Engine 17 and Brush 17 arrived in the area and accessed the fire from Simms Court off W. 40th Circle with nothing showing and started the investigation. Wheat Ridge Police Officers arrived on the green …
iCare Anniversary Celebration On June 25th, 2022 iCare Ambulance held a 10-year anniversary celebration party at the Dove Valley Regional Park. The community came out to see the ambulances, games and to enjoy the food. iCare Ambulance began with a single ambulance in 2012 and an agreement with Flight for Life with the mission of supporting Air Ambulance teams, providing …
ESB Wildland Fire Training The Pueblo County Sheriff’s Office Wildland Fire Team conducted a training exercise at the Pueblo West Fire Training Center on June 25th, 2022. Team members practiced extinguishing wildland fires, operating type 6 brush trucks and refilling from a tender. In Colorado, the Sheriff acts as fire warden for their county and are responsible for the coordination …