Lone Tree Police Open House The Lone Tree Police Department held their annual open house at the Lone Tree Arts Center on August 3rd, 2024. The community was invited out to meet with first responders, check out their equipment, learn valuable safety information and enjoy lunch. The Douglas County Sheriff’s Office, Parker Police Department, Parker – Lone Tree Combined Communications, …
Lutheran Hospital Move Over On August 3rd, 2024 Lutheran Hospital closed after serving the community for over 100 years and moved all the current patients to the new hospital campus, which is around 3 miles away in the Clear Creek Crossing, 12911 W. 40th Ave. off I-70 in Wheat Ridge. A fleet of ambulances transported around 180 patients every eight …
Aurora Pride Fest The City of Aurora and the Out Front Foundation hosted Aurora Pride at Aurora Reservoir on August 3rd, 2024. The annual event is designed to provide educational, medical, mental health and other resources to attendees, highlight LGBTQIA and minority owned businesses and to raise money to support scholarships for LGBTQIA students at higher education institutions in Aurora. …
Aurora Fire Rescue Night 2024-01 Aurora Fire Rescue held Fire Rescue Night for academy class 2024-01 on August 2, 2024. The academy recruits spent their evening running on faux medical calls, motor vehicle accidents and fires as a prelude to their upcoming graduation. Families were invited out to join them for dinner and watch some of the festivities. The recruits …
Denver Paramedics MVA Rollover On August 2nd, 2024 at 17:27 Aurora Fire Rescue was dispatched to a MVA rollover at E. Colfax Ave. & Fitzsimons Parkway. involving a Denver Paramedics ambulance. Ladder 2 arrived to a one ambulance rollover and started the investigation. Battalion Chief 1 arrived and assumed command. The ambulance was transporting a patient to a local hospital …
Aurora Vehicle Fire On August 2nd, 2024 at 15:21 Aurora 911 dispatched Aurora Fire Rescue to a reported vehicle fire. Engine 10 arrived on scene to a truck with a working engine compartment fire. Engine 10 pulled a line for fire attack and secured their own water supply. Engine 10 was able to knock down the fire with the no …
Aurora House Fire On August 2nd, 2024 at 15:21 Aurora 911 dispatched Aurora Fire Rescue to a residential structure fire in the 4200 block of S. Kittredge St. Call notes stated fire coming from the roof with a male walking away armed with a gun. Battalion Chief 2 arrived on scene to find a two-story home with fire coming from …
Denver Vehicle Fire Just before 19:00 on August 1st, 2024 Denver Fire Department was dispatched to a vehicle fire on W. 6th Ave. Engine 28 arrived on scene to find a working engine compartment fire with bystanders attempting to extinguish the fire and pulled a line for fire attack and knocked the fire within minutes. Units on Scene: Engine 28 …
Arapahoe County Vegetation Fire On July 31st, 2024 at approximately 18:25 South Metro Fire Rescue was dispatched to a reported vegetation fire at the Arapahoe County Fairgrounds, 25690 E. Quincy Av. Dispatched advised responding units that they received reports of a small, slow moving brush fire with approximately five foot flames. Crews arrived on scene and found a fire about …
West Metro Turkey Creek Fire On July 31st, 2024 at 14:42 Jeffcom dispatched West Metro Fire Rescue to a reported smoke investigation behind the Fort Restaurant, 19192 Hwy. 8. Brush Engine 11 arrived to a confirmed vegetation fire off Turkey Creek Rd. burning in light fuels and pulled two lines in for fire attack and requested to upgrade the call …
Lake Shore Fire On July 31st, 2024 around 14:29 Mountain View Fire Rescue, Louisville Fire Protection District, Boulder Fire-Rescue Department and Lafayette Fire Departmen responded to a reported vegetation fire in the 400 block of Lake Shore Drive by the Gross Reservoir in Boulder County. Boulder County Communications (1800) advised that fire in the backyard about 20 feet from two structures. Engine 2210 arrived …
Engine 16 “Washing In” Ceremony On July 31st, 2024 West Metro Fire Rescue held a dedication for the new Engine 16 with a “washing in” ceremony at Station 16, 3880 Upham St. in Wheat Ridge. The “washing in” is a fire service and West Metro tradition. The ceremony held a bucket brigade, which the water from the old engine was …
Quarry Fire On July 30th, 2024, at 21:10 the Inter-Canyon Fire Protection District was dispatched to a reported fire at Deer Creek Canyon Rd. & Homewood Park Ave. Jeffcom advised about a quarter acre fire and a possible 2nd fire at Deer Creek Canyon Rd. & Grizzly Drive. Command requested the call upgraded to a working grass fire and mutual-aid …
Aurora Residential Structure Fire On July 30th, 2024 at approximately 15:55 Aurora Fire Rescue was dispatched to a reported residential structure fire at 4945 S. Hannibal St. A heavy black plume of smoke could be scene from around the city. Firefighters arrived on scene to find heavy fire coming from the roof of one residence that spread to the side …
Stone Canyon Fire On July 30th, 2024 around 13:40 Lyons Fire Protection District responded to a possible wildland fire on Eagle Ridge in the Stone Canyon area northeast of Lyons. Crews arrived to a fast moving wildland fire and requested evacuations for all of Stone Mountain and mutual-aid response and air support. Brush 4031 arrived in rough terrain and started …
Aurora Promotional Ceremony Aurora Fire Rescue Chief and Officer Promotional Ceremony was held on July 29th, 2024 at the Aurora Municipal Building inside the Council Chambers for the newly promoted officers. The ceremony featured Posting of the Colors by the Aurora Fire Rescue Honor Guard, an invocation by Chaplain Wagner, remarks by Mayor Mike Coffman and Deputy City Manager Jason …
Alexander Mountain Fire On July 29th, 2024 at 10:39 Loveland Emergency Communications Center (LECC) dispatched Loveland Fire Rescue Authority and the Loveland Canyon Battalion to a smoke investigation in the 9800 block of Hwy. 34. Dispatch received several 911 calls and advised one from the Dam Store with smoke in the mouth of the canyon west of the store and north …
Boulder County Horse Rescue At 07:07 on July 29th, 2024 Boulder County Communications (1800) dispatched Mountain View Fire Rescue to a horse stuck in the creek at 8022 Fox Ridge Court. Engine 2202 arrived and found an elderly horse that fell approximately 12 feet down an embankment into a ditch and requested Engine 2201 and Boulder County Sheriff’s Animal Control to …
Parker National Night Out The Parker Police Department held their annual National Night Out event in O’Brien Park on July 28th, 2024. The community was invited out to meet with first responders, socialize with their neighbors and learn valuable safety information. The Colorado State Patrol, Douglas County Sheriff’s Office, Drug Enforcement Administration, Parker – Lone Tree Combined Communications Center and South …
Boulder County Prospect Road Fire On July 28th, 2024 just before 14:00 Boulder County Communications (1800) dispatched Mountain View Fire Rescue and Boulder Rural Fire Rescue to a possible structure fire on Prospect Rd. just east of Hwy. 287. When crews got to the scene they found a covered cistern structure which caught fire and the flames spread to a large …