California Wildland Fires Colorado Strike Teams have been working on the California Fires with the Colorado Division of Fire Prevention and Control Incident Command Post (ICP) set up on the beach. The ICP functions as a small city, providing firefighters with everything they need, from meals to showers and any additional supplies needed as they head out into the field …
Adams County Vehicle vs House On January 18th, 2025 just before 04:50 Adams County Fire Rescue responded to a call involving a vehicle running into the side of a home and garage area in the 2000 block of W. 82nd Place. Crews shored up the area, which will temporarily support the structure, until permanent remediation is done. No injuries. Additional …
Vehicle Into Building MVA At 09:03 on January 17th, 2025 West Metro Fire Rescue and South Metro Fire Rescue was dispatched to a MVA at S. Wadsworth Blvd. & W. Coal Mine Ave. in Littleton. Engine 13 and Medic 13 arrived on scene with a two-vehicle collision, of which one collided with a bank institution building. The building received minor …
South Adams Structure Fire At 08:43 on January 17th, 2025 Adcom dispatched South Adams County Fire Department, Adams County Fire Rescue and Platte Valley Ambulance to a structure fire in the 6300 block of E. 64th Ave. in Commerce City. Upon arrival, crews found multiple structures and vehicles on fire and were able to bring the fire under control. One resident was …
West Metro Vehicle Vs Building On January 17th, 2025 at 08:31 West Metro Fire Rescue responded traffic collision at 3700 Parfet St. in Wheat Ridge. Jeffcom 911 upgraded the call to a vehicle into the building. Engine 17 arrived to small passenger vehicle that hit the apartment building and started the investigation. District 1 arrived and requested a collapse response. No …
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 …
Poudre Fire 2 Alarm Structure Fire On January 13th, 2025 at approximately 10:08 the Poudre Fire Authority, UC Health EMS and Larimer County Sheriff’s Office were dispatched by Fort Collins 911 to the 400 Block of South Overland Trail. Crews arrived on scene to find a working fire and began an offensive attack. Next in units began a primary search …
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 …
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 …