Wildland Firefighter Safety Event Commerce City Parks, Recreation and Golf held a wildland firefighter safety event at Prairie Gateway Open Space on September 9th, 2026. The community was invited out to meet with Rangers, learn about their wildland fire operations, check out their equipment and receive valuable safety information. Commerce City currently has one ranger certified as a wildland firefighter …
S.A.W. 26-02 Week 6 The South Adams County Fire Department, Arvada Fire Protection District, Westminster Fire Department S.A.W. Lateral Fire Training Academy for lateral transfers is now in its 6th week. Firefighters worked on search and ladder techniques in a smoke-filled, very low visibility environment. They will go on to be firefighters with South Adams County Fire, North Metro Fire …
Aurora House Fire On September 7th, 2026 at 16:49 Aurora Fire Rescue was dispatched to the 600 block of S. Troy St. Engine 7 was only a few blocks away and arrived within minutes to find heavy smoke pouring from the front door as Aurora Police officers attempted to enter the home and search for anyone inside. Engine 7 advanced …
North Central Annual Picnic On September 6th, 2026 the North Central Fire Protection District Auxiliary held their annual picnic and horseshoe tournament in the Park, at the Chaparral Park and Open Space, located at the intersections of Emerald Trail and Amethyst Rd. in Deer Trail. Lots of fun was had by all attendees, with a water slide, hula hoops, croquet, …
Strasburg Barn Fire At 17:45 on September 5th, 2026 the eastern I-70 corridor was dispatched to a reported structure fire on S. County Rd. 145 in Strasburg. Multiple 911 calls were received reporting a working fire in a barn with multiple other structures threatened. First arriving Battalion 91 sized up two outbuildings on fire along with multiple rolled hay bales …
Aurora House Fire Around 14:20 on September 5th, 2026 Aurora Fire Rescue was dispatched to a possible structure fire in a vacant home in the 1000 block of N. Racine St. While en route, Ladder 2 saw smoke from the roof and upgraded to a working structure fire. Engine 2 arrived and began fire attack. Ladder 2 split their crew …
I-70 Semi-Trailer Accident At 14:35 on September 4th, 2026 Deer Trail Rural Fire Protection District was dispatched to a reported semi-trailer accident with entrapment on eastbound I-70 at mile marker 326. Based on the 911 reports Byers Fire Protection District and Strasburg Fire Protection District were dispatched on mutual-aid, and an EMS helicopter was placed on airborne standby. Additional callers …
Fill The Boot 2026 Thousands of firefighters from across Colorado spent part of their Labor Day 2026 holiday weekend participating in “Fill the Boot”, the annual campaign that helps raise funds for the Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA). Because of the firefighter support, MDA has been able to fund research directly linked to FDA-approved therapies across multiple neuromuscular diseases. The funding …
Single Role Paramedic Academy The South Adams County Fire Department Single Role Paramedic Academy is underway. Six recruits are training to serve as paramedics for the Department and staff their new in-house ambulance service. 5280Fire caught up with the group on September 3rd, 2026 while they were doing joint live fire training with the SAW Lateral Fire Training Academy at …
S.A.W. 26-02 Week 5 The South Adams County Fire Department, Arvada Fire Protection District, Westminster Fire Department S.A.W. Lateral Fire Training Academy conducted live fire training exercises at the South Adams County Fire Training Center on September 3rd, 2026 for their week 5. The twelve recruits from Brighton, North Metro, South Adams County and Thornton spent their day working on …